We most trust in Him
Global Lutheran Outreach missionaries Dixon and Christy Gbeanquoi , serving in Tanzania.They write:
With so much uncertainties in the world and the world being shutdown abruptly, and many people around the world losing their love ones, their jobs and so many ministries closing down. The question many are asking now is that “Can we go back to the way the world was before the COVID-19 pandemic or can we get back all that we have lost”? “With God all things are possible”. God can restore us as a people again to where we were before COVID-19. All we need to do is have faith and keep trusting Him.
The Church in Hope, Faith and Prayers during COVID-19
Tanzania is one of many countries that never opted for lock-down to combat the spread of COVID-19. Even though all her neighbors declared lock-down, Tanzanians were told to continue their normal activities, except that all schools and higher institutions of learning were closed within the country. Churches and other places of worship were asked to remain open and people were encouraged to pray for the country and the world at large during this period. We at Kisesa had to reduce our regular morning service attendance to about 75 on Sundays. Meaning we had to go for two service on Sundays to make up for the rest of the people that will not be able to come at a particular time. Many of our members did not like changing their service time, so they decided that they will come to the first service, 7:30am to 9:30am, but will stay outside of the building for the service, instead of coming for second service from 10:30am – 12:00 noon.
Building Christ’s Church in the Midst of Pandemic
With the closure of many offices, foreign owned business and borders, yet members are determined to support the building of Christ’s Church. Our church has taken up a big project to get rid of all the plastic chairs and to replace them with modern wooden standard benches, that will also help to in increase the number of people coming in at a time for service(s). We met as a leaders to discuss the issue of replacing the plastic chairs, and it was a wonderful deliberation and it was unanimously agreed that we needed Fifty(50) benches costing $6,525. From the day we had the meeting up to present we have been able to received donations from members for Sixteen(16) benches $2,100. If there is anyway you will want to help us in replacing our plastic chairs to benches please feel free to contact us through Global Lutheran Outreach.
Resumption of Teaching at the Bible College
At the beginning of this year, Dixon decided to take a semester off the Bible College, so as to help Christy at home with our daughter as she draws closer to her due date. More so, all schools were asked to close due to the Pandemic. All the students who were staying on campus were asked to return home. Again, the school have asked Dixon to resume teaching especially to continue from where the teacher for the Evangelists and Church workers stopped. Since, probably he will not be returning again to Tanzania. What this means is that Dixon has now returned to the classroom and will be teaching Four(4) classes, of which Three(3) classes are combined classes.
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