Teleios Ministry: Home in Tanzania

Arriving in Dar Es Salaam was like arriving at home. Nothing anxious in going through passport control, getting our bags (all arrived!!), going through customs, riding to the Airport Transit Lodge, and resting for short time. Early Saturday morning heading to the domestic airport, catching our Auric Air flight (14 passenger plane), and meeting Neema and Mpeli Mwaisumbe at Iringa airport. Many greetings, hugs, and BREAKFAST! waiting at the house.

I am tagging along as Bonnie has all the responsibility. Bonnie and Neema have put together a Women’s Leadership Conference from March 26-29 along with the help of the Daily Bread Life staff. Forty women from 10 different churches of different denominations have registered. Also, Bonnie is leading meetings with Neema and Mpeli on children’s camp to be held June 5-8.

Sunday, we worshipped with Kidetete Baptist Church and ACTS Fellowship, Iringa, in the morning. Both churches are growing. Kidetete Baptist Church is also the home church for the Bread of Life Secondary School. Two of their choirs were involved in the worship service. Bonnie brought greetings from Teleios partners around the world. Floyd brought the message. ACTS Fellowship is the home church for Daily Bread Life Children’s Home. Two of the children’s praise teams were a part of the worship service. This was such a blessing along with seeing the older young people of DLBCH involved in the worship.

Sunday night the Women’s Leadership Conference opened on Sunday night, March 26^th, with 40 women attending from 9 different churches. This was an opening time of worship and introducing the participants and leaders to each other. Floyd brought the opening message.

Tuma and Happy officially welcome Bonnie and Floyd

Monday, a representative of the Iringa Regional Commissioner came to officially open the Women’s conference. Gwamaka Mpeli and Pawdre Scout are translating for Bonnie. Raymond and Jessica are leading in worship music along with Gwamaka. Bonnie spent the day teaching on the spiritual disciplines required as the basis for every woman leader. She emphasized God’s calling in the leader’s life.

The Big Event of Monday was giving every woman a study bible.

The New Life Ministry has graciously allowed Daily Bread Life to use their worship facility over the three days. A local businessman opened up his hotel for a place to stay for the women coming from out of town. The Masoko Café is providing the meals. A real partnership effort at work in sharing the message with the women coming from across Tanzania.