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After 108 years she celebrates her 1st Christmas Mama Pilistina is now 108 years old. She has lived her whole life in rural Tanzania and most of that life she did NOT know her Lord and Saviour! On March 12, 2017, ACrossMission visited her; she heard Adda sing "Break Every Chain" which was translated into Kiswahili. Pilistina began to ask her son (himself about 85yrs) about Jesus and he led her to Jesus. Pilistina came to confess her belief in God the Father, God the Son, an

How can you believe that nonsense? I struggled with this question. I don’t remember ever NOT believing and NOT knowing my need for Jesus – I do however remember the ridicule of my beliefs – "use your common sense!" "This ridiculous idea of God is dead." Such was the 70’s. But here is the thing – the proposition “not Jesus,” mathematically and scientifically seems to me, to require no less outright faith than the proposition “Jesus.” That is, both positions need a rather equal

"Where is it? Where is the Candle?" Where is the tall white candle of Christmas? There is no new candle in this picture! Why would we not complete the liturgy and light the final candle? What need do we have of it?!! In our Advent contemplation candles represent the growing light - but on Christmas we have THE Light the darkness can not overcome. Christ is the “Light of the World” which the darkness of sin cannot overcome. As Christ's Advent, His Coming draws us onward we lig

22nd day of Advent December 24th, 2017 Luke 1:51-53 "He has shown strength with His arm; He has scattered the proud in the thoughts of their hearts. He has brought down the powerful from their thrones, and lifted up the lowly; He has filled the hungry with good things, and sent the rich away empty." The Greatest Gift by Adda Edwards God loves us. “Us” as in He loves me and you and everyone. God loves us. “Us” as in those who don’t love Him. “Us” as in those who we don’t see a

As Advent 4 begins, we light the candle of Joy. We thank God that because of all that He is, we know true Joy - the Joy of the certainty of Hope, the Joy of His peace and the Joy of being Loved. (together in Christ we light the candle of Joy) O LORD, raise up, we pray thee, thy power, and come among us, and with great might succour us; that whereas, through our sins and wickedness, we are sore let and hindered in running the race that is set before us, thy bountiful grace and

21st day of Advent December 23rd, 2017 John 7:40-52 “Surely you have not been deceived too, have you?" We are drawing to the end of Advent - this season of seeking Jesus, the Light of God in the World. Christmas is soon upon us. After sunset, the Church global in the dark of this Holy Night will praise God, awestruck and amazed at the awesome love of God who humbled Himself, took on human form and was born into human history. What Child is this? Who is this Jesus? We are no

20th day of Advent December 22nd, 2017 Hebrews 1:1-14 “the Name He has inherited is more excellent” What is our relationship with Jesus? What does it mean to say "I am Christian"? The Gospel of Christ tells us the Christian lives in Christ, through Christ, for Christ, and with Christ – each statement points to our relationship with Jesus Christ. It means something to say "I live in Christ" – in short, it means that I am no longer my own, "I" have become His. It means some

19th day of Advent December 21st, 2017 Hebrews1:1-4 FOCUSING ON THE JOY & NEW HOPE DURING THIS ADVENT SEASON by Rev. Denis Robert, Anglican Church of Tanzania The more clear our understanding of the Scriptures, the more clearly we will see our hope in Christ’s birth. The more clearly we see our hope in Christ, the more joy we will know. The more we take time to learn what God has revealed to us about what He has prepared for us, the more joy we will find in that hope of Jes

18th day of Advent December 20th, 2017 Psalm 125 JOY WE FEEL AS GOD'S PEOPLE by Rev. Donald Okumu, Anglican Church of Tanzania PSALM 125 is a psalm of Triumph. The theme of this psalm is our safety and security within God's will. At some point in our lives, everyone feels uncertainty about the future. We all fear for the future of ourselves, our families and our fortunes. Yet we hear God's promised security and safety; He promises that He will surround us, protect us and sh

17th day of Advent December 19th, 2017 Acts 3:17 - 4:4 HEAR THE GOSPEL AND LIVE What great Love we are given in Jesus. Peter recounts our sin and guilt - a guilt that leads us to crucify the Lord of life - Jesus Christ. Peter walks us through Scripture showing us that the words of the prophets had all been fulfilled in Jesus. Peter shows us our sin in the words of Holy Scripture. All we had done was announced through God's prophets. Then Peter goes on to talk of Jesus in th