To the coast and back again

Dear praying friends and family,
During the month of February, Luke taught one more church seminar. Then he, along with Japhet and Peter prepared for the start of the Discipleship Course on March 10.

Luke, Peter and Japhet in front of old Chapel.

Quite a few among the youth expressed an interest in attending but so far only a handful have showed up. Luke is teaching the first course, "Bible Survey" and trying to fit as much as he can into 6 teaching sessions. Please pray for the teachers and students during this first 3-month session.
As a family we have returned from the big city on the coast to attend the annual meeting with fellow Tanzanian missionaries. The 3 days together was spent in pleasant fellowship and encouraging reports from each family.

CMML Tanzanian missionaries in Dar Es Salaam.

To get to the big city we piled in the car with Luke's parents and drove north (to Mwanza), a 13 hour drive. There we caught our flight, instead of flying from our corner of Tanzania where only one airline offers services at an exorbitant price. We had the chance to briefly visit the small group of believers on Sunday. We praise the Lord for his protection on the road and in the air.
Upon our return home we found the electricity to be "off" more than "on", and the water to be the usual inconsistent few hours a day. This morning a very close strike of lightning caused a surge of power that fried our modem. Again, we praise the Lord for his protection and that nothing else was damaged.

Our family of 5 in Dar Es Salaam.

Little Aaron is a boy on the move. Esther is a champ at 1st grade, with only 9 weeks left of school! Emily is just Emily; at 3 and a half, she surprises us all the time as she tries to keep up with her big sister.

With love from our corner of Africa,
Luke, Gina, Esther, Emily and Aaron Johnson