"Mwamba Salama" Youth Bible Study Training

We have a new project officer in the youth office, who started work on 17th October. His name is Justine Sabe. He is pictured here working in the office. Please pray for him as he continues to settle in to this role.

Last week we completed a seminar for youth leaders from dioceses all over Tanzania. 21 out of 26 dioceses were represented and 45 people attended. The seminar was is the use of a youth bible study guide called "Mwamba Salama" or "Solid Rock".
It is important to encourge the youth of Tanzania to read and study their bibles together and this book enables them to do this. The youth leaders who attended are keen to return to their dioceses and train others to use the book and engage in bible study with their groups. We have distributed 800 books around the dioceses and are now fundraising to enable us to print some more so that they can be used widely.

These pictures show the group at the seminar and trainers Rev. Joshua Mkoga from Ruaha diocese and Rev. Samweli Magawa from Morogoro diocese.

We also held a meeting of youth leaders which was the first for some time and it was useful to renew contacts and to hear what each diocese is doing with their youth, and to make plans for the future. We will shortly be holding elections for a new TAYO (Tanzania Anglican Youth Organisation) committee and ask for your prayers for this process, that the right people may be chosen to take things forward effectively.