jehovah´s witnesses in africa
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Un viaje por Africa, conociendo a heramanos Testigos de JehováTRANSCRIPT
Mark & Claire Salvidge – Photo Report July to November 2008
Tanzania & Nigeria
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1. Tanzania: This is the road that leads to
Sumbawanga, a town in the southwest of Tanzania where a new expandable Kingdom Hall has just been built.
2. We traveled there with Tony and Anne Porter, international servants serving in Tanzania with their Kingdom Hall program, as well as Castro Mollel, the brother overseeing the program.
3. A beautiful local burnt brick Kingdom Hall in the
deep rurals of Tanzania. 4. The interior is very presentable and the local
congregation really appreciates this gift from Jehovah.
5. The Sumbawanga expandable Kingdom Hall just at
the end of construction. 6. The metal panels are quickly removed to make
room for 500 in attendance.
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7. These hardworking brothers and sister have really
done a great job in realizing this project in what is seriously a remote area of Tanzania. And the quality was excellent!
8. This must be one of the best-located toilet buildings in Africa! A baobab tree as part of the structure and a fantastic African setting.
9. The world famous Ngorongoro crater, once a
massive conical volcano that blew its top and now is home to many of Africa’s mammal species.
10. Anne & Tony Porter, Martin & Ineke Witholt, Castro Mollel, Mark & Claire Salvidge; all enjoying the thrill of passing by this awesome location.
11. Castro, second from right, is a Masai as you can see when you see him with Masai tribesmen.
12. The drive to our next destination took us through some fantastic lion country!
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13. In the heat of the day all you got to do is sit back and
relax…… 14. Of course if your wheel comes off en-route, then
its action stations.
15. Or you shred a tyre on the sharp rocks then there’s
nothing else to do but change it… in lion country! 16. Some really great evenings were spent with Clint
& Wendy Winklemen. They have been serving in Tanzania as Bethelites in Foreign Service for many years now.
17. Wade & Molly Jasiki serve as missionaries in
Tanzania and it was great to get to spend some time with them.
18. Together with Tony & Anne after traveling a total of 4,972 kilometers.
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19. Nigeria: Our six-week trip to Nigeria started off
with a Smorgasbord evening at Gosta & Roseline Andersson’s room in Nigeria Bethel.
20. Much time was spent visiting Assembly Halls all over Nigeria. This is the new platform building at the Uzuakoli Assembly Hall.
21. The new Assembly Hall facility in Kwali, near the
capital city of Abuja, has just been dedicated, 22. The brothers have really excelled themselves with
Assembly Hall construction in Nigeria and fine quality work is evident.
23. This is the new Kingdom Hall at the Uzuakoli
Assembly Hall site. 24. And here are some of the KHC servants who assist
with Kingdom Hall and Assembly Hall construction.
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25. This is the new Kingdom Hall in the village of Ona
Egunte. 26. And here is the fine interior.
27. This is the former Ona Egunte Kingdom Hall…. 28. …. And the interior. The brothers are so happy to
have a fine meeting place.
29. One of our sisters in her home at Ona Egunte. So
pleased to have the new Kingdom Hall! 30. Ourselves, Zane & Angela Schmidt, Kolawole
Adeoye, Trond & Nina Myklebust, as we set off to the northeast of Nigeria.
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31. Many trucks have Biblical scenes painted onto the
rear of their rides. 32. As we neared the desert area of Northern Nigeria
we came across this Tuareg man.
33. He was caring for his herd of camels and it was so
nice to spend a few minutes with him and his camels.
34. We entered into a remote village and were given permission to walk about. Here a woman proudly showed us her house.
35. This old mama was very entertaining and showed us
here method of cleaning corn. 36. Going in the local huts and sitting with the people
was a great experience for all of us.
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37. We finally arrive at the Maiduguri expandable
Kingdom Hall in the northeast of Nigeria, just below Lake Chad.
38. The sisters all wore traditional clothing, which means that as you walk around you see non-stop multi color beautiful patterns.
39. The brothers tried too� 40. A peak attendance of 914 was present Sunday.
Previously these brothers had to travel 600 kilometers to attend the District Convention.
41. Claire with Mama Rebecca, our sister who cared
well for us. 42. Mama Rebecca was also the expert in getting our
locust supper cooked just right! Yum Yum.
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43. Along the roadside we passed this school; the
children simply sit outside under the trees on logs and the class is held.
44. Trond & Nina with the border of Cameroon behind them, marked by the massive granite spires.
45. Zane & Angela with the start of the mountains that
lead up to mountainous border with Cameroon. 46. The road to our destination climbs to
approximately 1,780 meters and it got pleasantly cool at the top.
47. On the way we saw this man carrying his bundle of
grass that he will use either for fodder for animals or for thatching.
48. We also saw a whole family of the Fulani, a nomadic tribe that occasionally up their camp and move to a new location, carrying everything they own with them.
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49. After climbing the mountains we met with the KHC
Group who were busy with yet another project. 50. A meeting was held with these hard working
brothers. One KHC Group managed to build 14 Kingdom Halls last year!
51. The amazing sunset we were faced with as we
neared the top of the mountains. A total of 7,452 kilometers was traveled whilst visiting Nigeria.
52. We do hope you enjoyed this update. Mark & Claire.
Dear Friends, November 12, 2008
Both Tanzania and Nigeria are fascinating countries with very diverse geography as well as a varied mix of peoples, tribes and languages. It was such a pleasure to see the fine growth in both of these countries, with more and more people showing interest in the Truth. Just imagine, that in Nigeria during the 2008 service year, an average of 38 persons were baptized every day! Much has been accomplished with regard to Kingdom Hall, expandable Kingdom Hall and Assembly Hall construction in both of these countries, and the hard work of the individuals involved is really appreciated by the local brothers, many who never could have imagined that they would one day have meetings in a ‘proper’ Kingdom Hall. As usual, due to the growth, there is still much more work ahead here in Africa. Presently a total of 8,950 Kingdom Halls have been built and we still need approximately another 2,850.
We really hope that these images help you to see the good work that is being done Kingdom Hall
construction wise, and the wonderful people and places that surround us all, if we stop long enough to have a look�
Please feel free to share this report with fellow witnesses, but please respect our wish that you do not change it in any way. Regards, Mark & Claire Salvidge.