This was a scene from teaching a new Extension course on the stewardship of relationships and things in Mukubi last week. Tom did get the log out of his eye (Matt 7:3-5)

This is the first group to finish the first full year of the new Extension curriculum. It has been a pleasure to work with them.

To celebrate the completion of the first year in the new Extension program, Tom and I made and served the nshima.

Love and diversity are not mutually exclusive—especially not within the church. Even Gal 3:28 does not obliterate the things that make us different. Jessie Tang argues against "colourblindness" in churches. eauk.org/news-and-views…

By the year 2100, 4 out of the 5 countries contributing most of the world's total population growth will be African. Those 5 are the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Nigeria, Pakistan, and Tanzania. (Pew Research | HT: @chrishowles) pewresearch.org/short-reads/20…

Partnership in Prayer and Finances [July–August 2025 Prayer Update] - mailchi.mp/c5019acc295d/p…

Join us for the 2025 E3 Pastors Conference! Visit e3pc.org to learn more and register.

This is where the church plant in Kisesa meets. This week they met for the course, Introduction to the Whole Bible under the teaching of Pastors Hamisi and Elisha.

Students in Kisesa doing an exercise to put the books of the Bible in order.

Pastor Elisha (of Kisesa) and his oldest daughter.

"Most of us go through life worrying people will think too little of us. Paul worried people would think too much of him." (D.A. Carson)

Seminary-branded hand sanitizer. 🤔

Would you join Kitwe Church as we pray and prepare to send Gideon MacGovern Mpeni to do a church revitalization in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania? Kitwe Church needs gospel partners in this work. Here is what God is doing, and how you can help! sola5.org/oasis-baptist-…

Zambia jails two men under the Witchcraft Act for using charms including a live chameleon in a failed plot against President Hichilema. It’s the first trial of its kind. bbc.in/46kosDj

During a choir ministry at the end of Sunday morning worship service in Nyampande, Tanzania, 10 August

Zambia's government says it will seek more compensation for communities affected by a toxic spill from a Chinese-owned copper mine, if this is needed following a full assessment. bbc.in/4nn8LCf

Would you pray that God may comfort Pastor Elisha and his wife? They lost their son to a battle with sickle cell anemia at the end of August.

A visit to the Gateway Arch marked our pivot to begin church meetings during this furlough.