Igawa Village

The village of Igawa looks like every other small village in Tanzania. The first photos are of houses and businesses. Everywhere there is dirt, and everywhere there is poverty.



















The sticks in the following photo are protecting some kind of tree or plant.





Next is the church building, which again, is much like every other small church building in the villages.





One difference in Igawa is that there is a river that flows through it. The river is directly behind the church building, and it is very picturesque.





The river is used for washing clothes and for bathing.







Notice that on the board inside the church building are the names Bill, Chris, and Ron. The church members are very happy to have visitors that will take part in the worship services. Bill had warned Ron and Eddie to be ready to preach at a moment's notice in the village churches, and he was right. Ron preached (with maybe 5 minutes notice) the day we were at Igawa.

First is the song leader.



The communion is ready.



Ron is preaching in English with Menard as the interpreter in Swahili.





Children crowd in at the back and sit on the floor.





After we took the photo above, more and more village children came to get into the photos!





The children enjoyed shaking hands with Ron.



Debbie D. gets lots of attention, too!











The first video is my favorite song in Swahili.

The next video is a short clip of Ron preaching. He did a really good job.