QUARTERLY NEWSLETTER UPDATE

Q1 Newsletter

Investing in Eternity
Written by Pete Anderson

Amazing things are happening as a result of your donations to TCWM. In Rwanda, we are renovating a dormitory, the walls are already up. The goal is to have a complete, accredited seminary in the capital city (see construction of this campus in the picture above). In Tanzania, we are busy constructing a wall around what will be the campus for TBI Tanzania. In Uganda, we have an ongoing major project to expand our medical facilities. In Northern Uganda, we have just finished TBI classes in a refugee center. And for the first time ever, we hosted conference classes in Mombasa, Kenya, a port city with some 900,000 residents.

We are busy, taking what you have invested, and using it for the glory of God and for making disciples. Thank you for cheerfully investing in eternity. Most people do not make investing in the Kingdom a priority. I have been a pastor for about fifty years. In that time, I have had many people come to me and share one or more of their sins. But there is one sin that no one has ever confessed to me: greed. This is the sin that we do not see in our lives; this sin is often behind the failure of the church to reach the nations of the world with the Gospel. We live in a world where very smart people get up early to convince you that you do not have what you deserve or need. Each day we hear something like this: “Do you want to be happy and fulfilled? Then you must have this; you owe it to yourself….” We are strangled by materialism and the desire for more. Voddie Baucham puts it this way, “God is not against you having things. He’s against things having you.”

Christianity is about caring for others, loving your neighbor, dying to self, treating others as more important than yourself, and giving as you remember what Christ has done for you: His cross, His love, and His grace and forgiveness. We can easily forget what is important to God. Jesus came to seek and save the lost; God wants us to seek first the Kingdom of God.

We encourage you to rejoice with us over the tremendous progress of TCWM which is a direct result of the Lord’s blessing through your prayers and giving. We are busy training Christian leaders and helping plant churches and schools across East and Central Africa.

My mother would often say, “Only one life, will soon be past, only what is done for Christ will last.” Friends, I encourage you to open your storehouses, your wallets, and your hands, and give generously with joy to the Lord’s work.

For the King and His Eternal Kingdom,

Pete Anderson
Founder, TCWM

Two Exciting TCWM Developments in Tanzania and Kenya
Written by Doug McNutt

There are two developments I just witnessed within the last two weeks when I was in Tanzania and Kenya that I am excited about and want to share with you.

1) When I was in Tanzania two weeks ago, we were working on the official ministry registration application which was necessary for government approval. We were a bit frustrated because it had sat for three months with no response from the government. On a certain morning I said to Godfrey, our country director, “Brother, we just need to pray!” So we did just that. The very next day we had a breakthrough. When our lawyer checked the status of the application, it had changed from the “Analysis” stage to the “Finalization” stage, which is the most important step. Now we need you to pray for the final two signatures needed on our ministry certificate in order for TCWM to be officially registered in Tanzania! Please pray!

2) The next week after Tanzania, I flew over to Mombasa, Kenya for the launch of a brand new TBI teaching site and pastor’s conference. This launch was a success with almost 80 participants and very cooperative and eager local site coordinators. The chairman of the Mombasa Pastor’s Fellowship, a highly respected local pastor, was so impressed with the depth of the teachings that he decided then and there that him and one other man would go to Uganda to attend our accredited seminary this spring!

Glory Be to God! Thank you for your Prayers!

Doug McNutt
President, TCWM