We held our first Women's meeting for 2014 in Mtondia Church during February.
It was originally scheduled to be in Dere, a town 45 minute walk from Mtondia, but when two of the members of the small Dere community died, it was decided to move the meeting to the church building in Mtondia so as not to disturb the mourners.
Mama Rose and I went to Mtondia and as usual the meeting was filled with praise and thanksgiving!
I preached on the vision and values we have in Iris Global, some of which the ladies had never heard before. Having little access to the Internet, TV, or the outside world, they are unable to access information about Iris. So found my talk about the history of Iris and the work that we do, fascinating. Afterwards we could see that they were inspired to carry this vision forward into their own community.
Mama Rose then preached on the story of Dorcas from the book of Acts, chapter 9. To illustrate the story, some of us gave away freshly washed and ironed clothing our own children have outgrown, to bless the children of the ladies who were present. These were gratefully received and we trust that God will raise up many ladies, like Dorcas, in the community so that her example of doing good and looking after the needy will spread.
We will be going to Dere on the 8th of March to hold a planned meeting. We thank all those of you who so faithfully pray for us. We are so grateful!