IN APPRECIATION TO THE SERVANTS OF GOD
WHO MINISTERED US THE LIVING WORD OF GOD
IN TUKUYU, TANZANIA
15 JULY 2003 TO 19 JULY 2003

 

As Paul addressed to Philippians:

Whatsoever things are true, noble, just; whatsoever things are pure, lovely and of good report; if there is any virtue and praise worthy, meditate on these things. (Philippians 4:8)

Our brethren in the Love of God through Jesus Christ:

The committee of this Seminar is standing before God and before you on behalf of all the participants of this gathering who are from different denominations in this town; to thank and glorify Almighty God who sent you to serve us at a time of our hunger and thirst for righteousness.

We thank you for listening and obeying Him to the great call of Jesus to go over the world teaching all nations His righteousness (Matt. 28:18 ff). Also such personal Confidence you have to leave your families, countries and other responsibilities you have there, and that you have come just because of people like us. Your love is a wonderful to us when thinking about your risk even to the time of terrorism which is over the world. God bless you for loving us to such measure. Let Jesus who called you reward you accordingly.

But, beloved, we are persuaded better things of you, and things that accompany salvation, though we thus speak. For God is not unrighteous to forget your work and labour of love, which ye have shewed toward his name, in that ye have ministered to the saints, and do minister. And we desire that every one of you do shew the same diligence to the full assurance of hope unto the end: That ye be not slothful, but followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises. (Hebrews 6:9-12)

The impact of your teachings is great in our hearts since your service to us were totally inspired by the Holy Ghost. We witness that your ministry has changed our life and Ministry (we were blind but now we see; we were deaf but now we hear). We expect to have great revival in our Churches, Ministries and families. If possible we ask you to give us your hand out of your teachings for further studies. You pray for us that all things we learned in this Seminar be in action for the glory of God.

Also we thank God for His servant Rev. C. J. Mwaitebele because all these blessings are through his hand. We thank him for all communications and arrangements he made with you. To all these God is glorified in our hearts.

Since you have come to a quite different culture, we know many things were not pleasant to you. We ask you to forgive us for any inconvenience you faced from us.

Our brethren: Tim Sullivan, Evan Pyle, Stephen Monahan, George Straub and Jerome Lucas, we ask you to have in your mind that the end of this ministry is the beginning for next year. We ask you to bring your heart in us so that you can have a vision from God to have a permanent relationship with us.

We send you lovely greetings to your families, coworkers and other men and women of God wherever you go to minister. We know that from here, you will be going somewhere for the holy service. We encourage you by the Word of God from 1 Corinthians 15:57-58. Amen!

Executive Committee

Rev. Isaack Mwakipesile
Moravian Church
PO Box 456 Tukuyu, Tanzania

Mrs. Itika Mwambepo
Lutheran Church
PO Box 445 Tukuyu, Tanzania

Br. Barnaba Mubukwa
Moravian Church
PO Box 236
Tukuyu, Tanzania

 

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From the September 2003 edition of the Vine & Branches