MOROROI

To the right (photos might be in different position if viewing on mobile phone) is a picture of the Mororoi church when I first visited with Pastor Gondwe in 2008. We were taken there by bishop Francis, who is the leader of these group of churches called the Fellowship of Gospel Churches. After this visit Pastor Gondwe felt called to offer himself to this church as it had no pastor. Francis thought this was God's provision for Mororoi! Indeed, it has turned out to be a significant blessing. The village of Mororoi consists of small Maasai communities. It is typical that Maasai churches have very few, if any, men believers. Their traditions, including being allowed up to ten wives, seems to prove as a great disincentive to them. 


A particular prayer burden is to see Maasai men turning to the Lord.

As the mud structure is not particularly weatherproof and deteriorates relatively quickly, the believers made bricks themselves and then I was able to provide funds for them to purchase corrugated sheets for the roof and cement for the brickwork, so today they have a more enduring structure! (Picture below.)

Below is a picture of bishop Francis (on the left) and pastor Gondwe (on the right) on our way on foot to Mororoi.

Below are photos of a Maasai man coming forward for prayer for salvation and of Simon, a Maasai man who for three nights had the same dream of an angel telling him to go the Mororoi church to hear about Jesus. He turned up when I was there and after hearing the message he asked to be baptised there and then. However, we had to go a fair way to find water! After the baptism he was beaming. But as mentioned above, much prayer is needed that these men are able to stand against the pressures to return to the old ways.

Photos below of Simon being baptised and afterwards:

Unfortunately, a growing problem is the violent conflicts that sometimes take place between the Tanzanian farmers and the Maasai herdsmen. Because of poor rains and the lack of available green pasture land, the Maasai will allow their cattle to graze in the farmers' corn fields! The conflicts that erupt commonly lead to deaths on both sides. At the end of 2015 and the start of 2016, pastor Gondwe was not able to travel to Mororoi because of these conflicts. However, I funded another Maasai church elder from the Kibaoni church to travel there for those months. The situation has now calmed down and the church itself was not involved in the conflict, but it was too dangerous for pastor Gondwe, as a non-Maasai, to travel through what was mostly a Maasai region. However, he has started visiting and pastoring there again!

My sleeping accommodation.

The choir!

The Mororoi church and its setting:

Please pray for the work of the Lord at Mororoi, particularly that the Christians will grow in the knowledge of God and of Christ and know His transforming power inwardly.