Tanzania Wednesday- Jeff

We had an awesome day.  We woke up at the monastery for breakfast and headed out to our first stop in Mbulumbulu.  22 kids and 14 adults. I believe we are getting more comfortable singing the Swahili hymns.  Was a blessing to sing and worship with them. 

 

Afterward, we headed back to the house.  We had a coffee stop and had some really fun conversations with Elisha and Pastor Jeremiah about the roles of laymen in congregations. I see correlations around the world.  As a layman, I see so many challenges with apathy.  It’s not that people aren’t willing to work, they just aren’t sure what they should do.  It seems that a great place to start is working on alignment within a congregation to get everyone on the same page with a vision.  Then work the vision as a group trusting the Lord to guide the journey.  So often we get stuck waiting for someone to tell us what to do or to do the work for us.  As you can imagine, it was a lively conversation.  How much fun. 

 

This previous conversation ties to one of my hopes learning more about the mission board work around the world.  How I, as a layman, can impact congregations regardless of where they are.  Elisha and I spent several hours talking about the local congregation and his own business. As a layman, and someone who works with business owners for a living, this was a lot of fun for me.  We are hoping to spend more time on this trip working on the plans for both.