My name is Rita Bwire. I am the secretary of our Migombani village government. I believe we are the luckiest people on Kome Island because we have Amani School in our village. An island is an isolated place, often overlooked by the government and citizens on the mainland. Kome Island is one such place. Our …
My name is Daudi Magesa, a security guard and groundskeeper at Oikos School in Bukabwa. In 2011, I heard the gospel preached in my village. After living a life that didn’t please God—one of drunkenness—I decided to accept and follow Jesus. From that day forward, I have been striving to overcome the world by living …
My name is Emmanuel Sylvanus, a Kome Island resident and parent of Wilkista Emmanuel, a pupil at Amani School. Education is a crucial aspect of every child’s life, as it shapes their future and contributes to their overall development. However, in our community, people do not take education seriously. Many parents do not prioritize sending …
My name is Gaudensia Tigaruza. I am 49 years old. My daughter is Anna Mkama, a second grader at Amani Pre & Primary School here on Kome Island. Due to poverty, abandonment, and other unfortunate circumstances, many children in our society do not have access to basic education. Our village had long been deprived of …
My birthday was the first day of evangelism in the villages. I was still feeling a little lost; why was I even there? The travel had been long, and the newness of everything so extreme. Nevertheless, I was hopeful that our first day out would be meaningful. Our team of 3 Americans, 3 Tanzanian translators, …
“This One”
These are the words that kept running through my mind while I was holding the hand of a little girl laying in a hospital bed in Tanzania.
I (Elizabeth) have wanted to travel to Tanzania with Twelve21 Global since the fall of 2019 after my best friend told me about her experiences on a mission trip that summer. She returned from her mission trip with a transformed heart and a new understanding of sharing the good news. So naturally…
I needed Tanzania as much or more than Tanzania needed me! One of my motivations for returning to teaching was the opportunity to use my summers to serve on short-term mission trips. When I heard about an opportunity to serve alongside Twelve21 Global in Tanzania, I knew almost immediately that God had opened a door …
In the beginning was the Word. The Word was with God, and the Word was God. Through a spoken word, God created everything. As societies progressed and written language was developed, God used people to write His words. This produced the Living Word, The Bible, a plan of communication between God and man. Holy. Infallible. …
When we pray for world missions, God hears us. God hears our prayers, and He responds. I remember a moment at age 19 when an answered prayer astonished me. My friend had some difficult things going on in life that were getting her down. On a certain Thursday, I set my mind to pray for her every …
WHY DO WE DO MISSION TRIPS TO AFRICA? One part of the Twelve21 Global ministry is mobilizing people to go on mission trips to the areas where we have schools, new church plants, and mobile health clinics! A mission trip to Africa can be scary if it is your first time, but we are here …
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