Greetings from Waama Bible School! The 2nd semester is well under way and life is back to its usual busy self! Classes have been going very well. My class schedule is heavy on the history side of things, but that is just fine with me. The students seem to be enjoying all their classes and learning a lot. It is truly a joy to equip these church leaders with tools to better serve their home congregations.
Jesse and I are very happy to report that we have started up our weekend ministry again! The main emphasis of this ministry is showing the Jesus Film, but in recent years has also turned into a time of teaching seminars and preaching. So just in case we felt like we had any free time, we decided to start up this ministry again. January 29-31 Jesse and I (and about 8 students) went to the region called Tumati. We showed the Jesus Film three times that weekend. This past weekend (Feb 5-7) we were in the region of Bassotu where we were able to show twice. Usually the school sends a driver with us, but they asked if we would drive this time. So Jesse drove and we experienced mud like I've never seen before.
We were sliding all over the place, but we never got stuck! We're pretty sure that only the hand of God kept us from sliding into one of the million ditches and ravines that parallel (and sometimes across) the road. We praise God for his protection during these two weekends of ministry. Jesse and I are planning on having 4 more of these trips before we hit graduation in June. We appreciate your prayers for these trips and for those who hear the Gospel through these efforts.
There is some sad news that I would like to share with you. One of our good friends and fellow missionaries, Froydis, had a stroke. She first came to Tanzania while it was still an English colony (a LONG time ago) and is responsible for translating the Bible into the local language, Iraqw. She is much loved by everybody here, including Jesse and me. She was evacuated by plane to Nairobi last Sunday. She is still in Nairobi but is looking to return to her home country of Norway when her health permits. Reports said that she lost her speech and control of the right side of her body. But just today we heard that she is speaking again, we haven't heard about the paralysis. We praise God for this. Will you pray for Froidis and her work with the Iraqw Language and Culture Trust?
Thank you so much for your support and prayers on our behalf. May God bless you,
Ben
