Dear Friends,                                                                                                                       August 2009

This letter is being written from Rhode Island as I visit my three grandkids. I will stay for a few weeks. God is bringing healing to my heart and He has given comfort that only can come from Him. My strength is not enough but His is endless. My wisdom is limited but His is limitless. God's Word has given me peace and strength through these difficult days since Tom's diagnosis of pancreatic cancer and his death. Tom is enjoying the riches of Heaven with His Savior and Lord. It makes Heaven a sweeter place in my heart to know that my loved ones have went on before me. My mother went to Heaven when I was 15 and my father went to be with the Lord two years ago. Now I have more loved ones in Heaven as my best friend and husband went to join the heavenly band.

I hear good news from Tanzania as the ministry is growing and glowing for the Lord. My partners, Vernon and Mary Smith, are ministering and leading the ministries in Arusha town. Bible Baptist Academy is doing well and we continue to pray for more sponsors for our needy children. We need 5 more sponsors who want to help with scholarships. Each school year we have sponsors who give $360 a year to give Tanzanian children in the Olorieni area a chance to get a quality Christian education. If you are interested in this opportunity, email me and I will get you the needed information. This is a two-year commitment so the children can continue without fear of losing the needed funds for their education. Our school is four years old and is highly respected in the community. The community leaders realize that we are giving a quality Christian education and these children will be the future leaders of Tanzania. Pray for the school ministry at Bible Baptist Church of Olorieni.

I am returning to Tanzania November 2, 2009. My call to Tanzania has not changed and there is much to do in Arusha, Tanzania. I partner with Mary and Vernon Smith to win souls for Christ and to disciple the new converts. I am the head mistress of the school and I have a role in the soul winning ministry and visitation ministry of Team Tanzania. I also am overseeing some of the children ministries and help in the ladies' ministries. My zeal and my call has not changed. Even though I return to Tanzania without Tom, I am not alone. The Lord is my strength. The Lord is my comfort. The Lord is my Rock. Pray with me as I prepare to return to East Africa. Pray with me as I continue our work with the Tanzanian people. Tom told Jon Konnerup ,mission director of the BBFI, personally that he supported me in this decision. Tom talked with our sending pastor, Pastor K. G. Skinner, and told him his approval of me returning to ministry in Arusha. I miss my partner of 34 years and I long to see him again, but I am still here and there is much to do for His kingdom.

Thank you so much for your continued support of the ministries of Tanzania. Thank you so much for your prayers for me and for my family as we walk a new road without Tom. Pray for me as I prepare to return to Tanzania.

In His Service,

Mrs. Joanne Foltz