Today has been great! Everyone is doing awesome and we are all very excited to go to the game park for the next two days. Today we spilt into two groups and went to different churches in Iringa. We attended Revival Baptist Church. It is down the road from our hotel and we were happy that it is the church Aggripa's family attends. He is the pastor. When we got there, Dale and us went to the back to teach childrens sunday school. First Dale taught the story of David and Goliath and then we taught Abraham. The kids responded great to our picture books and impressed us with how much they knew about the stories. After that we went to the service where Bill R. preached the sermon. The rest of the group met us afterwards for lunch. Kelsey's grandparents had mentioned that our fame of our blog was growing quickly but we didn't realize how much. Missionaries from Iringa that have worked with the Bill's in the past joined us for lunch and the first thing they said to us was, "I recognize you from your picture on your blog!" After lunch we went to their house for coffee and dessert. They shared with us some of the most amazing stories and gave us encouragement for the rest of our trip. We are now about to shop some more until we get ready for the game park.
For those wondering about the Muslim boys (uncle Rensey)- Marvin says, "the seed had been planted. They understood what I was telling them and although they had not accepted it yet, God will be working on their hearts." The pastor in the village told Aggripa that he appreciated the delicate way Marvin presented the gospel to them.
We appreciate all of the people who have been praying for the team and keeping up with our blogs. We don't have much time to write the blogs so it is encouraging that people still read them!
Acts 1:8 But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea, and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.
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Thank you girls sooo much for the information. I am Marvin's mother and this brings many tears of joy to my eyes. He is an awesome man and an awesome son. His dad and I are so proud of him and so full of joy at what God is doing through him. He has an amazing life story already and an amazing testimony. Please tell him we love him and miss him and can't wait to hear how God has worked in Tanzania through this mission trip. I am happy to see faces (yours :-) ) of those we have been praying for. We daily continue to be in prayer for all of the team members as well as those who hear the Good News of the Gospel of Jesus Christ!!!!
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It is so wonderful to hear your stories. I know you will love going to the game park. I am leaving tomorrow to go with Morgan to kids camp. Hopefully I will be able to get your blogs on my i-phone. At church today many people comented on your blog and how great it is to be able to hear what is going on.
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Hey, Girls! Can't wait to hear all about your time at the Game Park. Everything here is fine. Heather is in Tijuana and Alyssa is at LA Tech for two weeks. Dad and I had a great time in Galveston. I started summer school yesterday. Amy, did you get in touch with the Compassion people? We are praying for all of you! Keep updating the blogs when you can. Much love, Mom and Ms. Lori
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ReplyDeletemorning/afternoon girls ......i bet it's not 100 degrees in Igrina this morning .... well it is here in the burg ....I hibernate inside ..all day if possible......glad to hear about the game park .... that better to me that the bees and dirt/pooh ... it was TMI for your nonnie ....hey ... when you go to town shopping ..get a few pieces of african cloth squares and an african dress so we can do some decorating in dorm/appartment rooms .... i'm already thinking about some things...all is well here...isnt' doing the lord's work fun ....it's so satisfying to look back over one of your days and see how much progress you have made ....but remember the "seeds" don't sprout overnight ..... according to the conditions ..they may take a while ... but that's not our jobs ... we plant ... HE takes care of everything else needed to sprout and produce fruit ..........have much fun, see and experience everything (safely) and again I am so impress with your blog writing ... tell Kelsey ..Albertt Schwitzer (you know him from deepest africia) would not have approved of her killing the innocent bug ... he wouldn't even kill an ant .....but maybe he was not sleeping with it in his room haaaaaaaaa read you later ..........love the ms gang ..P&N
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