Tanzania 2013

Tanzania 2013

On the 12^th of September 2013 Henru and I started a 3 weeks journey to Tanzania and Malawi. We didn’t know each other and have met only once before. Just two weeks before, I came back from a two week outreach in India and Pakistan. I had very little time to prepare for this outreach! Two friends said they wanted to come with me to Tanzania. Henru met them two weeks before we left for Tanzania at a soaking evening at a local church here in Pretoria.

Henru is from Brits and visited the church for his first time. During their night of worship, Henru received Word from the Lord about Malawi. The friends informed him about our trip to Tanzania and Malawi,Henru immediately wanted in. Monday, the 9^th we got together for our first meeting. This is where I met Henru. None of us had a cent or anything yet for this outreach, but I had confirmation from the Lord that we should go. And that was enough!

Unfortunately the other two friends couldn’t make it with us this time.Henru and I got our air tickets and all the arrangements were done within that week! We were on your way to meet a friend, Michael Mafie. Michael work for WAC (Win it all for Christ Ministries). Michael and I have been building a relationship for over a year over the internet and the time came for us to visit Tanzania, also a nation that has been in our prayers for some time. During 2012 I was part of the MIA2012 movement where we send teams on outreaches all over southern Africa.  One of the teams went to visit Michael and the feedback was very positive. We kept in communication ever since and then September 2013, the time was ready for us to meet Michael and his team in person. The idea of the outreach was to minister as much as possible but also to lay the foundations for the future. And to see the possibility of taking teams there in the future to minister or assist Michael in whatever way necessary or possible.

Michael wanted to show us as much as possible of the work that WAC is doing. This meant a lot of travel! We will travel to Songea in the south, Dar Es Salaam in the east, Arusha in the north and two villages in the west; ministering at most places for two days before heading on. The schedule was tight, but the adventure that would change our lives forever lay ahead of us. 

 

We started our journey by flying from Johannesburg direct to Dar Es Salaam. We were greeted and welcomed by Michael Mafie and his associate George. It was a honour to finally meet Michael in person and we were full of excitement and expectation for the adventure ahead of us. They drove us to our hotel for the evening. It was quite a nice decent room. We then had lunch with them at the restaurant. Just returning from India, my stomach just recovered from spicy food. And sure enough; they ordered for us some pap and meat and it was covered with the spices! I immediately started praying and sweating! Three weeks away from home was infront of me and if this was to be the food that we had to eat, I needed a lot of grace! But the company was very good and Michael also said that the food was very chilli for them. This was the last time we had spicy food! :) Michael told us that we had the afternoon and evening to ourselves and that we need to prepare for the following day. The next morning very early they will come and pick us up. 

And sure enough, bright and early they arrived at the hotel. African time is not applicable when it comes to transport! We got on the bus and left for Songea to the south, myself, Henru, Michael and George. This was challenging! The bus stopped three times including lunch, for the entire fourteen hour drive. There were no toilets on the bus and they just didn't care! They only have these three scheduled stops and that's it! We arrived at Songea and booked into a hotel. Not as luxurious as the first, but it had everything we needed. We met with other pastors of Songea and enjoyed dinner with them, getting to know each other for the conference that’s ahead. In the morning we had a rest and spend some time with the Lord preparing our hearts for ministry. After lunch we left for a church in Songea. We learned on our way there that the first missionaries in Tanzania came through Songea. Songea was the place where the Gospel was first introduced many years ago. This is also the place where our ministry in Tanzania began! God is doing a new thing in Tanzania! 

The service was attended by fellow pastors and church leaders. We had an amazing time with them. I preached about, “Identity in Christ” to them. We had two sessions in the afternoon with them. It is a blessing that cannot be described when you see the Holy Spirit touch His people. After the preaching we had a fire tunnel (where we stood in the form of a tunnel and people walk through the tunnel. You lay hands on them and trust God to touch them. Powerful stuff!!). We saw demon manifestationsin a few people but by far the majority of the people experienced the Holy Spirit. God touched His people and reached out to them confirming His presence and love for them. What blessed me was when children walked through. As they enter the tunnel, they will just fell down, touched by the presence of God. Women and men were in tears as the Holy Spirit came upon them.

That evening we started with Henru giving his testimony and then we showed the Jesus film under the stars to the public. It’s always amazing to witness the crowd interaction and response as they cheer for Jesus! Afterwards we invited the people to come to Christ. Two people gave their live to the Lord! Over all we had an amazing day getting to know the people of Songea. The hospitalityand friendliness of the people are just amazing! Most of them are well educated and very up to date with life. It is such a blessing to serve with them!

We started the next morning with two services. The first session we shared on “Intimacy with God”. The anointing was amazing and the message flowed right into deep worship for the Lord. We saw many manifestations of the Holy Spirit and how the people responded to the Father's love. This was truly special! Henru saw a vision where ministering angels came and made like a mayor spiral in and around the room. As they did this all over the building trees started rising and the trees eventually grew with great cities on top of them. The people in the cities, together with heaven, were in full celebration on what was busy happening.

The second session we shared on “The power of testimony”. We trust that all people have a testimony in their hearts. Afterwards we prayed for the sick. Again many demonicmanifestations but with that came many deliverance! God also healed stomach and chest pains and headaches. An old lady was able to bend down again and touch the ground! This blessedour hearts!

The church where all this is happening is quite a big church. Within a year and a half they went from worshipping in the bush to having a big church. And they are already expanding! Within the next year they are planning to build a bigger church and add more buildings for training and Sundayschools. The church will be built in the shape of a cross and construction has already started! We prayed with the leaders over the ground and God showed and confirmed with a vision of a large skyscraper. We believe that God is rising up a beacon of light in the region of Songea and that the church will play a very significant role in this community. Within a year and a half this area changed from bush to a neighbourhood that many government officials now call home. Songea plays an important role in the Kingdom of heaven in Tanzania! 

 

In the late afternoon sessions we started off with testimonies from the people. The 1st ladytestified about her chest pain that got healed during the worship. When she got prayed for in the tunnel it felt like she got taken some place. The Holy Spirit was in and on her all the time. Another lady was very happy that her son attended church for the very 1st time. She could she a difference in him! Another lady felt electricity going through her body even before she entered into the tunnel. It was the power of the Holy Spirit going throughher!

In the next session I preached to the leaders and shared aboutthe “Prophetic and the heartsthat we as leaders need”. There was an awesome anointing and I loved every second of this session! After a short but powerful worship it was time to start the last session. The idea was to pour out the Holy Spirit and to release the gifts of the Spirit. We had an amazingtime! I think the angels couldn’t wait for me to finish so that the ministry could start! :)

The Lord showed me a few open people(people that the Lord highlights for us that He wants to touch), I called them forward and started praying for them. Henru also called a guy forward for which he had a word of knowledge for. This is when holy chaos started! We invited everybody to the front who wanted the Holy Spirit.God was faithful and He poured Himself out on all of them. There were bodies on the floor everywhere! People shouting glory to God on the top of their voice, women in tears before God. People just enjoying the presence of their Creator! This was truly a highlightto end a very blessed stay with new friends and family of Songea! 

 

The evening we went to the streets again to show the people a film about a woman who was literally thrown away by her parents as a child. When she grew up she ended up working for her mother and later led her entire family to Christ. We showed the movie ina Muslim neighbourhood. One of the local pastors told the people about Christ after many technical challenges during the movie. A bit disappointing but we enjoyed the atmosphereand a bit of relaxation after an amazing day.

On the 16th we drove 14 looong hours back on the bus from Songea to Dar Es Salaam. When we reached the city we climbed on bikes with all our luggage and went on avery adventurous drive! Brother Michael took us to his aunt's house where we would be sleeping for two nights. We were exhausted after the long drive and enjoyed a good night’s rest. It’s amazing to experience the hospitality of the Tanzanian people. They are truly a big blessing! 

The Tuesday morning we spend the morning at the house praying and seeking God. We got recharged and were all fired up for the afternoons meeting. We have two sessions with the church leaders of Dar Es Salaam. Not much time, but it’s enough time for God to do something! And He did!!! I preached on “Identity in Christ and on His identity”. Aboutthe Kingdom of heaven within us and God's government. Most of the times completely dwelling from my notes! I love it when the Spirit takes over! After the sessions we stepped into God and laid our lives before Him. People started shaking and crying before God. Someeven fell over without somebody touching them! God moved we felt angels that came to minister to us; there was just this amazing anointing. 

There after we clothed ourselves with the Name of Jesus. People testified that while we proclaimed the Name of Jesus, they saw that while we are doing this, we are proclaiming the Name of the Lord all over Tanzania and how the church is taking over the country! Another man said that just before we started God reminded him that if we want to inherit the Kingdom of God, we must become like children. This encouraged him to participate. The moment he decided this, he felt the presence of God all over him! Others said the hair on their bodies was all standing up. It truly was such a holy moment in the presence of our Father! We could have ended here, but after all off this we felt so bold, we decided to have a fire tunnelas well! This was probably the most in order fire tunnel ever, but it is still a blessing to see the Holy Spirit touching the people. Almost everybody showedsome kind of sign that they are busy having an encounter with our Creator. 

We had a very, very amazing time with the leaders of Dar Es Salaam. It brings peace to my heart to know that there is a room full of fierce warriors in Dar Es Salaam that’s ready to bring the Kingdom to their congregations and ministries. Who knows where this fire will reach?! 

 

In the evening we had an open air crusade again showing the Jesus film to the people. We didn’t attend the show and the local pastors led the service. We remained in church and enjoyed warm Tanzanian hospitality by being served dinner and ginger tea. The church where we were at was led by a lady bishop. She started the church 4 years ago and it quickly grew into not only a bigger church but also a network of other churches. We got to pray for her while her son was present. Henru saw a few visions for the church where the church is anchored by the glory of God and where the church is flooding with His presence. We prophesied over her and her son. Afterwards the son came to his mother and asked her how we knew this about him! He definitely had an amazing experience with God! The next morning we were to leave for Arusha. 

We arrived in Arusha late afternoon after a very long day on the bus. Again ten hours with a total of three stops.That afternoon we walked the streets of the city and did some shopping. It was an adventure to walk these streets and experience a normal dayin an African city. In the spirit I felt for the first time that we have a battle on our hands. Something just didn't feel right. Our bodies and souls also started to feel the effect of all these travels. The busses were a good experience and gave me a chance to just relax with God but it also took its toll.

We were tired and enjoyed a short but good night’s rest. The power went out in the night and none of our phones or equipment could charge. All my notes, my camera, and communication was suddenly gone! 

We got into a Land Cruiser for a four hour drive to the village where we will spend the next two evenings. The Cruiser will wait till we are 14 people and then it will depart. My mood was not so Christian when I woke up. I was tired and just was not in the mood for anything. But even in this bad attitude God came and revealed His love for me. The Cruiser that’s supposed to take 14 people couldn't accommodate us so we got a smaller one with just us four as a team driving together. In many small but very effective things God started showing that He is with us and that He cares. This strengthened me agreat deal! The four hours wasn’t four at all but rather most of the day! We had to drive over sand dunes and very tough African roads. We were eventually dropped next to the roadat a village and then learned that we had to walk with all our luggage for another hour. I did not look forward to this! 

After a few minutes we were greeted by four pastors on bicycles. They strapped all our luggage on their bicycles and pushed the bicycles all the way. We walked for an hour and a half to the village. The sun was covered with clouds and it was just the perfect day to walk. This delivered me from my bad attitude! What an amazing experience! The pastors helped us with our luggage, and we could just enjoy the breath-taking beauty of African nature! 

At the church we were greeted with wonderful hospitality. They let us take a shower to first wash up after our walk. The shower was out of a bucket in the bush covered by only a few branches. The toilet is only a hole in the ground in a very small house build with mud and sticks. This might all sound different to what we are used to, but we need to remember that this is how these people live. The views while taking a shower or visiting the toilet is absolute spectacular! I loved it!

Then we had time for lunch. I thought I could eat a lot, but these people are just in a league of their own! All of us, meaning us four, and all of the local pastors sit together and then we eat from mutual plates with no cutlery. The food was divine! It’s humbling to see how the women serve the men. It’s very strange to us, but if you look at it from their point of view, they actually have a culture of honour going. The men have so much respect for the women. It’s not a slave or submission thing for them at all! This is something I still sometimes struggle to understand. When one look beyond your own culture and believe systems and just observe, one could actually appreciate their culture and ways and learn a great deal from them.

These people live in the bush. They walk two hours just to get water, three times a day! There’s no electricity, no shops, no western civilisation! We were the second group of white people to ever visit this area! People mostly live off the land, or walk for hours just to get some supplies. Mbulu town is an entire day away with the bicycle. While we were there we were starred at constantly. Not in a bad way, but smiling shy faces were on us all the time! Most of them amazed to see a white man for the first time their life!

Although everything was very peaceful and went well in the natural, in the spirit we could sense the forces of witchcraft. We were at war! 

The evening we had a service, Michael asked me to not bring a too difficult message because of the language barrier and that the church is still in early days. This is important, because we are only there for two days and then we are gone. Then the pastors might sit with more questions than answers. This is where one needs the Holy Spirit! How to bring an effective simple message? But still break open the heavens for them and challenge them to go deeper in the Lord.

The service itself was quite challenging. Some slept and others starred at the white man! We also learned that many of them don’t even speak Swaili! This is the national language. Michael, my translator, could also not speak the local language! So the crowd response was absolute zero! I asked who wanted to see more of Jesus in their church and village and no one responded! According to every intellectual standard, we are busy fighting a lost battle and are wasting our time. BUT, fortunately our God is more than just intellectual! He is Spirit and Truth and He never loses! We just needed to press in to Him a bit more and don’t give up!

After the service we showed them the Jesus film. Around a standard size home TV (not a flat screen!) and two giant speakers, a whole village gathered and watched the film. This is shown by running a small generator. With the generator running everybody (including us!) charged our phones. This is the only opportunity they have to do this. While I was waiting for my phone to charge and they busy watching the movie, God showed me their faces. They have these traditional colourful cloths the size of bedding sheets that they wrap around their bodies and faces so that just their faces are standing out. All you could see was teeth and eyes that look like there are galaxies inside of them as they shine. It was a picture far beyond description. A picture that needs to be seen, to believe it. I'm still not too sure if I have seen them through heaven's eyes or what, but I fell in love with them right there!

The way they all sat outside in the cold (we were in the mountains) wrapped in their clothes, some even sharing blankets and the way they enjoyed eachother and the movie was just unreal! I saw community. I saw love and respect. I saw deep appreciation. They were seated tightly against each other on wooden benches and on the ground watching one smallish television with bad quality and sound, but they were happy! The quality was so bad the one pastor had to explain every now and then over a microphone what was going on, but all I saw was the faces of young and old, all smiling together! This humbled me right there and filled me with tears of love and appreciation. After the film, they showed local worship DVD’s. The entertainment stopped after one in the morning. I eventually got in my tent and had a hard nights rest on the floor but with a heart that was ready and full of joy! After the worship, the people walked through the bush to their homes; some two hours away.

After sleeping late and enjoying breakfast, we started with the morning sessions. I decided to step it up a bit and preached “Identity in Christ and the working of the Holy Spirit”. As I demonstrated the work of the Holy Spirit, the Spirit came upon one of the ladies. She just stood there as if in a trance! Then we went out and laid hands on the people. I’m not too sure what happened, but I knew we were praying to God and that something was busy happening. So whatever it is, I know God is good and that I can trust Him! I love it when God does whatever He wants! He doesn't have to be limited by my understanding, experiences or knowledge. I want God to be God and to do whatever He wants, however He wants!

We then split up into groups and went out to do some street ministry. This meant walking from farm to farm and go to people’s houses to pray with them. We visited 4 homes in a matter of almost two hours. Two people gave their hearts to the Lord! God also healed some people of body pains. We prayed for all the family and handed them some booklets. Most of them were amazed to just see a white man in their home! They call us mzungu! One guy we met in the road on our way back said that he didn’t need Jesus and that we shouldn’t pray for him. But God showed me that He longs for him, so I started prophesying over him. God opened his heart and he asked us to pray for him and he wrote his contact details on a paper so that the church may contact him. God will do whatever and reach out to us to reveal His love for us! I mean, He send His only begotten Son! 

When we got back the teams gave their testimonies of what happened. Now remember, this has never been done before! They reached 16 homes and 52 people. 4 people gave their hearts to Jesus! The joy was overwhelming! They couldn’t believe the impact they made! I then bought a short message on how important it is now to go back and follow up on these people. To build friendships! And they must keep on doing this kind of outreaches and even plant more churches. 

 

After the service all the formalities, of thanking, started. In African churches there’sa lot of formalities, but I love the way they honoureach other. So you sit and enjoy! They then welcomed us on stage and gave us gifts. There was this one old pastor who handed out the presents. He was so joyful! I couldn’t help, but stare at him and appreciate his joy! I later learned he lost his wife last year and that they were the first believers in this area. He was a real blessing! They handed us African pots and a homemade sling, like what David used when he defeatedGoliath. This was special and it made me realise how much one can get done in a day andform strong friendships in a short time.

In the evening we showed them a movie again. It was an African movie and I had no idea what was happening there! But again an entire village gathered together, under the stars to enjoy each other‘s company. Henru and I shared the gospel with them. This was Henru's first opportunity to preach. He did an amazing job and it’s exciting to see how God is using him already. The future looks bright with young men like him! After the movie they listened to African Gospel music videos. They danced and then sat and glanced at the TV, then they danced again! This went on until after midnight! Some of these people had more than an hour to walk back to their homes in the bush, with only the moon as their light, and there are hyenas in the area!

We went back to our tent and passed out after an amazing, successful day. God showed me a beautiful golden coloured flower, almost like a rose, that opened up. I knew that we had a breakthrough! The people’s faces confirmed it! So no matter what the obstacle and how logic it is not to do somethingbe obedient to God and you will always be victorious!

The morning had an early start, as we had to gather our belongings and then we prepared for our two hour walk to where we will get transport to Mbulu town. We enjoyed breakfast and they loaded ourluggage on their bicycles again. The walking back was a blessing in disguise. It was uphill and warm! Eventually we reached the main road in the village where a bus picked us up. Now up to this stage all our bus experiences were in luxury coaches. This was a bus that looked like a low class train in India; not so long but full of people! There were people standing almost on top of each other in the allies. I don’t know how, but we got a seat at least! People bought all their luggage and even chickens on board! What a site to witness, even two chickens bound by their feet lying under a seat on a bus. Not something for the SPCA! We travelled in this bus for two hours on gravel roads that will shake any car into pieces!

At Mbulu town we sat and waited to hear from other transport that would take us to our next destination. After more than an hour’s wait we finally got a vehicle. It was an old Land Rover. We had to wait for another two hours before we could depart again. Either waiting for more passengers or something, I don’t know. There was a new restaurant there where we had lunch while we waited. Then the time arrived to board our “landie”. I’ve never seen so many people fit into one car before! How we all got in and out uninjured, is a miracle!

We arrived at the village called Murray. The church was quite big and was situated in the mountains. The view was worth a painting! We had lunch again and rested a bit on the grass. Henru played some soccer with some of the pastors while I prepared for the services. We were full, and I mean full, of dust! 

So we were invited (forced) to take a bath. In the middle of the village next to the main road,in a small Wendy house (I don’t know what to call it). You stand in the mud balancing yourself on the rocks, washing yourself from a basket in a small room that’s being taken over by spiders and their webs! The toilet was again just a hole, but this time the floor had long wooden planks. When I stepped on them, they bent! This was certainly not for the faint hearted! 

That evening we showed the Jesus film. Again a great crowd gathered to sit on the grass of the hill watching a small standard size telly. In the middle of the film, they stopped it and invited me to preach. Totally unprepared (but always prepared!) I preached the Gospel. Many people then came forward for prayer and salvation. After we prayed for them all we continued the film. Just before the end, they paused again and one of the local pastors then preached before they finished the film. Afterwards we again put all our luggage on bicycles and started our unexpected 30 minute walk to the place where we will sleep. 

It’s amazing to walk under a full moon at 23:30 and still have a full shadow! A retired bishop opened his house for us. The facilities were clean and we enjoyed a good night’s rest!

The day started the same as most of the days, with African time. I learned this very early in my very short missionary career; either you can get angry or you can relax and enjoy! So this ensured that we had a very relaxed morning and had time to spend with the Lord. Breakfast was served and we then walked back to the church. On our way we met a lady walking with crutches and she was on her way to church. She was limping real bad and struggled to walk. God lead us to pray with her. We did! Nothing physically happened, but in her heart something happened for sure. I think sometimes it's not so much about the physical healing, but just an act of love that is necessary. The Gospel is easy and practical; just love!

When the Sunday morning service started at 1pm we were blessed with various choirs singing. Last night, God showed me a python. This means that there is something squeezing the life out of the church. It was religion. Even our moods and eagerness to minister was just gone. But the second God reminded me about the snake and I prayed against it. We felt a shift in the atmosphere and our spirits lifted. We all felt that God wanted to bring life to the church and pour His Spirit out on them. So this is what I preached! I started off slowly and laid the foundation of the Gospel. 

 

The second session continued after some more worship and during that session we felt something changing in the atmosphere. Many came forward for prayer and we had opportunity to minister to them. At the end of the service a strong wind came up and we knew that it’s the beginning of a new day!

All the church and ministry leaders had lunch together and then we went to the host pastor's house. Pastor John and his wife Marietha Sule. He is an amazing man with a very humble spirit. They opened their heart for us and asked us to pray with them. While we prayed and prophesied over them, our spirits beganto lift and the Lord renewed us as well! So we will keep on believing for a breakthrough for them! Theywere the kindest couple! On our way to his house, while we were walking, Michael shared that his leg was very painful. We prayed a very short prayer while walking, and God healed him! Healing His peopleis not complicated at all! The pleasant surprised look on Michael's face said that somethingdefinitely happened! He immediately began to walk normal and his limp was gone!

During the late afternoon we had an awesome but well needed talk with Michael. He shared his testimony and the history of WAC. The power of a testimony can never be under estimated! It was amazing, this friendship that formed and developed during our time in Tanzania. Henru, Michael, George and I travelled for almost two weeks together during some extremely tough circumstances and through all this we never had a moment where things between us got ugly. They had so much patience with us and really made the trip as easy as possible for us. For understandable reasons, Michael doesn’t share his testimony with anybody, so we were really blessed by him. He is a true visionary and fire starter. A true asset to the Kingdom! 

When the night fell together with the temperatures, the moon hidden behind thick clouds, we started the cinema again. This time we showed a local Tanzanian movie about a girl who was caught up in drugs and the night life of some young adults and her story how she met the Lord and how she had to stand strong through many persecutions for her faith. Even her parents rejected her. She went from young girl who could do as she pleases, to a house maid that was being physically abused. But through all this she had a song in her heart and God turned the situation around and her entire family got born again and she married one of the young pastors of the church.

They paused the movie again during the beginning and we had an opportunity to preach the Gospel. Henru first shared a message of love and laid a solid foundation for me to build on. One lady came to Christ and in front of a large crowd confessed Jesus with her mouth. The heaven had a massive party this evening! The anointing was strong and kept us joyful throughout the cold weather. During the rest of the movie the Holy Spirit continued what He startedand His presence was just all over the hill where all of us were seated. Then at the end of the movie, an elderly man came forward to receive Jesus. Henru lead him in prayer and tears started rolling over the man's cheeks. This was so special to witness! I believe it blessed Henru just as much as the man! Every tear praying a thousand prayers, a lost son found his home again!

Then a lady came with her baby for prayer. The baby had heart and lung problems. Henru prayed and then a few soft but firm coughs started coming from the peaceful baby. It’s not a verified miracle, but God was there and something did happen! I know God well enough to believe Him like a child for that baby's healing.

Even the walk back to our home wasn’t as tough because our spirits was filled with the joy for the Lord. The following morning we had an early start to get back to Mbulu and then Arusha. 

What a day! We paid the price and were challenged into the yellow this day. From Mbulu to close to Mgorogoro crater, we had a 2 hour drive with 16 people in one standard Land Cruiser on very rough gravel roads. Wethen got into a Toyota Noah. It’s like a small 8 seater family car. We were 10! 4 of us on each bench. In our row, Henru and Michael were separated by a rather large African lady. At one stage she was sleeping on me and I didn’t even sit next to her! This entire day we were packed like sardines and more! Although this was as close to hell that I would prefer to come at stages, God remained faithful.

I won’t say us as causation or they as Africans have it right or wrong, but I definitely saw another side of the coin! We as westerners are very focused on our own luxury and comfort. And there’s nothing wrong with it, because it’s just dangerous and in many countries illegal to overload a vehicle like that. But what I saw in them had something beautiful in it.

They suffered just as much as us during all of these travels BUT here is the difference. We would say to awaiting passengers the vehicle is full and then move on, leaving people behind to wait for the next opportunity. They know that there is probably not going to be a next opportunity again soon, so they move up and make a plan to accommodate all people. And this is beautiful to me! Putting other people and their needs above your own.Isn’t this what Jesus asks of us? They understand something about Kingdom Culture that I want to learn from them! 

Back in Arusha we had to sort out all the admin of the outreach and prepare for the week ahead of us in Malawi. I finally got in bed just after midnight for a 2 hour night. And as if two hours isn’t short enough, I lay in bed and couldn’tget mymind to rest. I had all these memories of our time in Tanzania.

How old pastors walked and travelled with us most of the way, always helping us with our luggage and logistics. They always smiled and insisted on carrying our bags, trying to make us as comfortable as possible. I thought again on all the hard times while we travelled, and couldn’t connect to any negative emotion while visualising our adventures but rather a quite joy and deep appreciation filled my emotions. We had such an amazing and blessed time with the Lord and each other and the wonderful people of Tanzania. I feel like one of the riches persons alive because of the memories and friendships we made during our last 13 nights in Tanzania! Thank You Jesus!