Team Tanzania, July 12

From Missionary Bruce Naumann: 

Paula and I feel very blessed to be "double dating" with Mission Board member Jeff and Sarah Radichel here in Tanzsania. The four of us are traveling and conducting the children's presentations. It's a smaller teaching group than last time, but this helps in some ways because the four of us and a translator can all fit in our Rav4.

Yesterday we met with an attentive group at an orphanage near the Wittenberg Seminary and Ambureni church. These children have already received some teaching about Jesus, but they were excited to hear more. We enjoyed teaching them, and they joined in our Swahili children’s songs with great enthusiasm.
Please keep the orphans in East Africa in your prayers. Their circumstances are extremely humble, and they seem to have disadvantages in many areas from a very young age. 

Today is Sunday, and we'll be present for the worship service at Ambureni. After lunch we'll present to the children of the congregation, and then we have a cultural event to attend in the afternoon. We appreciate the prayerful support of all you folks back home! 

"Finally, brothers, pray for us, that the word of the Lord may speed ahead and be honored, as happened among you." 2 Thess. 3:1
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