News Updates
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BARIADI OUTREACH
A mission outreach event occurred in the Bariadi District during the week of July 19-26, 2015 in the Southeast of Lake Victoria Diocese (SELVD). 107 lay people supported by 28 pastors joined in outreach in the villages, many traveling from other regions in Tanzania. The team was led by head of the Lutheran Church of…
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Sinema Leo mobile movie van ministry in Tanzania
Sinema Leo, a mobile movie van, is a tremendous ministry in Tanzania. The van goes into villages, many of which have no electricity and show the Jesus movie in Swahili. Hundreds of people appear, just after dark, to see a movie, sometimes for the first time. Some hear the name Jesus…
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Pity or Mercy
By Bob Allen The most unsettling experience during our mission trip was our brief visit to the albino compound outside of Shinyanga known as Buhangija. Thoughts of these children have continued to haunt me for the last month. There are four compounds in Tanzania established to protect albino children from death or serious injury from…
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2015 convention at Mid South District LCMS votes 100% to continue funding
Bob Allen addressed the 2015 Mid South Convention of the LCMS about the work in SELVD in Tanzania. The attendees were very impressed with the progress and voted 100% to continue to support the education of pastors from Tanzania in conjunction with the Concordia Seminary in Ft. Wayne, IN. Pastor Paul Becker of East TN…
“Mungu akupenda we we…
God loves you!“