Some Thirsty Guests

About 2 weeks ago we noticed a strange smell when we turned the water on. We prepared ourselves for the worst and thought we would be cleaning out a clog in our septic system. We soon discovered that was not the problem. We were never so relieved and the problem that we were about to discover was nothing! Brad climbed up to our water tank to find hundred's if not over 1,000 bees inside our tank! With the help of Kingu, he and Brad managed to kill them all with a little smoke and several cans of insect killer. What a sight to see Kingu with Brad's motorcylce helmet on his head, running around the yard with a can of "Doom" in each hand chasing the bees! Here is a picture of Kingu scooping out the left over bees out of the tank. This is our new life in Tanzania!

The Birth in Basotu

We wrote in our last prayer update about the first church plant out of Truth Baptist Church in Katesh. Fellow missionary, Nate Wolf and Tananian church member, Christopher are pastoring the new church. They had their first Sunday service the first weekend in May. That weekend, church members from the Truth Baptist Church spent the weekend in Basotu preparing for the first service. A team of Bible students volunteered their time to play games, sing songs, hand out invitations, and preach to crowds of people. Four people trusted Christ as their Savior! We also were able to show some Christian films on Friday and Saturday in front of the church. Seeing a "movie" in their small village sure drew a crowd! Here are a few pictures of the events that weekend.

Ladies from Katesh (Mama Emma, Mama Hidijah, Mama Joshua, and Mama Frankie) enjoy some free time before the service

The crowd gathers before the service begins on Saturday

The mass "Exodus" of children to hear a Bible lesson

The Goat Cup

During Easter weekend, the TRUTH Center hosted a volleyball tournament. Four teams of young men from Katesh competed for the grand prize.......a goat! Never did we think that we would travel to the market to buy a goat as a trophy. During the tournament, the participants and the gathering crowd were able to hear the Gospel.