Category: Mission Trip
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Pastor Tews first mission trip
By Pastor Dave Tews, Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church, Horseshoe Bend AR I had the opportunity to go on my first mission trip to Tanzania with 12 others from the Mid-South District. This evangelism mission trip that took us to remote villages in the South East of Lake Diocese of the Evangelical Lutheran…
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Evangelizing in the bush is only the beginning. Church planting continues after visitors leave
Evangelism on the annual trips to Tanzania is more of a church planting project. The LCMS has a partnership with the Lutheran church in Tanzania. They are educating pastors, building churches, evangelizing, and disciplining the Tanzanian population. Bush evangelism is only the introduction. The visitors drive long distances over dusty roads and walk by foot…
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Buhangija Albino Center
One of the most sobering places we have visited the last few years on our annual mission trip the Buhangija Albino Center in Shinyanga. This is a place where we see the innocence of youth and learn of the evils of man. The Buhangija Albino compound is one of 4 or 5 similar compounds in…
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Mwadui Secondary School receives gifts of Kindle Fires from American students
The 2016 mission trip to Tanzania is finished, and filled us with many wonderful memories. One of my favorites is visiting the Mwadui Lutheran Secondary school. We came to present the students with a gift of six new Kindle Fires loaded with reference materials and two tablets for their use in the new library that…