Category: Stories
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2024 Mission Team 1200 baptisms
by Cindy Cindy Jurgensen, Christ the King Lutheran Church, Memphis, TN It was a joy to work with this team of 14. Yes, it was many, but we had 6 team members that had been to Tanzania before. The team of 14 divided into two teams to spread into different Districts to cover more area.…
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Die with memories not dreams….reflections for a frequent visitor to Tanzania
Reflections from Sharon Hyde, Christ the King Lutheran Church, Memphis, TN Sharon has traveled to Tanzania many times for mission trips…. seven to be exact. She also has a tattoo on her arm that says in Swahili…die with memories not dreams. Saturday we were able to go to Mwadui School where we have seen firsthand…
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Mungu akupenda we we…God loves you!
By: Jane Mayden Immanuel Lutheran- Lockwood, Missouri This was Jane’s second trip to Tanzania. Enjoy her reflections Thursday through Tuesday were memory filled days! We continued to tell the Great Story of Jesus in the Kishupu region where our team total for the week was 1,109 baptized souls and after the rest of the team…
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Tena na Tena na Tena means Again and Again. Reflections of third trip to Tanzania
By Heidi Johnson Immanuel Lutheran Lockwood, MO What do I take away from Tanzania after my third mission trip? Many, many, many things, but here are some of the most important. 1) God will use what he can to teach you to be still. 7 hour church service in a foreign language? Yep even that.…