Our time is quickly approaching for our departure to Morogoro! We are excited, and some are nervous. I tend to have a "vivid" imagination, which should explain the nervousness. I think this may be common in women, as other women who are traveling with us are also nervous. I believe that Satan is trying to use the nervousness to inhibit the work of God. Satan knows that the Lord has the ability to do amazing things during our trip to Tanzania; so he is trying even harder to stop us from spreading the Truth. Please pray that our hearts will be strengthened through the Lord as we prepare for our departure. As each day passes, more members of our group are being afflicted with illness, nerves and concern. Only the Holy Spirit can ease these fears.
Today, we received word from the baptist preacher in Morogoro. He explained to us how God is at work in the schools. Two weeks ago, he baptized twelve people, ten in which were from Islamic strong holds. Many believers are coming from a past of being forgotten, raped, rejected, and never feeling loved. But now they have been welcomed into the loving arms of the Lord and they understand true love for the first time in their lives! Praise God!
During our two week stay in Tanzania, we will be working in construction and teaching. There are two schools that we will be teaching at, one for younger children and the other is teenagers. There will definitely be a language barrier in communicating to the children. We hope that we can somehow translate "sin", "Christ", "persecution", and "salvation". I'm pretty sure only the Holy Spirit will be able to do that!
We will keep you updated over the next eleven days! Until then, keep us all in your prayers!
In Him-
The Crains
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