I didn't think I would be here for the Memorial of Christ's death but I was. I was so glad I was able to be part of this amazing expirience also. It was amazing. We had an attendance of 178 out of a congregation of about 50 publishers. The guy who works at the hotel by our house, Paulo, that we started a study with but gave to a brother attended. He asked someone else to take his shift so that he could attend. Then we had 9 students from our Kipindi cha Dini come. 7 of which weren't Witnesses & don't attend meetings.
Of course the work of inviting people still wasn’t over, we had time to invite everyone to the special talk, “Are You on the Road Leading to Everlasting Life?” One day while going to visit a study who wasn’t home we met a few women who all invited us to sit. Then a few men joined us. They were asking us questions about our religion. If there was separate rooms for men, women, & children. We explained how everyone learns the Bible together because God desires that everyone be saved & we showed them the video, “What Happens at a Kingdom Hall?” to explain more about our program & what to expect. Then they asked what language is it in? Swahili of course but if others desired Sukuma (one of the local tribes) or Tanzanian Sign Language they could be found in other parts of Mwanza. One of the young men then asked what if someone who doesn’t know Swahili or Kisukuma but knows Kihaya only, how would they study the Bible. We told them about our website & how many languages it is availiable in & then downloaded & showed him. “What Happens at a Bible Study?” in…yep, you guessed it…Kihaya! He smiled from ear to ear. Then we told him if he comes to the talk on Sunday, he can meet one of our brothers, an elder in our congregation who speaks Kihaya & he would be more than happy to meet him & study with him in Kihaya. Of course a lot get excited about Wazungu speaking Swahili & may say they will come to the Kingdom Hall but never do. This guy though, showed up to the Kingdom Hall for the special talk, sat by the Kihaya family unknowingly while the Kihaya was presenting the talk, the wife of the brother took a second look at him she noticed right away that he was Mhaya, he looked exactly like her husband. This guy was amazing also, he followed along in his Bible, took notes, tried to sing the songs, even commented towards the end of the WT, “I’ve decided to serve Jehovah.” After the meeting he met his future Bible teacher & informed him he wants to study twice a week.
“I have written to you in few words in order to encourage you and to give an earnest witness that this is the true undeserved kindness of God. Stand firm in it.” ~ 1 Peter 5:12
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