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Tanzania
Evening class
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Faith Tech
Ministries opened another East African Bible
School in Dar Es Salaam in March of 2009. This would be the first school to utilize a
new condensed set of teaching outlines allowing nine subjects to be taught in
only six weeks. Wendy and I would
teach Word, Faith, Cross. Tim and Pauline would teach Advanced Cross,
Healing, and Holy Spirit, and Josh and Aaron would teach End Times, Revelation,
and Counseling. It was a very
ambitious plan, but the grace of God was working mightily fitting all of us
for the task.
As we learned
that Elizabeth’s
heart was to come, we were determined to trust the Lord for the extra
finances required, and that decision proved to be very important and
Spirit-led. Many of our women students
(and also the men) testified that their thinking was altered in regard to how
God uses women in ministry. “We see
that Elizabeth
is being trained by her mother and father to continue in their
footsteps.” Amen. We pray that both
our children will be used by God to preach and teach the gospel wherever He
may call them to go.
Our host, Pastor Elias, met us at the
airport with his family and escorted us to the Msimbazi
Christian Centre guesthouse. We remain
so appreciative of the treatment we received from our Tanzanian brothers and
sisters in Christ. Our host pastor,
his wife, church, and all the students showed us abundant kindness and
hospitality. We love them all dearly.
Morning class
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God gave us a
most wonderful translator in Sister Grace.
She had lived in the United
States for some time and spoke perfect
American English (an oxy-moron?). Not
only that, but we found Grace to be born-again, Spirit-filled, and extremely
intelligent. She was a true blessing
from the Lord. Grace gladly received
all the teachings and was a great help in persuading the students of the
truth. We understand that she and
other graduates are continuing with their own teaching ministries in Dar Es Salaam.
Dar
Es Salaam is a
beautiful sea port town in Tanzania. Wendy, Elizabeth, and I enjoyed some rest
and relaxation downtown at the botanical gardens, the coast, the museum, and
few fast food restaurants. The
evenings at the Msimbazi Christian Centre
guesthouse were very pleasant. We
spent many nights taking pictures of the stars and admiring the work of God’s
hands.
What a
wonderful time we had teaching the word of God in Dar Es Salaam! We love our students and graduates so
much. Lord bless
them all as they continue to contend for the faith in Tanzania, East Africa,
and beyond.
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Wendy teaching with Grace
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