We were looking forward to
seeing our friends and fellow-laborers on the Unity Committee members. The
chairman, Gabriel Magang (pictured, center) is a humble, faithful and
very capable leader who is such a help to us when we come. Pastor Joseph Sima (left) is one of the newest
members of the Unity Committee, and a Barabaig pastor with a servant's heart
and a missionary's vision. And Faustin
Bayo (right), our faithful friend and translator, accompanied us as well.
He is widely respected by all the pastors of the Manyara Region, and is the
only pastor in the area who has had any Bible School education.
Of course, before much "work" can be done, culture dictates
that you must share some "fellowship" first. As we sat with them for
chai (and later, for lunch) at a local restaurant, we enjoyed hearing stories
of what God is doing in their villages throughout the region. They are hopeful
as they face the coming year.
