During the month of April, the students started the second quarter of the school year. Their studies are going well. Their evangelistic efforts have born much fruit. 61 Bible studies were conducted, resulting in four baptisms and four restorations. During the first quarter there was a congregation of the denomination known as “the Brethren” that…
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The opening verses of John 6 provide an account of Jesus feeding 5,000 with two fish and five loaves. Jesus prepares to work this miracle by asking one of his disciples, “Where shall we buy bread…?” (v. 5). Philip’s response is rather reasonable. He points out that buying a catered meal for 5,000 people at…
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Throughout history, many religious teachers have appeared claiming to carry a message from God or a god. The reliability of their source and of their record has usually been difficult to verify at best. They emerge from a secret meeting with an angel in a cave or in the forest with no witnesses, and declare…
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Some time after healing the lame man at the pool of Bethesda Jesus seeks him out again. Our Lord’s words to him are few, but quite pointed. (John 5:14) First, Jesus reminds the man of the great blessing he has just received: he has been made whole! He wasn’t just better, he was complete and…
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Over first couple of months in 2019 I ran a social media campaign and asked members of our community, “If you could ask God one question, what would you ask?” I took the questions that came in and ranked them by popularity. The six most popular questions became sermon topics for our Gospel Meeting. It…
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As John 5 opens, an interesting scene is set before us. The pool of Bethesda is occasionally imbued with healing powers, but only for the first person to get into the water after the angel stirs the pool. There sits a man who has been lame for thirty-eight years. He explains that he has been…
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It is so hard to believe that we have officially moved to Tanzania! The last few weeks have been a total blur. On Monday morning our little family boarded a United Airlines plane and began the 22 hours of flying it took to get here. The children loved flying until the last few hours when…
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*|MC:SUBJECT|* *|MC_PREVIEW_TEXT|* During this time of year, we are especially mindful to have an attitude of gratitude. As I reflect on the things I am thankful for, my mind quickly travels to all the good brethren who have financially, physically, and prayerfully supported the good work of the Manna Project. Here is a list of…
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<!doctype html> *|MC_PREVIEW_TEXT|* CHIMALA NEWS Over the weekend, a giant tree inside the shop compound area at the Chimala mission fell. It landed directly across our rabbit building! It caused some major damage! Fortunately, none of our rabbits were hurt and are thriving still! The workers on the mission have been hard at work rebuilding…
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