The Gospel Chariot

Since 1994 big trucks called "Gospel Chariots" have been used to preach the gospel in 11 different African countries, including Tanzania. The preachers work closely with World Bible School in contacting students who have expressed a desire for further study or to be baptized. In 2009 about 1000 people were baptized through the work of the Gospel Chariot. While we were in Chimala, the Gospel Chariot truck came to that area for several months.






This side of the truck opens to make a speakers' platform. Inside, there are 100 plastic chairs to set around the platform for visitors. A VERY loud speaker system sits on the roof when the music or speaking begins. Custom is that the speaker system should be "overdriven" to cause garbled and very loud noise to attract people. It certainly had the opposite affect on us!











The children in this village were eager to help distribute the chairs. The village had a Church of Christ at one time; then the preacher had to move, and the church in that village died. The sermon was by Bill Stinson, and another man from the Gospel Chariot organization spoke and answered questions for about 3 hours.








The children did not always listen to the message!