Jessie and Shalimar Tingson
Team Tanzania
February 2005
Dear Praying s Friends,
Praise God from whom all
the blessings flow. Our trust is that everything is going well
for you as you start the New Year. On December 1, 2004, Our
family moved in to the church parsonage. We would like to
express our thanks and gratitude for helping us this dream come
true. This helps us as we ministers to the people in the day
to day basis. There are many blessing the parsonage brings.
Big percentage of our monthly support goes into the hands of the
unsaved landlords. House rents are increasing in the regular
basis also. Having free from renting give us additional funds
for the ministry and evangelism. Our Children now have the
church compound as playing ground. Scores of kids were coming
each week to play with them.
As we minister to the
people each day. We realized doing ministry here is not easy.
The opposition from the devil is strong. Thus, we should
expect the unexpected from this difficult and deceptive culture.
Visitation and evangelism are being done regularly and the gospel is
being preached. We see good number of unsaved professing
Christ each week but very few are willing to take the next step,
like of attending the church services or following Christ in water
baptism. Many Tanzanian still engaged with some kind of
witchcraft. Even to those who claim to be born again. A
culture that runs deep in the lives of these people. There are
lot of false gospel being preached everywhere that is pulling many
from knowing the truth. With all we see and experienced just
enhances our desires to serve more than ever before. Everyday we are
praying for wisdom in order to be more effective servants of the
Lord.
One of the many things
that god had wrought is the blessing of having a good core of Bible
Institute Students. We thank God for these youth. They
are filling many of the church ministries from Singing in the choir,
Children ministry to leading the Youth Program. As we teach
them to observe all things and to live a life pleasing to the Lord.
What we see in them are future leaders of this church and other
ministries God will entrust to us in the future. Please pray
for them as they also are target of Satan's attack. Aside from
the lessons they are receiving regularly from the Institute.
We gather every Wednesday afternoon for prayers and for supplemental
lessons.
We are coming over this
April for our first furlough. We feel excited but little
apprehensive of leaving the church that we learned to love.
But we are confident that the Good Shepherd will take care of His
flock. There are many things that need to be done before 30th
of March, the day of our departure. We now filling our itinerary for
our furlough. If you are having Missions Conference or you
like us to come and visit your church in any of your services.
Please contact us with the emails written below. We loved to
visit and bring good tiding to your church and family.
May God bless you richly.
Thank you so much for you love and support.
Your Missionaries,
Bro. Jessie and Shalimar Tingson
Malaika and Imani Ruth
Emails : jsttanz@yahoo.com
or tanz35@hotmail.com