{"id":3054,"date":"2022-12-10T16:25:57","date_gmt":"2022-12-10T23:25:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/belzglobal.com\/ministry\/?p=3054"},"modified":"2025-12-23T13:01:56","modified_gmt":"2025-12-23T20:01:56","slug":"training-in-tanzania","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/belzglobal.com\/ministry\/2022\/12\/10\/training-in-tanzania\/","title":{"rendered":"Training in Tanzania"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I have just returned from two weeks in Tanzania where my friend Ryan and I conducted Pathways workshops in Iringa and Muheza. The focus for both workshops was on the first several chapters of Genesis, primarily focusing on how to develop a good message statement from the passage through determining important ideas, sections, and the author&#8217;s flow of thought. Both networks started out slow, but as the training continued, they caught on and made significant improvement.<\/p>\n<p>This trip had a bit of a strange start: On the outbound flight we were stopped in Arusha, Tanzania due to the fact that a large hole suddenly appeared on the runway in Dar es Salaam, our intended destination.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3074\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3074\" style=\"width: 2048px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3074\" src=\"http:\/\/belzglobal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/hole.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1152\" srcset=\"https:\/\/belzglobal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/hole.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/belzglobal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/hole-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/belzglobal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/hole-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/belzglobal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/hole-1024x576.jpeg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3074\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Runway at Abuja Airport (free use(<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The plane was unable to land in Dar, so we were stuck for a day in Arusha. Very strange problem, but we tried to make the best of it, and I ended up preaching in a local church in Arusha.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3055\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3055\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3055\" src=\"http:\/\/belzglobal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_9344-copy.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/belzglobal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_9344-copy.jpg 800w, https:\/\/belzglobal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_9344-copy-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/belzglobal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_9344-copy-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3055\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ryan and I are boarding the plane from Kilimanjaro to Dar late at night<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Eventually we made it to our first training in Iringa, led by pastor Tumaini. A favorite part of the training was introducing each network to the &#8220;Whole Story of the Bible,&#8221; complete with hand motions. Check out this video:<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 474px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-3054-1\" width=\"474\" height=\"267\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"http:\/\/belzglobal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Whole-Story-of-Bible.mp4?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/belzglobal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Whole-Story-of-Bible.mp4\">http:\/\/belzglobal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Whole-Story-of-Bible.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p>Meals each day consisted of rice, beans, and greens, once in a while with a piece of meat.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3057\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3057\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3057\" src=\"http:\/\/belzglobal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_9399-copy.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/belzglobal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_9399-copy.jpg 600w, https:\/\/belzglobal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_9399-copy-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3057\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rice, beans, and greens were the standard meal<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The pastors are doing a good job passing on the training to others, with about 360 others being trained between the two networks. The 10 hour bus ride from Iringa to Muheza was a bit challenging, but being with our beloved pastors is worth any suffering. In Muheza we stayed with our coordinator, pastor James Andrew, who was a gracious host and whose wife cooked great meals of &#8230; you guessed it, rice, beans, and greens.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3059\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3059\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3059\" src=\"http:\/\/belzglobal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_9405-copy.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/belzglobal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_9405-copy.jpg 800w, https:\/\/belzglobal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_9405-copy-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/belzglobal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_9405-copy-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3059\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Our bathroom in Muheza with all the vital components<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>We had opportunities to preach in churches in Muheza, and they all sent their greetings back home.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3058\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3058\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3058\" src=\"http:\/\/belzglobal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_9386-copy.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"309\" srcset=\"https:\/\/belzglobal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_9386-copy.jpg 800w, https:\/\/belzglobal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_9386-copy-300x116.jpg 300w, https:\/\/belzglobal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_9386-copy-768x297.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3058\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The church in Muheza sends their greetings<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>We thoroughly enjoyed the warm weather in Tanzania, but getting home to family was a sweet reunion. I&#8217;m thankful for the good work God is doing in these pastors lives, and continue to pray for faithful preaching of the Word to spread throughout Tanzania, Africa, and globally.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3060\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3060\" style=\"width: 2077px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3060\" src=\"http:\/\/belzglobal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_9379.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2077\" height=\"1162\" srcset=\"https:\/\/belzglobal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_9379.jpg 2077w, https:\/\/belzglobal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_9379-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/belzglobal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_9379-768x430.jpg 768w, https:\/\/belzglobal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_9379-1024x573.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2077px) 100vw, 2077px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3060\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Local wildlife we saw on the bus ride from Iringa to Muheza<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I have just returned from two weeks in Tanzania where my friend Ryan and I conducted Pathways workshops in Iringa and Muheza. 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