After seeing a big need of reaching the remote villages in the local district with the Gospel, Kibidula sent out a first group of 9 lay missionaries in 1995. Since then the work has steadily grown, currently we have 36 lay missionaries working in four regions of Tanzania.

By God’s power 216 people accepted Jesus in 2010 through the work of our lay missionaries. Our missionaries are nurturing a total of 451 church members in their companies and they are studying the Bible with a total of another 424 people. Their main activities are house-to-house visitations and public meetings. The plan is for a total of 30 series to be held in the 4 regions during this year. From June 20 to July 3, 2011, there will be a 2-weeks seminar held at Kibidula for our lay missionaries. The guest teachers will be from L.I.G.H.T (Lay Institute for Global Health Training). At the same time, the lay missionaries will submit their six months’ work reports.

7 lay missionaries are currently working in the neighboring villages of Kibidula, preparing people for the up-coming meetings which will be held by the ASI Czech-Slovakia group in August 2011. The long term plan is, to assure that the companies have been nurtured by a lay missionary for at least 5 years before they become churches and thus stable enough to sustain themselves. We need your prayers for the work of our lay missionaries, especially in Muslim areas. The lay missionaries are thankful for the financial support they get, as it is often challenging to live in remote areas. Living costs have gone up; they face challenges of climate, tropical diseases like malaria or getting good education for their older children.

Prison work
Prison ministry started in 2005. Kibidula has been supporting prison work in three regions and witnessed many prisoners coming to Jesus. Part of the work is to distribute Bibles, Bible study guides, but also essentials such as clothes and soap to the inmates. In the year 2010, 92 prisoners accepted Jesus Christ as their Sin-Bearer and Savior! Thank you very much for your continuous support! Blessings to you! Watson Kiwovele, Lay missionary coordinator