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Published: September 28th 2006
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Its been amazing.. what else is there to say??
3 new souls added to the kingdom as of our arrival a week ago... which makes about 18 in the last two weeks. One of the last 2 was a street vender named Eric, which part of our group met and studied with down in Maffi alley. Kelly invited him to a study that he and Gary Box were leading together and Sharon and Hannah were there as well.
Brent & I had spent the day working at a medical clinic held down at the Kisongo church building with Stephanie stafford and Doctor Danny Smelser ad his wife Nancy. They are perspective new medical missionaries here for the next 3 months evaluating the work. Stephanie and Brent helped by taking weights, blood pressure, and vital signs preparing the patients to see the doctor. I was able to sit and help bag up prescriptions that the doctor wrote out for the patients. We saw 50 people the first day and then they went back and returned the next day to do it all over again. Many people are benifiting from this great new addition to the work in Tanzania.
There
Cotton at Mtu wa Mbo
Teaching class at Mosquito river were many Bible studies set up throughout the week... and preparations are being made for tommorrows women's seminar in Mtu wa mbo at the church there, or as we refer to it as "Mosquito river" It will be a long drive but a great exciting time of building up a growing congregation. Stepahnie, Hannah, Nancy, Sharon, Agnes, Carolyn, Margret and myself will be teaching different ladies topics throughout the 3 days there.
We were also able to go out and see the beautiful Ngoro Ngoro crater and see the animals out at lake Manyara on Wednesday and Thursday...where we saw many beautiful animals and works of the Lord mighty hand in creation and went to Bible class at the Mtu Wa Mbo church were Cotton box lead the class for us in the small villiage church. I will try to make a picture blog of just those animal pictures for the kids and you all to see soon... as time permits... we saw 20 lions today though... it was breathtaking!
Its been a whirl-wind of amazing events in just a fast short week..... Its going by so quickly.
We had a few with queezy stomachs the last couple
Mtoto at Clinic
a little baby at the clinic of days but I'm glad to report everyones up and doing great again... Greg, Sharon and Bethany all felt bad for about a day and recovered just as quickly.
Brent, Kelly, Hannah and I went house hunting on tuesday and found several available... and set up more appointments for this coming monday to see a few more. We have found 2 possiblilities and are excited about looking again for more options...
But for the next three days we will be driving out to Mosquito river about and hour and a half away to hold the ladies seminar on "Our Responsibilities to the church" and then on Sat a seminar on "Our Healthy Marriages" from 10-3 each day in a small mut hut church building thats filled with smiles and hearts of gold... a new growing congregation. Please be praying for the success of this work... the men will be doing evangelism in Marangu (up the base of Mt. Kili) and in Arusha.
We're so thankful to be here and for the efforts on that end to make this all possible... So much good is being done in so many ways! Just wish you were here....
All
our love, Brent & Julie
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Pins and Needles!
Julie, I am on Pins and Needles waiting to get there too!! We have 21 days until our departure!!! We'll be there before you know it!