Much of my teaching for this seminar surrounded the areas of spiritual hindrances: sin, pride, and curses (both on people and on the land).
The topic of curses was clearly the favorite. As I taught, I read Biblical descriptions of a cursed people and a cursed land; and, they heard descriptions that they could totally relate to! Then, as I began to teach about the Biblical remedies, I could see every eye in the room! No one was sleeping! No one was distracted. They were sitting on the edges of the benches, pens and highlighters ready. I continued to lead them to understand the problem as well as the remedy that is found in Jesus Christ. I taught them some very practical ways of appropriating Jesus’ sacrifice as the atonement for their sins and curses.
At the end of those sessions of teaching, I left them with some “homework”: to research and pray about their respective communities, asking God about those sins or curses that may be thwarting God’s desired blessing.
Even as I was wrapping up the speaking session, however, one pastor slipped a shabby, paper note up to the front for me. The paper said (in Swahili),
“My father murdered a man right here in Gendabi years ago. What do I do now to break the curses off of myself, my family, and the land?”
So, right then and there, we were able to stop and practice what I had been teaching! It was a beautiful opportunity for them to “grow into” the new principles, and put action to them!
After that little activity, as pastors began to return to their seats, I spotted many of them beginning to write on spare papers. By the closing of the conference, we had a large handful of papers containing the writings of many leaders, confessing the curse-inducing sins of their families and villages. What a blessing to finally deal with the weights that have been on their shoulders and hearts for so long!
UPDATE:
The next morning, as we drove through the African plains on our journey back to Arusha, we spotted more of God's beautiful creation.
Most of the homes here are made with mud and stick or with home-made bricks. Their grass roofs are surprisingly sturdy and water-proof; however, they do tend to be the habitation of a few critters, as well.
Pastor Don received a new name from the chairman of the Unity Committee. 
Two more “Tape Talk” Bible players and 4 small “Megavoice” Bible players were given away to pastors who were willing to use them as public evangelism tools. (www.asmtoday.org) These total 18 units installed in the last three months digitally speaking the Word to people who cannot read. Pleasant, though early results were told us from those who already used them for a month. Groups of villagers are forming to listen regularly.
Near the end of the seminar, Susan spoke a prophetic word over the listening pastors. By far the majority of the word was an encouragement, but there was also a solemn warning “There is a wolf here among the sheep.” 
The four of us speakers traded places on the floor seamlessly as the Spirit led. Pastors saw from the rapid change of presenter that no one lecturer insisted on his/her own way. No one demanded the floor. Instead, they heard once from a teacher, then from a prophet, then from an evangelist. 
Pastors Don and Susan modeled mutual submission, mutual respect, and servant leadership as Don washed his wife’s feet in public. It was such a simple act, and yet so strange to the culture that most of the pastors stood to their feet, straining to see. The men were curiously fascinated. Submitting to one’s wife and serving her are simply not widely practiced in this East African culture. 
Two apostles were identified dramatically. Several pastors discovered they were actually prophets. The new prophets immediately exercised their office, laying hands on the rest of the willing audience. People were hearing personal words from God spoken over them for the very first time. Some had that wide-eyed “How did you know?!” look all over them.
Christian and I were joined on the field by Pastor Don and Susan Ketcham of First Baptist Church - Ionia. 
God helped Activation International live up to our name this conference. We asked God to “activate” our audience of church leaders in their gifts. Some were activated dramatically.
Though rain was abundant throughout January and beginning of February, the drought that threatens the whole of Tanzania has begun encroaching again.
About a week ago, we again hit the road for Conference #3 in the Manyara region of Tanzania.
The pastors excitedly said that they had never heard teachings and seen video evidence of God’s work in the world like they had this week. They banded together in prayer and in support of one another.
At the end of those sessions of teaching, I left them with some “homework”: to research and pray about their respective communities, asking God about those sins or curses that may be thwarting God’s desired blessing.