Around the World: A prisoner turned missionary, relief efforts in Israel and Ukraine, and more quick takes
Around the World is our monthly rundown of news briefs, links and quotes from Churches of Christ all over the globe. Got an idea for…
Tanzania
In Tanzania, fellowship comes with a discount safari
LONGIDO, Tanzania — I’ve traveled to Africa more than a dozen times and enjoyed a grand total of one safari. That adventure occurred in Victoria…
‘Practical preaching’ in a dry, thirsty land
MONDULI JUU, Tanzania — Worshipers walked across a beige, barren landscape on a Sunday morning as Bible class began in Monduli Juu, which is “up”…
Praying for restoration — and rain
NAMANGA, Tanzania— Denominational doctrine and drought. Those were concerns expressed by a group of Kenyan preachers as they gathered in this East African border town.…
‘The God who sees me’
ARUSHA, Tanzania — Bernadette clutched the gate of Neema Village, a finely manicured campus on a hillside overlooking East Africa’s majestic Rift Valley, and cried…
A message for the hurting: ‘God’s eyes are upon you’
ARUSHA, Tanzania — We wouldn’t be stopping for ice cream. I was doing a ride-along with Dorris Fortson and Ana Kimambo of Neema Village, a…
Voices only: ‘Are You Washed in the Blood of the Lamb’ in Swahili — plus a bunch of handshakes
MONDULI JUU, Tanzania — This village is “up” (“juu” in Swahili) in the mountains of this East African nation. And numbers are up at the…
Church harvests rain in rural East Africa
MONDULI JUU, Tanzania — This rural East African community has access to clean water, thanks to a Church of Christ. The Monduli Juu Church of Christ,…
Around the World: Gifts for Honduran children, an art show by Kenya’s street kids and more quick takes
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Encouraging faith in Tanzania
Featured photo (above): Jonah Simon, minister for the Esilalei Church of Christ in Tanzania, baptizes a man named Liza after a Sunday evening Bible study near…
