‘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…
Tanzania
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
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…
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…
Troublesome times
The virus changed everything. And nothing. As the African nation of Tanzania recorded its first death from COVID-19, a Church of Christ in a tiny…
Around the World, September 2019
Kids in the south Indian city of Chennai had a great “Time” at a Vacation Bible School sponsored by the Kilpauk YMCA Church of Christ.…
Around the World: In a troubled land, youths turn to God’s word
FEATURED IMAGE (above): Young members of the Wotutu Church of Christ in Cameroon hurriedly page through their Bibles to find a verse called out by…
Around the World: Bikers, Bibles and selfies in Burundi
FEATURED IMAGE (above): In the East African town of Bweru, Burundi, evangelist Akembe Ahumbwe Amou, center, gives Bibles to a group of motorcyclists. “The young…
