On Wednesday, April 1, Yusuph received dire information from our Tanzanian Country Director, Pastor Jeremiah Motomoto. With the threat of COVID-19 looming over the country there was a high probability of the nation shutting down in the immediate future. A shut down in Tanzania would mean more than just self-isolation and boredom at home. It […]
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I’ve got to do something to help. Grandma needs a phone call and prayer. I can buy less so that others might have more. I should really connect with my neighbors and open up lines of communication. Let’s consider the elderly and the vulnerable. Let’s sit and have a chat with your sister, she was
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The Coronavirus pandemic is affecting communities all around the world, and unfortunately Twelve21 Global is no exception. After three confirmed coronavirus cases in Tanzania, yesterday the Tanzanian Government ordered the closing of all schools nationwide for the next 30 days. Our two schools on Kome Island and in Bukabwa are no exception. Though ministry inside
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This week, five of us from my home church were scheduled to be in Tanzania, training our church planters and encouraging the body of Christ in the Mara Region. The door for us to travel overseas was closed, but that did not stop Father from ministering to his people. He raised up a dear friend
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Not long ago, Rispa was faced with an overwhelming task. Already caring for her own five children, Rispa agreed to take in her orphaned niece Fozia. Dealing with the grief of losing her brother, combined with the uncertainty of where her family’s next meal was coming from, Rispa had no idea how to give her
Three of us from our leadership team were in Senegal, West Africa. We sat and listened to stories from courageous believers, like Malle, who are engaging the Wolof, a 99% Muslim Senegalese people group, with the Gospel. Malle was born and raised as a devout Muslim. When he was younger, he gave his life to
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“I must be too young to hear this stuff,” and “I almost cried!” exclaimed two pastors. Both served as translators at our annual widows’ conference in Mwanza, Tanzania. “Good,” I retorted. “Why do you say that’s good?” “Because that means you get it.” Two young pastors crying over the plight of the widows in Tanzania
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How can one sum up the journey that God puts us on? Maybe it’s a blessing, an adventure, a miracle that He has chosen us at all. So many things come to mind. My trip to Tanzania with Twelve21 Global was all these things and so much more. Although it didn’t start
I’ve heard it before. “All I can do is pray.” I catch myself telling others I’d rather have their prayers than their money. It’s easy to tell someone else prayer matters, but when the tables turn? Not so much! I raised a lot of money for my trip to Tanzania in June. I started coughing
“I’ve been wrong!” Pastor Deo announced as he stood to his feet in the middle of class. During the 2018 pastors’ conference on Kome Island in Tanzania, we studied Ephesians together. While focusing on unity in the church, something struck a chord with Pastor Deo. Scripture convicted him of wrong-doing. Unashamedly, he stood and confessed.
