A couple of weeks ago I received a surprise envelope containing our invitation to the dedication of Kimira’s kingdom hall.
Regular readers will remember several posts to our blog about the travails of our dear brothers and sisters over there – they’ve been battling to finish their kingdom hall project for 5 years.
Following the involvement of one of Tanzania’s KH build teams, the hall was completed, making use of society funds.
The hall can hold about 60 to 70 people on plain wooden benches. It’s not fancy, but the high standards of construction certainly bring glory to Jehovah, and show doubting neighbours that Jehovah’s Witnesses is indeed a credible world religion. (When congregations here meet in the homes of our brothers they are often mocked. People assume that they don’t have God’s blessing if they don’t have a proper church building.)
The brothers in Kimira congregation were so happy when we went to see them on December 19. A short history of the kingdom work in the Kimira area was followed by a dedication talk by Rick Stringer our circuit overseer.
After that, the local brothers and sisters had gone to considerable effort and expense to feed their visitors, providing fizzy drinks and hot food to everyone present. There was quite a party atmosphere.
Congratulations, Kimira congregation!
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