LOCATION: Ngong Area, Nairobi, Kenya DATES: 17th to 19th September 2025 THEME: Preaching Biblical sermons (based on TLAfrica Manual ‘Preaching Biblical Sermons in Africa’). ATTENDEES: 65 pastors TRAINER: Felix Sumba, Mdiv. Biblical Studies The team of 9 conference mobilisers We met Rev. Gitonga at the April TLAfrica pastoral training conference in Mukuru kwa Reuben slums [...]
The TLAfrica Kenya office organized a two-day training for pastors in Oltepesi (Tinga) on 12th and 13th June 2025 at Dominion Chapel Oltepesi, hosted by Pastor Tom Turere. The pastors were trained on basic principles of leadership, including the need for godly leadership in Africa, the importance of having a vision, leadership in the Old [...]
A New Beginning for Umoja ni Nguvu: TLAfrica's Women Empowerment Group in D.R. Congo On September 19th, the TLAfrica team in the Democratic Republic of Congo made another significant step in the journey toward empowering Umoja ni Nguvu ("Unity is Strength"), the tailoring women's group. Last May, this group received a boost in receiving new [...]
Emergency Aid: Distribution of Cash to Displaced People and their Host Families Location: Goma and the surrounding countryside Beneficiaries: 49 families Background Since the onset of clashes between M23 rebels and government forces, the number of displaced people in Eastern DRC has surged. Over six camps around Goma are without food and shelter. Despite efforts [...]
On 22nd May 2024, the Project Manager, of the Kenya office, visited three women groups in Mombasa to recruit more groups for the WEP program. The groups were located in Miritini, Kongowea, and Mtopanga. We reached the groups courtesy of our pastoral training contacts in Mombasa. During the sessions, the TLAfrica WEP Coordinator shared God’s [...]
In our last devotion, we looked into the concept of "Holistic Transformation," exploring its four-fold nature. Today, we focus on a critical aspect of this journey: the transformation that takes place through the Word of God. There are numerous biblical examples to illustrate this, but let us turn our attention to Nehemiah 8, a touching [...]
A new "Back to the Bible" workshop in Rwanda!
At Thanksgiving time, Salome and I enjoyed talking to Malaika, our 3 year old granddaughter! She sang for us and our day was made!
Recently Salome and I visited a church that is about 20 miles from where we live in Musanzem Rwanda.
Mary thought she was joining TLAfrica to serve Jesus and make disciples, but what she discovered surprised her.