New Schools Prepare To Open...

UPDATE: We rejoiced with the news about Cy Stafford, as he was able to leave the rehab facility last week. He will continue to do out-patient physical therapy over the weeks ahead and visit with doctors to determine the course of future treatment. The journey to full recovery is not complete, but we are encouraged by the progress and continue to pray for Cy’s full recovery.

Students in Denver return this week for the final quarter of the school year. For several students, this is the home stretch. They complete their studies and will graduate in May. We share in their excitement to reach the end of this journey and enter the work of ministry. Their ability to share the word of God with others encourages everyone in the program. We ask you to pray for all these men and their families as they make their way through these last few weeks of study.

One of the areas of extension training that holds an exciting place in the development of the work involves the location of each school. We frequently receive requests from individuals around the world who ask to apply for the program in Denver. Our response involves pointing them to a location in or near their country. Last week we were able to connect four potential students to schools in their own country and we pray they are able to enroll and study.

Three new schools will soon begin training men to preach the gospel of Jesus. Zimbabwe, New Zealand, and Liberia are all set to open doors in the program. Adding these new locations, along with the work in Malawi and Zambia raises the number of schools in the extension program to twenty-two. The twenty-third location will open in Fiji later this year. This is an exciting time to see the development of these locations. The potential number of students involved in these locations may take the program to nearly 400 students studying to preach the gospel.

Please pray for the program as it grows and we partner with great brethren around the world in training men to preach.

Now on to this week’s incredible reports...

Coordinator Updates
Reports from the coordinators are now located on the website, under Staff Reports. The address is http://www.wetrainpreachers.com/extension-schools/

Extension Reports

Bear Valley Bible Institute Cameroon: Wotutu, Cameroon

Visiting Instructors Provide Empowering Lessons For Students In Mbanga: Two instructors visited the work in Cameroon and their lessons benefited all who heard the message.

Evangelism Characterizes The Recent Activity In Nigeria: Staff and students alike participated in evangelistic efforts over the last few weeks and the results encouraged everyone.

Thirty-Nine Baptisms And Seven Restorations From One Work In Tanzania: News from near Arusha indicates the increase God provided to one specific area. This is exciting to read.

Crops Are Growing And Souls Are Saved Through The ACSOP Program: The Maynard report shares information about the progress of the farming and evangelistic efforts.

Final Thoughts
Thank you for your continued involvement in this program. Every area of this work is possible because of the partnership between the greatest brethren on one side of the world and the greatest brethren in others parts of the world. How does a partnership get any better? We thank our God daily for each of you.

God bless
Bob

Crops Are Growing And Souls Are Saved Through The ACSOP Program...

Farming: 
We are thrilled this month to show everyone the progress made on the 1,000 layer chicken house. This project is a huge push in the direction of self-sufficiency for the school, and we are thankful for the progress. We were able to pour the foundation this week! 

The corn we planted last month is now growing! 

We have a 1-acre raised bed plot and we were able to get all of it planted with corn before the long rains started. We rejoice to see the result of our labor. Today, we planted beans in these same fields. It was a long day’s work, but we were able to get around four acres planted. 

A huge thank you to Betts Berry and the Walker County Young Farmers. We received 25 drip-irrigation kits from them this month!

This is a huge blessing to the work here. We have been hard at work getting them installed this month. 

Evangelism: 
This month we have so many reasons to rejoice. We want to share with all of you one of these reasons! One of our close friends in the work here was having a difficult time with his sister-in-law who had come to live with him and his family. The tide quickly turned, and things got worse as the family learned she had been heavily involved in witchcraft. For a few weeks there were many problems because the sister-in-law did not want to stop practicing her involvement with the work of the devil. Justin asked many times if he could go and study with her, but the family wasn’t sure she was in her right mind. After many sleepless nights, the family called Justin and asked him to come over. 

Brother Garry Hill had just arrived from America the night before, so together Justin and Garry went to pray and study with this young girl. When they left, they were sad that despite their efforts she was choosing the devil. When they talked to her, it was clear that she knew her choices and she was rejecting Christ. However, only five days later we received a wonderful call. The young girl had decided that she wanted to turn away from the devil and his hold on her, and turn to the only One who can save our souls. She chose to put on the Lord in baptism and walk in a new life. Please pray for our new sister! 

The ACSOP hosted a great seminar on the second Saturday of this month. Over 160 people came to hear brother Garry Hill speak on how archaeology proves the Bible to be true. It was an amazing seminar that showed the great power of our Lord. The locals had lots of questions in the Q&A session and you could tell they really enjoyed learning about this subject. 

Due to this seminar, we moved our children’s seminar to the third Saturday this month. So, this upcoming Saturday we will travel to Boma Ng’ombe to do the Lord’s work. We ask that you keep this effort in your prayers. We will post a report on the seminar at the end of the month. 

This Sunday was Samantha’s last Sunday with the children at Kisongo. They combined Anna’s women’s class and Samantha’s children’s class and did a joint review session. The children (and adults) were so sad to see her go home. 

Please continue to pray for this work, and for Brother Cy. We rejoice in the good news we received this week. Cy continues to improve and was able to leave the rehab center this week! 

Mungu akubariki!
The Maynard family

Thirty-Nine Baptisms And Seven Restorations From One Work In Tanzania...

It’s my hope this finds you well in the Lord’s work. I always thank God for the great opportunity to serve Him, and also for the opportunity to see his kingdom growing all over the country. Please take a few moments to visit what one of our ACSOP graduates has done at Ushirombo during February and March. Brother UsufuMdaki is working hard with his team in the Lake Victoria zone.

Ushirombo Congregation And Others: February - March 2016
“The work of God in the Lake zone continues very well, and it is encouraging to hear that our fellow worker and our missionary Cy Stafford is starting to get well. We are continuing with prayers every day and we believe that nothing is too hard for the Lord. We continue to encourage his family to depend on God and God is very faithful all the time. 

The outline of baptisms and restorations for all congregations on the lake Zone this February and March:

Ushirombo Town - 3 restored; Lulembela - 13 baptisms; Kazibizo/Mtinga 10 baptisms; Imalamagigo - 8 baptisms; Ibambula 3 Baptisms; Sunve 4 restorations and 5 baptisms.

The Sunve congregation is restored because they lacked a preacher and a place to worship. From Ushirombo to Sunvethere is a big distance. We are now training someone as a preacher there that he can take care of that Church.

The Katoro congregation is doing well; we have now someone who will be the full time preacher there who is now attending training at ACSOP.

Edification

In February we conducted the seminar for all men from six congregations. Thirty men attended to receive training to work in their congregations. We give God glory because the Ushirombo congregation provided food for this seminar. This seminar will continue through March and April. Also, at the end of March we will have a ladies seminar, and after that will be followed by youth seminar.”

This is just one report, from one person, and there are still many things that our graduates are doing out in the field. God is doing wonders through them.

At ACSOP this week, we completed a long quarter and will have two short courses in next two weeks. Pease continue to pray for our friend Cy that he can fully recover. Thank you all for your time. May God bless you. 

In His service

Ahimidiwe Kimaro
Director, Andrew Connally School of Preaching
A Bear Valley Bible Institute International extension school
Arusha, Tanzania

Evangelism Characterizes The Recent Activity In Nigeria...

Beloved in Christ,

Grace and peace be multiplied unto you all from God our Father and from Jesus Christ, the hope of the world and the strength of the saints.

We evangelized Tadi and Alagbede villages of Ona-Ara Local Government, Oyo state last Saturday and a man of sixty years that left the church after his baptism two years ago at Alagbede was restored back to the Lord on Sunday, March 13, 2016 at the Campus church Butubutu. Brother Kayode Solomon Eniafe and brother Dele Shotola, my fellow WBSFUW and graduates of SWSE-Ibadan evangelized Ijebu-Igbo town with brethren from the Ijebu-Igbo congregation, Ogun state.

On the Lord's day, March 13 at Onikokoro / Gbongudu congregation, Ibadan, brother Destiny Elijah, one of our year two (BVBIN) students continued our teaching on “Basic Factors to Church Growth,” while brother Emmanuel Okpachui, one of our year one students (SWSE), admonished the church on “The Joy of Sharing,” and I served as one of the contributors.

At the BVBIN /SWSE campus church on the Lord's day of March 13, brother Emmanuel Tobi Godwin taught on “Justification by God,” while brother Godwin Johnson admonished the church from Gal.1:1-10. Brother Segun Shotola, one of our year two students taught on “Faith” at the Egbeda congregation via Ibadan, and brother Samuel Olorode, another year two student taught on “Baptism” at the Baale -Ayo congregation in Osun state. Brother Godwin Ede taught on “Looking unto Jesus Christ” at the Wasinmi congregation in Osun state, and brother Edwin Ebire taught from the book of Revelation at Asejire, Ondo Ore / Benin way on “The Facts of the Gospel.”

Brother Matthew Adeyemi, one of my fellow WBSFUW in this Southwest Region of Nigeria, reported the conversion of sister Janet Ediboh at his new station in Ogun state.

Lord willing, I, some staff of the school, and foundation members will attend a one day ministers’ forum at the Owode-Egba congregation in Ogun state this coming Saturday.

In conclusion, we appreciate you all for your love and care. May the Lord keep on using you all for His glory in Jesus Christ name, Amen.

Yours in His grace as a servant,
Makinde Ebenezer Olufemi (Minister)

Visiting Instructors Provide Empowering Lessons For Students In Mbanga...

The grace of God is able to do beyond what humans can think. Greetings my beloved. I glad to get in touch with after a period of about two weeks that we spent together with ministers David Ballard and Todd Crayton in Cameroon, in Mbanga in particular. Special thanks to the Pattonville, Frisco, and Bear Valley assemblies for the enormous sacrifices. We had a very busy time with our instructor and our coordinator on teaching the book of 1 Corinthians and Leadership, which really helped our students. These lessons empowered the students with skillful studies. Moreover, the sisters accompanied the brothers in their studies on Leadership in order to prepare the preachers’ wives in leadership, so as to help them direct the sisters and children in the various congregations, most especially in French Cameroon and neighboring countries, such as Tchad and Central African Republic, while not Gabon and Equatorial Guinea. The work is really much, even though the laborers are few, but with time, as God permits, we shall be able to enter many virgin lands.

Oh how time flies. We just ended our first year of courses and the end of our first year campaign today, March 20, 2015. By the grace of God we shall begin with our first semester of the second year come March 28, 2016. This academic year will help prepare students for their call into the wilderness where things are going to have a completely different face and a complete change of life with a new look. So, my beloved, I urge you to keep praying for the students and the staff at home and oversees. We hope to go through successfully.

With the help of God, I traveled to some different zones where our students went for their evangelism campaign to find out how they are working, and also how the various congregations are doing, not only with the students but also their welfare. We want to see how ready fit they are for the work as a preacher and full-time evangelist in their assemblies. To share in the trip was very very necessary because this has given me a look inside how to better prepare both our students and the new beginning of sensitizing the congregations or their interim leaders on how they can prepare their members to handle a preacher because the French congregations have very few members in their assemblies like that of Dschang with just 2 brothers in the whole assemblies. You can't imagine the long way we have to go. It is like every thing is still strange to this part of the country. We hope we will one day reach the level of maturity.

Our students and staff are all doing great, and the Bibles that were sent to us have been of great help to our small library. They have gone a long way to empower young converts in various assemblies and in Mbanga were God adds such as they believe.   

As soon as we return to school, we shall go on our first mission to Ebonji Tombel with all the students for an evangelism trip at our National Youth Forum. Afterwards, we will take the second trip to a virgin land at Sancho, where we are have been doing evangelism in preparation for the establishment of a new assembly. We already have about 3 members who are worshiping, but without freedom, because the landlord is a Jehovah Witness and does not want the church to hold meetings in his house, and this is an obstacle for the growth of the church and to the souls who cry every day for rescue. God, listen to the cry of the souls in Sancho.safe arrival to the USA. Have a blessed week with God. 

Ititi

An Incredible Weekend In Guatemala...

UPDATE: We continue to ask for your prayers on behalf of Cy Stafford. As he continues to make progress in his physical therapy, additional chemo-therapy awaits. The journey is ongoing. Cy and his family expressed their appreciation to everyone for the continued encouragement in prayer, cards, calls, and visits. Thank you for your diligence in all you do for this dedicated servant in the Lord’s kingdom. Read more in Sean Hochdorf’s report below.

We experienced an exciting week in the Bear Valley program. Students in Denver were busy in campaigns all week. Initial reports from the work in the Cayman Islands, Kayenta, Arizona, several locations in the Denver metro area, and others indicate a successful week of growth and development through the “hands-on” application of what students learn each quarter in their studies. As students return and further reports are given, we will share the encouragement.

As you can read from the reports below, a great level of encouragement was experienced over the previous week through the work of students in the extension program. Reading about the number of souls added to the kingdom always heartens those connected to the program. We know the purpose and result of all that is accomplished is to the glory of our God, and we give thanks for the opportunity to work along side these dedicated brethren around the world.

This past weekend, the brethren in Guatemala hosted their annual ITL Lectureship. The development of the program at ITL is encouraging. At the presidential banquet, ITL president, Hawatthia Jones, mentioned the new class of students set to begin their journey next month. Additionally, the lectureship hosted speakers from Central America and North America, including graduates from the program at ITL and brethren who came with a desire to share the powerful message of God’s word. If you ever have an opportunity to attend the lectureship in Guatemala, it is worth your time.

In addition to the powerful messages in the lectureship, the attendance Sunday morning was standing room only and eight people responded to the invitation. The moment was moving and encouraging as the work continues to develop. Visitors were also given a tour of the renovated facility for ITL. A great weekend with a great focus is the best description of ITL's annual lectureship.

Now on to this week’s incredible reports...

Coordinator Updates
Reports from the coordinators are now located on the website, under Staff Reports. The address is http://www.wetrainpreachers.com/extension-schools/

The latest report from Chad Wagner can be read by clicking here.

The latest report from Luis Camacho can be read by clicking here.

Extension Reports

A Gospel Chariot In Mtapa - March 13, 2016: The work in Chimala, Tanzania experienced growth that is worth reading about.

Visiting Instructors Provide A Boost To The ACSOP: Visiting instructors from the U.S. traveled to Tanzania to provide benefit to the work of the school.

An Update On Cy Stafford And The Work In Arusha, Tanzania: Positive news about Cy Stafford and the program in Tanzania continues to blossom as the work grows.

Final Thoughts
We pray you were encouraged by the news from this week’s report. We also pray that you know how much we appreciate your efforts to assist us in the development of this program. The success of this work cannot be attributed to any one individual or organization. Our God is the source behind all who work to keep the whole of the program moving forward. Thank you.

God bless
Bob

An Update On Cy Stafford And The Work In Arusha, Tanzania...

Greetings friends and fellow workers in the kingdom.

The work in Tanzania continues to thrive and we offer gratitude to our Father for such growth. It is a real blessing to watch brethren carrying on the work, planning campaigns, and conducting regular seminars on their own. 

Prayers answered concerning our dear brother Stafford.
Before I share with you a report by our brother Mngoma I wanted to let you know that our prayers for Cy Stafford are continually be answered. In speaking with Cy a few days ago we were encouraged that he is about to be discharged from the physical therapy clinic and will be returning on an outpatient basis until his strength returns. Early last week Cy was able to walk 100ft! An amazing distance considering his previous condition. Once his strength is built up the doctors will administer two more rounds of chemo and then proceed with the bone marrow transplant. Please continue praying for Cy and Stephanie. They still have much to endure to get through this.

We want to express our thanks for everyone who has been praying for Anita and her recent back procedure. The procedure went well and now we will have to wait to see if it will be successful. So far she has noticed that some of the tingling down her leg and arm has subsided, which we view as a real positive. The pain is still present and we are really hoping that will soon come to an end. Your prayers are most appreciated and we will keep you posted on her progress.

ACSOP students get practical training.
As mentioned at the beginning, it is great to see the brethren in Tanzania mature and grow to love our Lord and serve in His kingdom. Brother Godfrey Mngoma, the ACSOP Dean of Students, recently wrote the following and I wanted to share it with you. Keep in mind that Godfrey’s native tongue is KiSwahili.

Student outreach program begins this month at ACSOP
“…the Lord appointed seventy others and sent them in pairs ahead of Him to every city and place where He Himself was going to come,” Luke 10:1 (NASB). As I was studying and meditating on this verse I came to realize that soon after Jesus had trained these men He sends them out to preach the Gospel. This month about 40 students from ACSOP (28 from first year and 12 from second year) are going to be involved in an evangelism program in about 16 congregation around the area. This program has been started a few years ago by our Brother Cy Stafford who is a coordinator of the TZ2000 mission. As we all know Cy is still sick, but the Lord has been so very good to him. Our fasting and praying for him have encouraged his family and many others who love the Lord’s work here in Africa. 

Because of him the faculty of ACSOP have seen a need to continue with this program for our current and new students. This is something he would love to see continue and move in the right direction. In the text we also learn that our Lord sends His disciple where He Himself was to go. Preachers have been asked to be part of this program. This quarter each student will be receiving a grade on this outreach program as part of his academic development. We have asked the preacher to work hand in hand with our student and they have agreed to do so. It our hope and prayer that this program will bring forth much fruit to the kingdom here in Arusha and beyond.

As I have been following reports from preachers and evangelists of congregations around the area, and found that 28 out of 42 men and women who have been converted through this program are still faithful to the Lord. I encourage you to keep on praying for the many good things that are happening here at ACSOP because the Lord has always been good to us. I will always keep you updated of this wonderful program of reaching out the lost soul with our students.

Thank you again for your support and prayers as we all continue working for Him and the Kingdom.

In Him
Godfrey Mngoma
Dean of Students, Andrew Connally School of Preaching

Conclusion
As we come to a close we again want you to know how grateful we are for your support of this great work. The number of faithful brethren, like yourselves, that it takes to make a work like this happen is staggering. While we may be scattered all over the globe, we are indeed a team working with a singular cause…reaching the lost. Thank you for your care and concern of souls everywhere.

Until next time, take care and God bless.

Yours in Christ,
Sean and Anita

Visiting Instructors Provide A Boost To The ACSOP...

Greetings fellow workers,

Things are rolling right along with God's work in Tanzania thanks to the prayers and support of people like you, and the efforts of the wonderful brethren in East Africa.  

Over the last week, we have enjoyed having Garry Hill from the Horton's Chapel church in Belton, KY. Garry taught a short course for us, then conducted a Biblical Archeology seminar on Saturday that was open to the public. It was very well attended, and the audience was blessed by the study. 

We are also happy to welcome this week Ralph and Cindy Williams visiting from America. We're glad they had a safe journey, and we look forward to their work and fellowship here. 

Wednesday we will bid farewell to Samantha Edwards. She has been here for the past 6 months, staying with her sister Anna Maynard. Samantha has made valuable contributions to the school, the farm, and the Kisongo church. We appreciate her efforts, and are sorry to see her go, but wish her well in the future.

Our brother, Cy Stafford continues with his physical therapy and it making good progress. He still has a very long road to go, but by God's grace we pray he'll get there step by step. Thank you for your continued prayers on his behalf. They are the most powerful medicine there is.

You can see this report with photos here: http://tanzanianmissions.blogspot.com/2016/03/short-report-march-13.html

Till all have heard...
Daniel Gaines

A Gospel Chariot In Mtapa - March 13, 2016

The Chimala Bible Institute continues to move forward both in the school as well as evangelism. 

Mtapa Evangelism Report
This report came in from Joseph Haonga, our director of the Swahili program:  

“Greetings in the Name of our Mighty Lord, the following report is the report of evangelism campaign from March 4 – March 10 2016 conducted by students under the supervision of their respective teachers.  The Purpose of the Campaign was to enable students from our preaching school to learn the importance, weight and responsibility of conducting Bible classes door to door in order to build a strong church.  They conducted classes with non-believers, to restore the fallen away Christians and to encourage the live Christians to stay in faith.  In all areas where the campaign was conducted results were magnificent, the following are the main features of the results.

Students proved themselves to God and to us that they have chosen the right path. They worked so diligently, encouraging one another to keep on working for the whole week.  Every evening as they sat down to rest, they would remind each other of the significant verses, for example verses about baptism, repentance, one church and of the like subjects.  The teachers would always intervene when a student would misuse a scripture by helping students understand better the proper usage of those scriptures. Well, it did not take long before most of the students were able to manage those frequently used scriptures.  So to them it was a test and a class, they all got eager to spread leaders who at first proved to be barrier to the student.  In the end not many denominational leaders could stand in the way of our students in those villages.

We had nine (9) baptisms, three of which occurred at night, where by people who had taught earlier that day and warned of the danger to delay taking action after hearing the gospel, decided to be baptized that night they woke up students who were by then a sleep but took pleasure in having their rest cut short in order to welcome new souls to the Lord.”

Chad Wagner

Campaigns Highlight This Week's News...

UPDATE: We received news this week about Cy Stafford’s progress as he continues with physical therapy. The plan is to get his strength built up enough to receive future chemo-therapy treatments. His progress has amazed doctors, but we know it is the power of an almighty God who answers prayer. Please continue to pray for our dear brother, friend, and fellow-worker in the kingdom. If you know Cy, you know how desperately he desires to be in the field serving in kingdom work. Continue to pray for Stephanie and their entire family.

Students from Denver participate this week in campaigns. These campaigns range from Denver to the Cayman Islands to the Kayenta, Arizona. Students focus their attention on reaching out to these various areas to share the gospel, encourage the church where they serve, and bring glory to God through their efforts. We love hearing about the results of their time when they return and begin classes again. Please pray for them during this time.

Extension news from around the world shares exciting information about the development of the program. We received reports this week from Togo, Ukraine, Tanzania, Cameroon, Paraguay, and Nigeria. As you have time, please read through the reports and pray for the people who diligently serve in each location. Pray about the circumstances they face, the lives that are touched, and the future of their outreach. We believe you will be encouraged by what you read this week and every week.

As the design of training preachers progresses in Denver and around the world, we find the power of God at work. The development of these students, who prepare themselves for the work of ministry, continues to shape the direction of souls on an eternal basis. The opportunity to share in this effort and participate in the preaching of the gospel cannot be overstated. The biblical example and the current progress demonstrates the hand of God. Thank you.

Now on to this week’s incredible reports...

Coordinator Updates
Reports from the coordinators are now located on the website, under Staff Reports. The address is http://www.wetrainpreachers.com/extension-schools/

Read the latest report from Howell Ferguson by clicking here.

Extension Reports

The Recent Trip To Lebialem Proves Beneficial For Several Reasons: Lessons continue to be learned as students travel to Lebialem, Cameroon for weekend evangelism.

As A New Congregation Is Planted In Adeta, The Work Grows In Togo: The efforts of staff and students in Kpalime, Togo assists the planting of a new congregation in Adeta.

Two New Students Join The Program This Month In Ukraine: The efforts in Ukraine are challenging, but in the midst of adversity they continue to find a way to grow.

Dreams Of A Water Supply Come To Fruition In Nigeria: After a tremendous participation of several partners, the school in Nigeria completed the borehole for a water supply.

A Little Down Time Before The Tempest In Paraguay: The report from the Spradlin’s is always encouraging as the program increases the outreach around Asuncion.

Student Outreach Program Begins This Month At ACSOP: A program started earlier begins again this month as students prepare to reach out with the gospel in Arusha.

Preparing The Shamba In Arusha For The Long Rains: If you wonder what a shamba is, you might want to take a few minutes to read about the progress in Tanzania.

Final Thoughts
We express our gratitude to God each day for your involvement in this program. Without your participation in the work, we would be unable to affect the lives of those who need the gospel. The souls added to the kingdom and the congregations that are uplifted all point to the value of the extension program. The partnership is beautiful and exciting. Thank you.

God bless
Bob

The Recent Trip To Lebialem Proves Beneficial For Several Reasons...

Dearest in Christ,

Greetings from Cameroon in this new month. We are doing great and just returned from a long trip with over 60 people to Lebialem for evangelism. I am sure you both entered into the new month with sound faith and good health.

Last week was also a busy one for the work here in Bear valley Bible Institute of Cameroon: Wotutu. Students were done with the first quarter exams and were there to watch their wives go through the ladies class for one week and thereafter. It was time to welcome the coordinator / minister, David Ballard to Cameroon. He is doing fine as we all were part of the mission work in Menji.

From Wednesday early in the morning, about 5 am, our students were up and some of our graduates were already in Wotutu ready to make the trip to Menji. At exactly 6 am we took off for the trip to Menji. It was an 8 hour drive from Wotutu, but praise be to God we made it safe before evening and started immediately visiting people in the community and the sharing of tracts.

We faced persecution from some of the tracts we gave out, “Why I Left The Catholic Church.” The Menji area is dominated by Roman Catholics. They took the tract to the authorities who gave us permission to come and evangelize the area. Standing on the grounds that we were out to get Catholic followers, so the authorities approached us and were ready to withdraw the permission they gave us because it was making the population feel different, but we stood in front of them and explained in details our mission to their area and the content of the tracts. Many of the authorities said they have gone through the tracts and they realized that the information inside is okay, but they were not satisfied with the title of the tracts. The Senior Divisional Officer of the area, who is the overall boss, before we departed Menji petitioned the other officers to find out from the Roman Catholics themselves why they are against that particular tract because we have freedom of speech in Cameroon and freedom of press. We learned our lesson and next time we shall caution our students to be logical when distributing tracts that are sensitive.

Thank you for your prayers. The trip was fruitful and we gave all the glory to God. Thanks to you who made it possible for us in one way or the other.

Both staff and students were in the hired bus that we used to go to Menji. It was 29 seats and we hired 2 buses. God was kind to us again this year for the provision of funds to travel with such a number of people to do His work in Menji. Last year the congregation in Menji was established and this February made the congregation one year old because our vision was to establish a congregation in Menji. By His grace we ended up establishing two congregations that are still faithful even though with some difficulties.

House to house all day long with a short lunch break was the program of activities. In one of the short lunch breaks, we enjoyed fellowship and visiting with other graduates. We would have stayed longer but we would not have met with them.

It was also time to encourage the young congregations in Lebialem area. They were eager to learn more because the motto is “You have known Christ, make him known to others.” I am happy with what God is doing in Menji. We saw the green light to dismantle all the strong holds of the evil one because as we move around we realized that many are captives by the traditional religion that have been there above 60 years now. The truth is penetrating even though meeting many, many stumbling blocks, but God is never a looser. Keep this work in your prayers.

Several sisters were great, as they were there for us making sure that food was ready on time and there was no delay, as we sat and waited for food. They were highly appreciated by us. Keep them in your prayers for their devotions in the things of God.

God blessed the work with souls, as we moved from one house to another knocking at the door. Even with the existing persecutions that some religious leaders were doing, all on their power, to make sure we are sent out and abruptly stopped our program and our vision. They were out to kill the vision and to kill the church of Christ in that area. Their persecution serves like a publicity for us because many wanted to hear the message we brought to their area that their leaders are stopping them from listening. God is God and He is not man. He makes things happen so that glory will go back to Him. Onorine Eche obeyed the gospel alongside 13 precious souls who saw the truth and could not wait any longer to obey it and wanted to live by the truth (John 8:36). Fourteen souls in total obeyed the gospel this year. Last year it was 27. Some, since we left have never worshipped because of the persecution that is befalling them, mostly dependents. Some were threatened to stop them from school because their parents told them they will not pay fees if they continue with the church of Christ and others were to be thrown out of homes because of Christ. Those persecutions can easily be handled by a mature congregations, but the Menji congregation could not handle it. Some were there and met us and still expressed their love for the church, but their situations.

The new converts were given a Bible, each which is a weapon that will help them stand firm to defend the truth and also to fight against any false teaching and discouragement.

One of the baptisms made me happy, because I know there will be no internal persecution, is a brother and his wife. Wow! Keep them in your prayers because both of them were proud to put on Christ and they are saying that nothing will pull them back instead. They are ready to start sharing what they heard with friends and families. Prayers will be appreciated for their efforts and zeal.

We took a family picture with the converts. What a God we serve. They were happy to see our humble life styles as we shared all things in common without any discrimination and pride as others do.

Plans
We start the last short course tomorrow Monday, March 7th, and by the end of it our students will go to 21 locations. Menji is inclusive for evangelism and nurturing. Keep them in your prayers.

Appreciations
God bless you for your love of the old rugged cross, that daily we lift up Jesus in all that we do, calling as many as the Lord will draw to Himself to come and join us follow Him. God bless you again and again and keep you long on earth as you continue to serve Him and humanity. When He comes you be remembered because of all that you do. If not for you I doubt how far we would have been now with this great work. Share this work with others.

Elangwe and Family
By His grace Director of BVBIC-Wotutu

As A New Congregation Is Planted In Adeta, The Work Grows In Togo...

Church of Christ Now Meets In Adeta
Adeta is a commercial city about 30 minutes drive from Kpalime. The Chariot team was there in January to evangelize with the goal of planting the Lord’s church. 

Activities during the church planting exercise included: house to house Bible study, public preaching, a film show at night, and tract distribution. Activities were climaxed with a worship service on Sunday. Though only one person was baptized, there are fifteen prospects that are now going through serious home Bible studies. 

On the first Sunday after the campaign, the team rented a warehouse as a temporary place of worship. They have since started looking for a permanent place of worship. 

We have plans to use a nucleus from the Kpalime churches to join visitors in Adeta for worship each Sunday. We plan to organize periodic outreach programs there by mobilizing workers from congregations in the Kpalime area to visit the church and spend an entire day conducting house to house Bible studies. We shall need a $100.00 a month support for the preacher who is planning to work with this new congregation. 

At The Preacher’s Meeting
The preachers in the Kloto Region meet on the first Monday of each month to discuss pertinent issues as they relate to the development of congregations in the region. These men have remained committed to the work in spite of the difficult circumstances under which they work. We need financial assistance for these men to motivate them to even do better. The congregations they work for are still young and are not financially sound to support their preachers. 

Fencing BVBI-Togo Vegetable Garden
On my recent trip to Kpalime, we commenced the fencing of the property acquired for the vegetable production to feed the students and also generate income to support some of our mission efforts. We need partners in this agriculture project. 

Teaching a mid-week Bible Class in Kpalime, Togo
I had the opportunity to teach the first mid-week Bible class in 2016. I used the occasion to start the first in the series of lessons titled “Disciplines for the Disciple.” I encouraged the church to seriously consider personal spiritual exercises that draws one closer to God, such as prayer, fasting, giving, fellowship, church attendance, singing, benevolence etc. 

Time With The Chariot Team
I always spend time with the committee that works with the Gospel Chariot. On this occasion we assessed our performance during the previous year and our plans for 2016. The Gospel Chariot has rekindled the spirit of evangelism in the Kloto Region of Togo. Many have been led to Christ, new churches have been planted, and the Church of Christ has become very popular in the area. 

Report by: Willie Gley 

To see Willie’s report with pictures, please click here.

Two New Students Join The Program This Month In Ukraine...

Hello brothers, families, and churches. 

In my letter I want to share with you some news about the events in the lives of local churches, the Institute, and the events in Ukraine. 

Still the military actions in the east of the country continue to take place, and at the moment they are very slowly progressing. In a result of the military clashes peaceful citizens suffer the most. The checking points that connect territories of Ukraine and those republics that are under insurgents control are sometimes closed. And many people cannot visit their relatives or solve issues with their documents or receive social security payments for weeks. Please pray for the solution of this conflict. 

The Institute functions well and steadily. In February, first-year students had 1-2 Samuel, 1-2 Kings and 1-2 Chronicles. Second-year students had 1-2 Peter and Jude and Personal Evangelism. We thank Ukrainian teachers who sacrifice their time and strength to prepare future preachers. Right now Denton Landon teaches Isaiah and Michael Underwood teaches 1-2 Timothy and Titus at the Institute. We thank them for their help and ministry. 

There are two new students who joined the BV program this month. Dmytro Levenets is a very faithful and responsible brother from the Ternopil church of Christ. He is 24, and he is willing to be a minister in God’s Kingdom. I’ve known him for many years, and we’ve had many conversations about him studying at Bear Valley. Many workers of the Institute talked to him and only this year he made the decision to become part of our study program. Another brother is Sergey Tsutko from the Nikopol church of Christ. A local preacher advised us to let Sergey join our program, considering him to be a gifted student and a good evangelist. Thus, we have 8 students in the program, four men in the first-year class and four men in the second-year. 

We still are actively searching for students for the next school year. Brothers Alexey and Andrew visited Nikopol where they preached at the church and rehab center, did an advertisement for the Institute, and recruited students. As I have mentioned earlier, Sergey has joined our program as a result of this trip. Last month I visited Skvyra and Kyiv, and I had an opportunity to preach there and tell about the work of the Institute. We might have students for the next school year from these towns. We have some good prospective students at the moment. Please pray for them and their decisions. 

At the beginning of February we had a meeting of church of Christ ministers in Kyiv. Bear Valley Bible Institute organizes these meetings. There were about 40 representatives of the churches of Christ from all over Ukraine at this meeting. I taught a class on the topic “Sound Interpretation of the Bible: Basics of Hermeneutics.” Brothers from Kyiv and Chernivtsi also had the floor. The purpose for these meetings is deeper study of the Bible and spreading the sound doctrine. of course. To my surprise, these meetings received wide support from many brothers and leaders of local congregations. They supported my idea of gathering from time to time and studying the Bible. The next meeting we plan to have in Dnipropetrorvsk. I hope it will be even greater event and we expect ministers from all churches of Ukraine to come. 

We continue to evangelize actively. I think it is a vital part of preacher’s ministry. Sometimes we evangelize on the streets of the town. We take out the tables and the tent and give away Bibles and spiritual literature. We try to talk to people and invite them to study the Bible. Also we plan to give an ad to the local newspaper and invite citizens of the town to come to the Bible studies. We’ll see what method would be more effective. 

The local congregation is doing well. Unfortunately, there were no baptisms yet. However, the church became more active. There are classes for Christians almost every day. The Bible school for kids functions well. They started having youth group meetings. It’s very comfortable for me to cooperate with the local preacher, Konstantin. I think we are an encouragement for this church, as it is for us. 

We send our greetings and gratitude for the support of the Institute, students, and teachers. Thank you for your prayers and personal letter that encourage me. 

You brother and coworker,
Dennis Sopelnik

A Little Down Time Before The Tempest In Paraguay....

Greetings from Paraguay where it is currently blistering hot, summertime! February is typically one of the hottest months of the South American summer and everything usually moves a little slower due to the intense heat. People tend to take vacations just before school starts in March, favorite swimming holes are overcrowded, and under almost every shade tree you will find groups of Paraguayans sitting around drinking their beloved tereré. Andrea and I have been taking advantage of this down time to prepare for our upcoming furlough to the States by preparing lessons, organizing travel, lodging, and logistics, and getting the house ready .... oh, and Andrea has already started packing her suitcases (yes, a month before we leave)!

Developments at the Avenida Sacramento Iglesia de Cristo
Our Sunday morning Bible classes have been from a series on “The Transformed Life.” The men are taking turns teaching and it is going very well!

The men have also been continuing their plans for future church planting. Brother Enrique Albera has volunteered to be the coordinator for the planning group and they will be meeting once a month to develop a comprehensive strategy.

Things have been really quiet around the building lately. The interns and others who were living there have all moved out, plus the students and the church secretary are on vacation. It sure is a stark difference to the normal busy days - which will start back up again next month!

New Developments at the Asuncion Bible Academy
The students have been on a well deserved three week break and will begin classes again on February 29 to start their second year of studies.

The men of the congregation have begun an active search for the next Director of the Bible Academy for after I leave in March 2017. In order to facilitate a smooth transition, they will also begin to be more involved in all the decisions for the Academy over the next year. They are very pleased with the results of the Bible Academy and would like to see it continue for many years to come.

All of our teachers are currently busy preparing their materials for their classes for the next quarter.

New Developments at the Iglesia de Cristo of Ñemby
The brethren at Ñemby have secured a new place to rent in the city of San Lorenzo as a place for worship and study! They are hoping this will be a better location for all of the members in Ñemby and for those that come from Capiatá and San Lorenzo. It is located on one of the main traffic routes and has easy access from all the bus routes. Our missionary to Ñemby, Eliezer Perez, also lives relatively close to the new location, so he and the brethren are really excited about the possibilities for evangelizing the new area!

Eliezer currently has several Bible studies going that he says have good potential for baptism soon. We ask that you keep all new contacts and studies in prayer.

Personal Developments and Activities
Andrea and I had a literal “Lights Out” experience this past month! One night about 11:30 pm, the electricity went out. Although this is pretty common during the summer months due to the heavy load that the air conditioners put on the system, usually the power is restored within a couple of hours. Not this time! There was a fire at a substation that took out service for more than 100,000 people. When the average temperature is well over 100 degrees daily, trying to work, sleep, or do anything is really difficult without electricity. Fortunately, we found a hotel that had power (and a pool), so we turned a bad situation into a little “mini” vacation and we were able to get some work done after all. “When life gives you lemons, make lemonade!”

 I had the opportunity to preach at the Ñemby church of Christ last month. It turned out to be the last sermon at the Martinez’ home (where the church had been meeting) because they moved to their new facility the next week.

I finally finished the newly edited and revised version of the “Fundamentals of the Faith” book that I wrote in Spanish. It has been a long time coming, but it has also finally been sent to the publishers to prepare for printing! Andrea and I are now diligently working on an English version of the book because many have said they like the format of the Spanish version and would like to see it in English. Who would have ever thought that one day we would be translating our own Spanish words into English?

After earning my Black Belt in Taekwondo, I decided to start taking classes in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. One day, I was casually chatting with my instructor, Roberto Romero, when he started asking me questions about the Bible (he knows I am here as a missionary). So, I answered his questions and then he invited me to his home to discuss it more! Andrea and I had a great visit and Bible study with him and his wife, Jazmin. We encouraged them to start reading the Bible and we’re praying there will be more opportunities to study.

Troy and Andrea Spradlin

To see the report with pictures, please click here.

Preparing The Shamba In Arusha For The Long Rains...

Farming: 
This month was a race against time to get the shamba (garden) planted before the long rains began. We are happy to say, we were successful. This month we planted our one-acre raised beds in corn, and also planted another four acres in corn. We will wait until the corn begins to shoot up, then we will plant all five acres in beans, also. All of this was planted by Friday, and the rains came on Saturday.

The students are back at the Andrew Connally School of Preaching. As a part of their curriculum, they are now working in the shamba every Wednesday. We, along with the school, think this will be a huge asset to them and their villages when they return home. We teach them about all of the different areas (crops, cows, chickens, etc.) in the hopes they will take the knowledge of one of these areas home with them and help themselves and those around them.

Evangelism: 
Justin continues his series on “Church Growth” at the Ilkiurei Kanisa la Kristo. It has been a successful series so far and many of the members have asked Justin for his notes to study further. 

On Saturdays, Justin is also continuing to teach classes for the teens at Kisongo Kanisa la Kristo. The teens have asked him how to evangelize to their friends, and as a result this subject has been their focus.

Every Thursday, Justin, Daniel, and some of the guys from the Shamba are now evangelizing in the community we live in (Kisongo). They are conducting personal Bible studies with the friends and family of our community and we are thrilled for this new opportunity to share the Gospel.

One other opportunity the Lord has laid before us came about this month. One of the locals, Nester, conducts Bible studies in the same area as our last children’s seminar. The Pentecostal church is prevalent in this area. Nester had the opportunity to speak to one of the Pentecostal preachers about the New Testament Church. As a result, he asked if Nester would come and speak to his entire congregation. Nester asked Justin and Daniel Gaines if they would come. The first meeting was merely introducing themselves to this man’s church and telling them we would like to conduct a series on Acts and the church of the New Testament with them. This has the potential to be a great evangelistic opportunity and we need your prayers for this effort. 

Anna taught a lesson, the first Saturday of February, on “Hospitality” to the preacher’s wives. She used the example of Nabal’s wife, Abigail, before directing the lesson toward the book of James. The women were very open and had many questions since this is a subject they struggle with in their culture. Anna also continues to teach the women at Kisongo Kanisa la Kristo on Sunday mornings. They have just finished the book of Genesis and are starting Exodus. It has been a great class and a challenge all in one. Most of the women know nothing from the Old Testament and the class has been challenging as a result. 

Samantha’s children’s class at Kisongo Kanisa la Kristo has expanded from 15 children the first Sunday in January to over 40 children! They have finished the book of Genesis and are moving through Exodus. She and Anna have been working on Bible material for the women when Samantha leaves. The class will be split up by age, 5 years and younger will have their own class, and those 5 and up will have their own class. The young children will have to meet outside, so when it rains they will all be together like they currently are. This past Sunday they studied Moses parting the Red Sea and were astonished when they walked into class and Samantha and Anna had created a “sea” for them. 

We are excited that our friend and preacher, Garry Hill, will arrive this Friday. He will teach a short course at the school and teach a seminar on “Archeology and the Bible.” Samantha will then return to the States with him on March 17th. Please pray for both of them. Also, please remember brother Cy Stafford in your prayers. He was moved to rehab, and while he has a long road ahead of him we pray for complete healing. 

Justin Maynard

Student Outreach Program Begins This Month At ACSOP...

“…the Lord appointed seventy others and sent them in pairs ahead of Him to every city and place where He Himself was going to come,” Luke 10:1 (NASB). As I was studying and meditating on this verse I came to realize that soon after Jesus had trained these men He sends them out to preach the Gospel. This month, about 40 students from ACSOP (28 from first year and 12 from second year) will be involved in an evangelism program in about 16 congregations around the area. This program was started a few years ago by our brother Cy Stafford who is a coordinator of the TZ2000 mission. As we all know Cy is still sick, but the Lord has been so very good to him. Our fasting and praying for him has encouraged his family and many others who love the Lord’s work here in Africa. 

Because of him the faculty of ACSOP have seen a need to continue with this program for our current and new students. This is something he would love to see continue and move in the right direction. In the text above we also learn that our Lord sends His disciples where He Himself was to go. Preachers have been asked to be part of this program. This quarter each student will receive a grade on this outreach program as part of their academic development. We asked the preacher to work hand in hand with our student and they agreed to do so. It is our hope and prayer that this program will bring forth much fruit to the kingdom here in Arusha and beyond.

As I have followed reports from preachers and evangelists of congregations around the area, I found that 28 out of 42 men and women who were converted through this program are still faithful to the Lord. I encourage you to keep praying for the many good things that happen here at ACSOP because the Lord is always good to us. I will always keep you updated of this wonderful program of reaching out to lost souls with our students.

Thank you again for your support and prayers, as we all continue to work for Him and the Kingdom.

In Him

Godfrey Mngoma
Dean of Students, Andrew Connally School of Preaching
A Bear Valley Bible Institute International extension school
Arusha, Tanzania

Dreams For A Water Supply Come To Fruition In Nigeria...

Beloved in Christ Jesus,

Grace, peace, and mercy be multiplied unto you all from God our Father and from our Lord and Sustainer, Jesus Christ.

As the Lord would have it, our dream of having a borehole at SWSE & BVBIN’s main campus in Butubutu finally became a reality. The students and staff and our community friends were all happy when the job was finally completed on March 2, 2016.

We are very, very, very thankful to brother Doug Wheeler and associates, brother Bill Pennell and his wonderful family, and to brother Steven Ashcraft and associates. We thank you all, our partners, for your wonderful and tireless prayer and care. May the Lord of blessing continue to bless all our undertaking in Jesus Christ name, amen.

Brethren, the students and staff of SWSE & BVBIN resume for the third semester from February 29 through April 29, 2016. Brother Abiola Joseph Olusoji will teach on Christian Evidences, Hermeneutics 2, and the book of James. Brother Isaac Olaniyan will teach on the Life of Christ 3, John, 1, 2, and 3 John,, and World Religions. Brother Kayode Solomon Eniafe will teach on 1st Corinthians, OT History 2, 1 & 2 Peter and Jude, while I (brother Makinde Ebens) will teach on Doctrines 1, Doctrines 2, Christian Home, and Practical (Textual sermon). Our computer instructor, sister Esther, will continue instructing our students and preachers every Monday and Thursday between 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm, and our campus minister will continue leading us in our weekend evangelism.

He, brother Abraham Idu Yeje led the students and staff and some of my co-WBSFUW to Oyo and Osun state to evangelize the Baale Ayo area of Osun state on their first weekend evangelism in this third semester on Saturday, March 5, 2016.

I taught during our morning devotion between 5:00 am - 5:45 am from February 29-March 4 on The Surprises of God of the Bible. Study on Enoch, Noah, Abraham, Moses and lastly on Peter. Our campus minister, brother Abraham Idu Yeje taught on Christian Relationships during our Wednesday Bible Class between 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm.

I taught on Church Growth in the evenings of March 4-6 in Lagos state. To God be the glory.

Happy new month to you all. I wish you the best of this month of March 2016.

Once more, we thank you all for your labor of love. May the Lord continue to bless all our work together in Jesus Christ name, amen.

I remain yours in His grace as a servant,
Brother Makinde E. Olufemi (Minister)

The End Of The Quarter Nears And New Schools Prepare To Open...

UPDATE: The latest news on Cy Stafford continues to be encouraging. Cy is currently involved with physical therapy to get his strength up so he might continue to receive chemotherapy. We ask you to continue praying for our brother that God will help him recover that he might do the things he loves most. Thank you.

By the end of the week, students in Denver will complete the first quarter of 2016 and the third quarter of the school year. As they complete their assignments and take final exams, they will embark on several campaigns around Denver and other parts of the country. Campaigns afford them an opportunity to share what they learned over the last few months and, once the campaign is finished, they will have a week to recuperate and let their minds rest until they begin the last quarter of the school year. Please pray for the efforts of the campaigns, but also for potential students who consider how they can attend Bear Valley as a part of the new class in August.

Reports from various extension schools also indicate an exciting week of training and outreach. Reading through the news each week about the efforts of these men, who share the good news with such excitement, encourages all of us. We encourage you to read through this week’s news and continue to pray for the work of these men.

New schools will soon be added to the extension family. We anticipate the new school in Fiji to open in a few months, once all the governmental regulations are met. We ask you to pray for the people in Fiji, as they recover from the affects of one of the largest hurricanes on record. In hindsight, we feel it a blessing that the school was delayed in starting while the island areas recover. 

Plans for the new school in Zimbabwe are in place and it looks like students will begin in April. We ask you to pray for them as they begin training. Also, remember the brethren in New Zealand while final preparations are made to open the doors to train a good number of men from two locations in this wonderful country.

With schools now in Malawi, Zambia, and new schools preparing to open in Zimbabwe, Fiji, and New Zealand, we are excited about the growing interest in extension training. Please join us in prayer about the growth of the work in the year ahead.

Now on to this week’s incredible reports...

Coordinator Updates
Reports from the coordinators are now located on the website, under Staff Reports. The address is http://www.wetrainpreachers.com/extension-schools/

Read the latest report from Gary Fallis by clicking here.

Extension Reports

Ladies Classes, BCA, And BVBIC-Wotutu Make An Impact In Cameroon: Along with news about the progress of the program, this report also includes a special prayer request.

The First Year Of Studies Comes To An End And Year Two Is Coming: Students at the French-speaking school in Mbanga, Cameroon continue to make their way through the program.

Students Completed Vocational Classes Last Week In Nigeria: Vocational training is part of the program in Nigeria and benefits students in providing for their financial needs upon graduating.

Earthquake Relief Is Distributed In Nepal For The Work: A recent meeting among church leaders in Nepal provided decisions on relief for the Lord’s people in Nepal.

The Providence Of God Is Seen In Arusha, Tanzania: Who would have thought that a phone fall from Ghana might have such an impact on the work in Tanzania? But, it did.

Mission Printing Provides Great Blessing To The Work In East Africa: A recent container with millions of tracts arrived in Tanzania and will benefit the program in all of East Africa.

Final Thoughts
Thank you for continuing to read the reports each week, and thank you for your love of this work. We know that the success of any program rests in the hands of God and we appreciate your willingness to be a tool in His hands for the furtherance of the kingdom through the Bear Valley Bible Institute. We consider it a blessing to work with you in this endeavor.

God bless
Bob

Mission Printing Provides Great Blessing To The Work In East Africa...

Greetings fellow workers,

God continues to bless the work here and demonstrate His goodness. It's an honor to serve Him alongside of each of you and together with the soldiers of Christ here. 

Bible Tracts
We are absolutely thrilled that Mission Printing has chosen to send a treasure trove of biblical tracts and materials to us. This week an entire shipping container of materials arrived at the Andrew Connally School of Preaching. We'll serve as a distribution point, and some of these materials will go to other mission points across East Africa. As you can tell from the pictures, there's plenty to go around. This will be a great blessing to the work here. 

Area Reports
Here are some excerpts from reports we received from some of the area preachers about the work at their congregations. Be encouraged at all of the work being done for our Lord.

From Yusuph:
The outline of Baptisms and restorations for all congregations on Lake Zone this February,

USHIROMBO - 3 restored
LULEMBELA - 13 souls
KAZIBIZYO / MTINGA 10 souls
IMALAMAGIGO -8 souls IBAMBULA - 3 restored
SUNVE - 4 souls restored and 5 baptisms.

From Joseph Juma Withare: 
For the last two months, I established 12 Bible Classes with 25 people. Right now I have 15 Bible Classes with 31 people. I was also visiting the church members who were back sliding for many years. I succeeded in restoring one, also working for other back sliders.

From Ibrahimu Mrutu at the Kisongo church:
The church is rapidly increasing it’s number; the attendance now is awesome. We are absolutely thankful to the mighty God for the great chance to preach the Gospel.

The great challenge that we have is building. Our current building is now small; some times members stands outside.

From Hamidu Mohamed at the Kazibizyo church:
Within this February, God has added 10 souls (ten) in his kingdom. The big effort caused this result to appear. Look at the results in January. If you remember, I wrote 20 twenty souls were obedient, so that we have 30 new converts within these two months, and according to these results, the number will increase because the church made plans to encourage every believer to make sure they invite their neighbors or relatives or friends, so the work of evangelism becomes very easy.

Cy Update
We rejoice that Cy's cancer has gone into remission.  He is currently undergoing physical therapy in an effort to get strong enough to continue on with the treatment plan. Please continue to pray for him.

Enjoy some pictures from the week on our blogpost: http://tanzanianmissions.blogspot.com/2016/02/short-report-february-28.html

Till all have heard...
Daniel Gaines
for Cy Stafford

The Providence Of God Is Seen In Arusha, Tanzania...

“Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit” (Mathew 20:28). This command is to every one who believes in Him. The Lord gave this command without telling us how we should go about fulfilling it, but rather He just wants us to go. In our present age, we have many venues of which we can use as we go about fulfilling this command and yet most of us we still do not do that. 

In December last year, I received a message for “a brother” from Ghana whose name is Solomon. I do not know how he got my number, but that was not a big deal. He introduced himself as a brother in the Church of Christ from Ghana, and he had been communicating with several people in Tanzania through “WhatsApp.” He sent messages to me with names and contacts of those people, asking me if I would study more with them in the Bible. He thought I lived close to them, but all the contacts were more than 400 miles from where we are. I then tried to call all those contacts to see if they existed. Finally, I was able to direct them to the Lord’s Church which was close to them. One of those contacts was a lady known as Rahel who lives in the Geita area. I called brother Yusufu Mdaki and asked him if he would go and study with her. Yusufu went and as he arrived there, Rahel invited her neighbors so that they could all study together. A brother was born from that study and now the church will soon be established in that area. 

Therefore, we should not underestimate the power of communication. We can bring as much as we can in His Kingdom, just by clicking the buttons of our phones from home. 

This is but one of the stories of what is going on in the Lord’s Kingdom here in East Africa. It would not be possible if you had not supported us through your prayers and finances. May the Lord bless you beyond measure. 

Please do not forget to continue to pray for our beloved brother Cy who is still sick in the hospital. 

Your servant in His Kingdom, 

Charles Mwanga,
Director
Andrew Connally School of Preaching. P.O. Box 14041, Arusha – Tanzania