Thursday, March 29, 2018

JENGO LA KANISA TAG CITY HARVEST LAWEKWA WAKFU RASMI

HATIMAYE jengo Kanisa la TAG City Harvest limezinduliwa na kuwekwa wakfu na Askofu Mkuu wa Tanzania Assemblies of God, Rev. Dk. Barnabas Mtokambali jumamosi ya wiki iliyopita.

Askofu Mtokambali alisisitiza juu ya sifa za nyumba ya Bwana ambazo ni Utakatifu, Maombi, Uponyaji, Sifa (Mahali pa Kusifu) na Kushinda Vikwazo; akihubiri kutoka kitabu cha Mathayo 21:12-17.

Uzinduzi huo wa City Harvest uliambatana na maadhimisho ya kutimiza miaka saba ya tangu lianze kutoa huduma za kiroho katika jiji la Dar es Salaam.

Tangu Februari, mwaka 2011, Kanisa la City Harvest limeendelea kukua na kupanua wigo katika kutimiza malengo yake hasa kuwasaidia wanataaluma vijana na wanafunzi wa vyuo vya elimu ya juu.

Muasisi wa City Harvest, Mchungaji Kiongozi, Architect Yared Dondo alipata maono ya kuanzisha kanisa hilo kwa lengo la kuwasaidia vijana wa vyuo kupata uelewa kuhusu masuala ya kiroho na kitaaluma na kuwafikia wanataaluma wenzao kwa Injili ya Kristo.
Mchungaji Dondo ambaye ni Msanifu wa Majengo (Architect) alipata maono hayo wakati akisimamia mradi wa ujenzi wa Chuo Kikuu cha Dodoma (UDOM) miaka ya 2007/8.

Katika kipindi hicho, Mchungaji Dondo alishuhudia vijana wengi waliokuwa wanawasili katika eneo la chuo hicho kwa mara ya kwanza, ili kuanza masomo, lakini hapakuwepo na eneo maalum la kuwasaidia vijana kukusanyika kwa ajili masuala ya kiroho kama kuabudu na kumsifu Mungu.
“Niliwaangalia wanafunzi wale wanaingia na mizigo yao wakiwa na nyuso zilizojaa matumaini ya kuanza maisha mapya, kuvumbua mambo mapya na kupata taaluma na bila shaka maisha bora,”
“Moyo wangu uliugua, niliwaza jinsi ambavyo maisha ya Chuo bila Yesu yana mashaka mengi sana. Nikaona jinsi ambavyo rasilimali hii muhimu kwa wazazi na taifa  imepotea bila Yesu,” anaelezea mchungaji Dondo. 

Historia ya City Harvest
City Harvest lilianzishwa Februari 20, 2011, katika ukumbi wa sinema uliopo Mlimani City jijini Dar es Salaam.

Akielezea changamoto walizozipata pindi wanaanzisha kanisa hilo, Mchungaji Dondo anasema katika kipindi hicho kulitokea changamoto ya aina yake kwani awali walipata ukumbi kwenye jengo lingine, lakini baadae walipata taarifa kutoka kwa uongozi kuwa, jengo hilo haliwezi kutumika katika masuala ya kidini, ikiwa ni siku mbili kabla ya ibada ya kwanza kabisa kufanyika.

“Ilikuwa changamoto kubwa, kwa sababu maandalizi yote yalikuwa yamekamilika, lakini Mungu alituwezesha kupata ukumbi huu wa sinema ingawa gharama ilikuwa kubwa, tukaona tufanye angalau ufunguzi na mambo mengine yatafuata,” anasema.

“Kitu ambacho sitaweza kusahau katika maisha yangu, ni siku ambayo ukumbi wa watu 250 ulijaa na watu wakakaa mpaka kwenye ngazi (steps), wakiwemo watoto wengi; pamoja na kuwa tulibadili sehemu ya kukutania muda wa mwisho”

Kwa kipindi cha wiki 70, sawa na mwaka moja na nusu, City Harvest ilikuwa inalipa kiasi cha Tsh 900,000/- kwa saa tatu kila Jumapili kwenye ukumbi huo wa sinema.

Mchungaji Dondo anasema gharama ya kukodi ukumbi ilikuwa kubwa kumudu lakini sadaka ya Jumapili ya ufunguzi katika ukumbi wa sinema ilitosha kulipa gharama za pango siku hiyo na jumapili iliyofuata. Tulimshangaa Mungu

“Mungu aliendelea kutushangaza hivyo hivyo kwa muda wa miezi 18  hatukupungukiwa,” anasema.

Baada ya hapo mwaka 2012, mtumishi wa Mungu alitupatia ukumbi wa ibada na ofisi Mabibo Gereji, barabara ya Mandela, juu ya jengo la kituo cha Mafuta cha bure.

Hata hivyo, baada ya muda wa miaka 3, tulipokea barua na mamlaka za nchi zinazoshughulika na mambo ya mazingira.  “Barua ilitaka tuondoe kanisa katika maeneo ya biashara yake ya uuzaji mafuta vinginevyo asingeweza kupewa leseni kamili ya biashara yake mahali pale kwa misingi ya kiusalama na athari zinazoweza kutokana na moto”. Mwanzo tulishtuka, lakini tuliikubali changamoto ile.

Hatimaye mwishoni mwa mwaka 2013, tulianza maandalizi  kisaikolojia na maombi  kwa ajili ya ujenzi wa Kanisa.  Mchungaji Dondo aliunda kamati ya ujenzi Januari 2014 ambapo baadae Mungu alitusaidia kupata fremu ya jengo la kanisa (Prefabricated structure) kutoka Marekani.

Kutokana na walengwa wa huduma yetu kuwa wanafunzi hasa wa vyuo vikuu tulitafuta sana viwanja na kanisa viwe karibu na wanafunzi. 

“Tulitembelea viwanja vingi maeneo hayo na gharama zilikuwa kubwa, vingi pia vilikuwa vidogo lakini bei kubwa, tuliendelea tulimuamini Mungu kutupatia kilicho bora machoni pake”.  

Baadaye, aliyekuwa Askofu wa Mkuu wa TAG, Rev. Dk. Ranwell Mwenisongole ambaye ni Mchungaji Kiongozi wa kanisa la TAG CCC - Upanga alituwezesha kupata kiwanja hiki cha Bahari Beach ambapo sasa jengo limejengwa.

Usanifu wa Jengo la City Harvest
Kiwanja cha City Harvest kina kubwa wa mita za mraba 8,000 na jengo hilo lina ukumbi wa ibada wa kukaa watu zaidi ya 1,000, vyumba vya madarasa vitano na ofisi za wachungaji. 

Nje ya jengo kuna nyumba kwa ajili ya umisheni (Missions House) ambayo inatumika kwa ajili ya maandalizi ya kwenda missions au ushuhudiaji au kufanya kambi za maombi.

Pia eneo lingine limetengwa kwa ajili kiwanja cha michezo ambacho kwa sasa kipo wazi kwa ajili ya watoto wote.  Aidha huko mbeleni tuna mpango wa kujenga shule ya awali (Nursery School) ya kimataifa ambayo tayari iko kwenye matumizi ya mpango miji (land use plan).

City Harvest mpaka sasa ina wachungaji wapatao 15.  Kati yao wapo wachungaji wanaotumika kanisani muda wote na wengine ni wachungaji washiriki (Associate Pastors). 

Kanisa la Kimisheni
City Harvest ni kanisa la kimisheni, kwa miaka saba tumepeleka timu za umisheni South Sudan, Msumbiji, Kigoma, Rufiji, Mkuranga, Bagamoyo, Lindi, Tandahimba, Kibaha (Bonde la Baraka), Moshi na AfriKa ya Kusini.

Pia mwaka jana kwa kushirikiana na jimbo la Dodoma Kusini (Mpwapwa) kanisa hilo lilifanikiwa kupanda makanisa manne   Winza, Chogola, Chipogoro na Mtera katika mkoa wa Dodoma ikiwemo kununua kununua viwanja vine, kujenga jingo la Kanisa moja na kutegemeza wachungaji saba kwa sasa.  Tumeweza kununua kiwanja cha kanisa Lindi mjini na tunao mpango wa kufungua kanisa India, ili kuwafikia wanafunzi wa vyuo wa kitanzania wanaosoma huko. Tayari tumeshapata jengo Bangalore.

Mipango ya kanisa mwaka huu ni kupanda makanisa mengine manne huko (Mpwapwa), kwa kuanzia kulingana na mpango kazi aliotupa Askofu Mkuu. Kupitia kazi hii, Mungu ameibua vipawa mbalimbali katika kanisa kama wainjilisti, waalimu na hata uzoefu wa ushuhudiaji, na mwili wa Kristo umejengwa. Tunamtukuza Mungu. Pia tumefungua tawi la kanisa kule Kigamboni ili kuwafikia wanavyuo wanaokaa maeneo hayo na pia, tumeanzisha Bible Study, Haidary Plaza, ghorofa ya pili, kila Alhamisa saa 11.30 jioni, kuwasaidia kujifunza maandiko wanaofanya kazi katikati ya jiji na maeneo ya Posta.

Changamoto
Changamoto kubwa ya kanisa inatokana na maono ya kanisa kuwa wanafunzi ni washirika wa majira na nyakati. “Vyuo vikifunguliwa wanapatikana, vikifungwa wengi wanaondoka.  Hivyo tunakuwa na muda mfupi wa kuwahudumia pia wanapohitimu wanasambaa kutafuta ajira” 

Pia Kanisa linahitaji vifaa vya umisheni kwa ajili ya huduma za mikoani ambazo zinatawezesha kuwafikia watu wengi kiurahisi.

Kanisa la City Harvest linamshukuru Mungu kwa kufafanikisha kumalizia kazi ya ujenzi na mambo yate makubwa ambayo yameonekana kipindi chote.

“Mungu ni mwema sana, hadi sasa hatuna deni wala hatudaiwi na mtu au taasisi yoyote, Tumefanikiwa kuwa huru kwa madeni”, anasimulia Mchungaji Dondo.

Kanisa la City Harvest lilopo Bahari Beach pia limeanzisha huduma zinazoendelea kila Alhamisi saa 11 jioni katikati ya jiji kwenye jengo la Haidery Plaza na pia katika Kigamboni kila jumapili kuanzia saa 10 alasiri eneo la Boat Beach, Maweni Mbuyuni.

Kwa mawasiliano na kanisa la City Harvest, kwa maombi, maombezi na mengineyo, piga simu namba 0654320122 au tembelea ukurasa wa Facebook kujionea habari, picha, video na mafundisho kwa kutafuta jina la City Harvest Church Dar es Salaam. Waweza pia kuandika barua pepe kupitia anuani ya: cityharvestdar@yahoo.com

Thursday, March 22, 2018

UZINDUZI WA JENGO LA KANISA, TAG CITY HARVEST BAHARI BEACH JUMAMOSI HII. USIKOSE!

Kanisa la TAG CIty Harvest linakukaribisha kwenye uzinduzi wa jengo lake la kanisa lilopo Bahari Beach na Mgeni Rasmi akiwa Mkuu wa Kanisa la TAG Tanzania, Askofu Barnabas Mtokambali

Monday, January 26, 2015

FEAR OF THE LORD

Meaning of the fear of the Lord
The main Hebrew and Greek words translated fear in the Bible can have several shades of meaning, but in the context of the fear of the Lord, they convey a positive reverence.

The Hebrew verb yare can mean “to fear, to respect, to reverence” and the Hebrew noun yirah “usually refers to the fear of God and is viewed as a positive quality. This fear acknowledges God’s good intentions (Ex. 20:20). … This fear is produced by God’s Word (Ps. 119:38; Prov. 2:5) and makes a person receptive to wisdom and knowledge (Prov. 1:7; 9:10)” (Warren Baker and Eugene Carpenter, The Complete Word Study Dictionary: Old Testament, 2003, pp. 470-471).

The Greek noun phobos can mean “reverential fear” of God, “not a mere ‘fear’ of His power and righteous retribution, but a wholesome dread of displeasing Him” (Vine’s Complete Expository Dictionary of Old and New Testament Words, 1985, “Fear, Fearful, Fearfulness”). This is the type of positive, productive fear Luke describes in the early New Testament Church:

“Then the churches throughout all Judea, Galilee, and Samaria had peace and were edified. And walking in the fear of the Lord and in the comfort of the Holy Spirit, they were multiplied” (Acts 9:31, emphasis added).

One resource includes this helpful summary: “The fear of God is an attitude of respect, a response of reverence and wonder. It is the only appropriate response to our Creator and Redeemer” (Nelson’s NKJV Study Bible, 1997, note on Psalm 128:1).

Purpose of fear
If you study the Bible, there is no mistaking the repeated commands to fear God. Wise King Solomon put it this way in explaining his reason for writing the book of Proverbs: “The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge” (Proverbs 1:7).

Why? Consider these words of the psalmist: “The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom; a good understanding have all those who do His commandments. His praise endures forever” (Psalm 111:10).

In Psalm 34 King David also tells us about learning the fear of the Lord: “Come, you children, listen to me; I will teach you the fear of the LORD. … Keep your tongue from evil, and your lips from speaking deceit. Depart from evil and do good; seek peace and pursue it” (verses 11, 13-14).

A healthy fear of God includes the fear of the consequences of disobedience. There may be times of temptation or trial when we may forget some of the better reasons for obeying God, and that is when we had better think of the consequences (Exodus 20:20).

This is what Hebrews 10:26-31 tells us: “For if we sin willfully after we have received the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins, but a certain fearful expectation of judgment, and fiery indignation which will devour the adversaries. Anyone who has rejected Moses’ law dies without mercy on the testimony of two or three witnesses.

“Of how much worse punishment, do you suppose, will he be thought worthy who has trampled the Son of God underfoot, counted the blood of the covenant by which he was sanctified a common thing, and insulted the Spirit of grace? For we know Him who said, ‘Vengeance is Mine, I will repay,’ says the Lord. And again, ‘The LORD will judge His people.’ It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.”

Reverence of God helps us to take Him and His beneficial laws seriously. Being in harmony with the spiritual laws that govern the universe has astounding benefits. Many of these come in this life, but the greatest benefits will be experienced in the life to come (1 Timothy 4:8; Psalm 16:11).

Family rules
Consider this biblical analogy: Children learn their family rules partly through fear of correction (Hebrews 12:9-11). Of course, when they grow older, they should continue to follow the rules out of love.

God, whose family rules are even more important, also trains us to obey for our own good.

As incredible as it sounds, God wants us to actually be His children!

But we live in a world that is deceived and ruled by Satan. So we must come out of Satan’s ways—we must not be children of Satan (John 8:44). Instead we should learn the way of God’s family—the way of love. God is love (1 John 4:8), and His laws can be summarized as love for God and love for fellow man (Matthew 22:37-40).

Forgiveness and the fear of the Lord
Sadly, however, everyone sins and earns the death penalty. If everyone is just going to die forever, what would be the purpose of fear? Sure, we might be depressed and terrified, but is that what God really wants?

Consider this fascinating passage: “If You, LORD, should mark iniquities, O Lord, who could stand? But there is forgiveness with You, that You may be feared” (Psalm 130:3-4).

God’s offer of forgiveness to those who repent gives us a reason to fear—a reason to change. It also gives us a reason to be eternally grateful and to grow in love to be more like our loving God!

How does love cast out fear?
The reverential fear of the Lord is designed to help us grow to become more like God—to grow in love. And this growth removes any need to be terrified of God’s judgment. As the apostle John put it:

“Love has been perfected among us in this: that we may have boldness in the day of judgment; because as He is, so are we in this world. There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear involves torment. But he who fears has not been made perfect in love” (1 John 4:17-18).

A Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament and Other Early Christian Literature by Arndt and Gingrich gives an excellent explanation of the use of phobos in verse 18. In the specific context of the verse, the meaning is “slavish fear … which is not to characterize the Christian’s relation to God.”

The same shade of meaning is applied to the word fear in Romans 8:15, “For you did not receive the spirit of bondage again to fear, but you received the Spirit of adoption by whom we cry out, ‘Abba, Father.’” Though we are to voluntarily yield ourselves as bond servants or slaves to God, He is not an abusive, cruel slave driver who terrorizes and torments us, which is the point of this verse.

Some misunderstand and think that love casts out not only fear but law. However, John explains that God’s laws actually define God’s love:

“For this is the love of God, that we keep His commandments. And His commandments are not burdensome” (1 John 5:3). This connection between God’s love and His 10 Commandments is also made clear in Paul’s writings and the Gospels (Romans 13:9-10; Matthew 22:37-40).

God wants His laws written on our hearts. For example, even if we had no fear of being caught, we should choose to never steal from others—because we love them and God.

We must never lose our respect and appreciation for God, but we should grow beyond being motivated solely by fear and rather be motivated by God’s love—having a deep love and respect for God and His words.

A different Greek word for fear is found in 2 Timothy 1:7: “For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.” The Greek deilia means “cowardice, timidity, fearfulness” (Spiros Zodhiates, The Complete Word Study New Testament). Deilia is consistently used in a negative manner, unlike phobos. Revelation 21:8, referred to earlier, uses deilos, the adjective form of this word.

Eternal benefits of the fear of the Lord
So, rather than a paralyzing terror, the positive fear of the Lord taught in the Bible is a key element in change. It helps us have a proper, humble perspective of ourselves in relation to our awesome God; it helps us in times of temptation when we need to remember the serious consequences of disobeying God; and it motivates us to become more like our loving Creator.

By doing these things, the fear of the Lord helps bring eternal benefits:

“Do not let your heart envy sinners, but be zealous for the fear of the LORD all the day; for surely there is a hereafter, and your hope will not be cut off” (Proverbs 23:17-18).
“The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life, to turn one away from the snares of death” (Proverbs 14:27).
“The fear of the LORD leads to life, and he who has it will abide in satisfaction; he will not be visited with evil” (Proverbs 19:23).

WELCOME BACK

Hello Dear Insighters

We have been quiet for a while, thank you for your patience as we were setting some things right.

Now welcome back to our blog, where you will be getting various inspirational lessons from different authors

Have a happy and prosperous 2015

Alexander

Wednesday, September 17, 2014

Friday, July 25, 2014

The MAKING OF THE GREAT SERVICE (MGS) AT CITY HARVEST CHURCH LAST SUNDAY

EXPLORING TALENTS FOR GOD

This is how great talents praised and worshipped the Most High God in the Youth Service MGS at City Harvest Church on 20th July!

1st Q Christian Dancers, Double E, City Shakers, Doreen Lifard, Norah Bernard, Miriam Kusula, Fridah Chavala and the young Tina Malulu

Norah Bernard leading City Shakers in praise

 Ester leading City Shakers in Praise
 City Shakers in Praise
 City Shakers in Praise
                                                                 City Shakers in Praise
City Shakers in Praise 
Chaval on keyboard 

Double E on stage 
Show me the dance 
Norah Bernard's talent for God! 
The audience 
1st Q Christian Dancers 
Shake shake 1st Q Christian Dancers 
Miriam Kusula in worshiping the Most High 
Miriam Kusula in worshiping the Most High 
Come on all, Let us worship the Most High God 
"I worship You Lord" 
Little Tina's talent is for God's Glory! 
Tina Malulu: Also Video on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xWT10UbGuqE
Little Tina Malulu leads praise! Just 9 years old! 
We are not behind, very present here for God 
Abel Yohana of City Harvest TV interviews Author Doreen Lifard of the book "Ruhusu Kusudi na Mpango wa Mungu katika Maisha Yako"
Interview Video on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_B_mgyHevQE

So, Doreen the author has got something going on for music too! Here showing her skills with guitar!
ARISE AND SHINE! Also on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4BkgpKWmYe8

The next MGS will be on 17th August 2014 at City Harvest Church, Victoria Building, Mabibo Garage
DO NOT MISS!!

Friday, June 13, 2014

UZINDUZI WA KITABU - By Doreen Lifard




Hii si ya kukosa. Uzinduzi wa kitabu cha kijana huyu Doreen Lifard utakaoambatana na Tamasha la Kusifu na Kuabudu pale Uhuru Moravian (karibu na Msimbazi Centre) tar. 15 Juni,  2014 siku ya jumapili kuanzia saa 7:30 mchana

Friday, March 7, 2014

KULOLA BIOGRAPHY LAUNCH

I cordially invite you to the release of the Biography of the late Evangelist Bishop Dr. Moses Kulola; YOOOH; UTAPENDA NISEME? HUDUMA NA MAISHA YA MOSES KULOLA, by Dr. Charles Sokile.

Dr. Moses Kulola, popularly known as Mwinjilisti Kulola was promoted to glory in August 2013 after a successful evangelistic ministry spanning over 50 years in Tanzania and beyond.

This book is a result of research and publications of many of Dr. Sokile’s scholarly works in documenting the history of lives of men and women of God in Tanzania, focusing on the Christian leaders. Other books already written by Dr. Sokile include “NDANI YA KANISA: Maisha ya Elinaza Sendoro” in 2012; “AARON B.C. MABONDO: A Walk of Faith. The Untold Story of God’s Works and Miracles in the Life of an Ordinary Tanzanian” in 2010; and “AARON B.C. MABONDO : Safari ya Imani. Miujiza na Matendo Makuu ya Mungu Kupitia kwa Mtumishi wa Kawaida Mtanzania” in 2010.

The event will take place at the EAGT Temeke Church Grounds at Temeke, Dar es Salaam, on 9th March 2014, Sunday from 2.00pm.

Thank you for creating time to grace this event.

Best regards,


YOU CAN ORDER YOUR COPY AT 0714 48 45 04/0714 94 93 12 after Launch FOR ONLY TSH 10,000 PLUS POSTAGE

Dr. Charles Sije Sokile

Tuesday, February 18, 2014

COME AS YOU ARE. (Matthews 11:28NIV)

By Nickodemus Shaboka Jr (from facebook)
“Come to me ALL (Alcoholics, Drug addicts, Homosexuals, Sex-workers, Masturbators, Liars, Swindlers, Abortionists, polygamist, playboys, go diggers, you name it) who are weary and burdened, (oppressed, depressed, ashamed of their doings, embarrassed of their actions, tired of their way of life, wanting to quit but don’t know how) and I (Jesus) will give you rest (Peace of mind, inside-out transformation, change of life, strengthening of character, impartation of godly living, power to help you live Godly, set you free from demonic oppression). This is the best Jesus can do for us people. John 14:6 Jesus says “I am the way (to heaven, to God, to finding the purpose of life), the truth (trustworthy truth) and the life (For the body, soul and spirit, in the present age and the coming one, in this and the next life after death). So finding Jesus is finding an indescribable gift that one can get in this World. Even the Diamond Ring that Prince Adam gave to his wife cannot be compared to the value of finding Jesus.
My brother, my sister, my Friend, you don’t have to change so that you can be accepted by God, just come as you are and Jesus will change you. No man is able to help himself out of sin; the only power to transform mankind is in Jesus. Accept him today and your life will never remain the same.
REMEMBER YOU WERE SUPPOSED TO BE SAVED SINCE YERSTERDAY SO DON’T WASTE MORE TIME. COME TO JESUS AND EXPEREINCE HIS LOVE. WOW!!

Christian Fellowship, Tafes Udom, Udom HRSA, Love Age Society, USIA, YUNA Udom Chapter

Sunday, January 26, 2014

KNOW YOUR DIVINE AGENDA AND FULFILL IT

To live is to KNOW YOUR DIVINE AGENDA AND FULFILL IT.
In this context, there are people who will DIE before they LIVE - Prof. Mbennah (SA)
STOP EXISTING AND START LIVING - Michael Jackson.
You were made for something. There was first an Agenda by God, then a Sketch of it, followed by the Construction/Creation of you to Perfectly Fit that Purpose. Your birth was not a suprise to God, no matter how you were born! Yer. 1:5 and Lk. 1:13-17
LIVE A PURPOSEFUL LIFE

Thursday, January 2, 2014

INSIGHT TANZANIA WISHES YOU HAPPY NEW YEAR 2014

INSIGHT TANZANIA WISHES YOU HAPPY NEW YEAR 2014

Maximize Potentials, Accomplish Goals, Realize Dreams and Fulfill Purposes in 2014. Have a Happy & Prosperous 2014, God be with you!

Monday, December 30, 2013

JULIUS. K. NYERERE - THE UNSUNG HERO OF AFRICA WHO MADE NELSON MANDELA‏

I FOUND IT ON NETWORKS AS WRITTEN BY "Emmanuel Tayari" AND THOUGHT IT GOOD SHARING....COPIED AND PASTED HERE....HERE WE GO....
Today the world knows a lot about President Nelson Mandela but seemingly conveniently always forgetting that Mwalimu Julius KambarageNyerere, the late Tanzanian President, was the person behind Mandela Success.
Without Nyerere effort's we probably would have had the Mandela's success story as we have it today, as presented to the world. Let me walk you down the history lane to refresh our recollection.
In 1959 MwalimuNyerere together with Archbishop Trevor Huddleston, founded the Anti-Apartheid Movement in Britain. In 1980s during the campaign for South Africa Nuclear Disarmament, the movement had individual membership of 6,000 people, and attracted 700 organizations, including the Labour, Liberal and Social Democratic parties affiliated. These together represented more than 18 million people.

This implies that whatever success Mandela is afforded it was because of MwalimuNyerere's high involvement which made it happen. In sum Tanzania could have had a better economy today if it did not accept sacrifices in building the future and freedom fighting for the region of southern Africa. MwalimuNyerere was true to his principles and his vision. He empowered ANC and Mandela. At the end, his vision of a liberated Africa was achieved.

MwalimuNyerere's story is one of the best untold stories as far as African politics are concerned. We need to promote his legacy further. Africa needs Nyerere's kind of thinking in Leadership more than Aid for now.
 Africa needs high quality leadership, and more of a best leadership story like the one of MwalimuNyerere. This could be inspirational for young people to offer alternative leadership to Africa. This is crucially important in saving the continent from poverty.
In conclusion, we as Tanzanian Edinburgh Community Association (TzECA) believe that people need to hear more about Mwalimu's legacy. One film recently shown in Edinburgh at Film House - which sold out, do attest to this belief of ours. Think of it, can Nelson Mandela speak more about Nyerere?
We think so! In remembering Mwalimu Julius KambarageNyerere's legacy, the University of Edinburgh in collaboration with Tanzania High Commission in London along with the Tanzania Edinburgh Community Association(TzECA) have joined forces in organizing an International High Level Conference which will be held from the 9th - 11th November 2009 in Edinburgh, UK.

 We as Tanzanians and peace lovers, would be greatly honoured if you will join us by covering these memorable events as we mark and remember the life of this great son of Africa. Your coverage can reflect on his legacy as one of the best African statesman of our time. Spread the word, let his story be heard all over the world

If you would like more information about this topic or would like to schedule an interview, please get in touch with contact under noted:

  












SPEECH BY PRESIDENT NELSON MANDELA AT A BANQUET IN HONOUR OF JULIUS NYERERE,

Johannesburg,
17 October 1997
Master of Ceremonies;
Mwalimu Julius Nyerere;
Mr Nicky Oppenheimer;
Honoured guests;

It is a great pleasure to share in this occasion honouring one of Africa's great patriots.
It is a humbling experience to recall the contribution that MwalimuNyerere has made to the liberation of our continent, and to freedom in South Africa.

This is the freedom fighter who heard Chief Luthuli's appeal and joined Trevor Huddleston in launching the Anti-Apartheid Movement in Britain in 1959; a leader whose decisive intervention at the Commonwealth Conference after the Sharpeville Massacre led to the exclusion of apartheid South Africa.

I had the personal privilege of meeting him many years ago, in 1962, when I visited Tanzania seeking help as we embarked on the armed struggle. Then, as now, I was struck by his lucid thoughts; his burning desire for justice everywhere; and his commitment to Africa's interests.
After the independence of Tanzania, Mwalimu, as its head of state, continued to play an important role in the struggle for justice and democracy not only in Africa, but throughout the world.
The people of Tanzania gave unstinting support to the liberation of South Africa. They gave recognition of the most practical kind to the principle that our freedom and theirs were interdependent.
 Today, as free nations we have joined hands in recognition of the interdependence of our countries, our region and our continent in the achievement of peace and prosperity.
 It is in this spirit that we affirm our support for Julius and the people of Tanzania in the goals they have set for themselves.

The expansion of economic ties of trade and investment between Tanzania and South Africa, and indeed between all the countries of the region, is an objective to which South Africa is firmly committed.
When we promote foreign business interest and investment in South Africa it is not in any spirit of beggar thy neighbour. Indeed South African firms have seized the opportunities that abound in a liberated Southern Africa and we encourage them in this.

We do so on the understanding that such investment will be conducted as we expected foreign investors to do in our own country: to promote the transfer of skills and technology; to make a permanent and sustainable expansion in the productive capacity of the host country; and wherever possible in the form of joint ventures to promote the development of local business, especially amongst those previously excluded from such opportunities.

Such a development is in the interest of our entire region. In particular we would like to see an expansion of South African business involvement in Tanzania along such lines. Some of the companies represented here tonight have already shown their interest by taking part earlier this year in a delegation to Tanzania led by our Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry.
That delegation reflected the spirit of co-operation between government and business, within a broader partnership of all social sectors which is the hallmark of reconstruction and development in South Africa, in Tanzania and throughout our region.

Non-governmental organizations form an essential component of that broader partnership. The Mwalimu Nyerere Foundation whose establishment we are marking tonight is, I am confident, destined to make a significant contribution in that regard.

There would be reason enough to welcome its formation as a commemoration of a great person. But it is more than that. It is also a contribution to the future. It gives substance to the goal of creating African capacity to resolve African problems.

The ideals of peace, unity and people-centred development for which it stands are essential for our continent's economic and political revival. We can only applaud its intention to promote these goals by drawing on Africa's collective intellectual resources.
It is through the upliftment and empowerment of the people of Southern Africa, and indeed the entire continent, that we will achieve the African Renaissance we so strongly desire.

I thank you. (CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY)


SOURCE: SOCIAL NETWORKS

Saturday, December 28, 2013

The Enemy Within.

A lot has already been said about the tragic story of Samson in Judges 13-16. However, I would like to draw your attention to an aspect of his life: his failure to conquer the enemy within.
Samson was special. He was blessed with amazing physical strength which gave him great advantage over his enemies. But he had a problem. His strength couldn’t help him deal with the enemy within his own soul. He could fight and defeat the enemy without but was quite clueless when it came to fighting the enemy within.
Fighting external battles was important but fighting and winning the battle within was crucial to his long term survival as a leader in Israel. The invisible battle within his soul was more important than the physical battles he fought and won daily.

Samson never lost a single battle he fought against the enemies of Israel, but he lost many battles within his own soul. When Samson fell, he wasn’t captured by his enemies during a battle; he was captured by the enemy which lived within his soul. Samson lived with that enemy daily. He nurtured it, bred it and fed it until that enemy became a monster that controlled and eventually destroyed him.
He failed to master the enemy when it was little, but in his arrogance he watched it grow until it became a monster in his life.
It is easier to pray against the enemy we can see and totally overlook the destroyer that lurks in our hearts. What we see is easier to deal with than things we don’t see.
From the story of Samson we discover that little things, little weaknesses, never remain little for very long. They grow. They become big and begin to dominate and take control of our lives in unbelievable ways.
Delilah didn’t destroy Samson.
She couldn’t have. She didn’t have the ability to.
What destroyed Samson was the sin within. The real enemies were in his soul.
Pride.
Lust.
Foolishness.
Recklessness.
These were the instruments of his destruction, not Delilah.
It makes a good story to blame Delilah for Samson’s fall, but she didn’t make it happen. Although she was complicit in Samson’s downfall, she wasn’t responsible for it. Samson’s enemy wasn’t Delilah or any of her kind. His real enemy was the sin within: the enemy, who lived, dined and reigned in the inner sanctuaries of his soul.
Pride.Lust.Foolishness.Recklessness. These were his enemies not Delilah or any other woman.
When believers or ministers of the gospel fall into sin, it isn’t because they were seduced by their accomplices to commit that sin. The truth is that they were already fallen in their hearts before they met whoever they fell into sin with. That sin was already a reality in their soul before it manifested itself in their lives. Instead of blaming someone else for your sin, you should take responsibility for it and ask The Lord for forgiveness. Ask Him to deliver you from the sin lurking within your soul.
The Bible says in James 1:14-15 that we are ensnared by unrestrained desires within which gives birth to sin and when sin is fully mature, it brings forth death. It is the lusts that war in our soul that keeps us bound, not the temptations without.
Have you ever heard a man say, ‘she seduced me and I couldn’t resist her’? He is lying through his teeth. He wanted to do it more than he didn’t want to, that was why he did it. Dear woman, please don’t flatter yourself; you cannot tempt or seduce a man to fall into sin with you unless that sin is already in his soul. And you cannot be seduced to fall into sin with a man unless that sin is already in your soul.
If the desire is not in your soul, you will never be drawn to commit that sin.
It is the covetousness in your soul that makes you want to keep accumulating more and more even when you already have a lot.
If you don’t deal with pride in your soul, you will always want to prove something to people around you no matter how successful you become.
If there is no lust within your soul you won’t be tempted by it.
If there is no desire to steal, you won’t be tempted to steal.
In Revelations 3:1, The Lord speaking to the Church in Sardis said, “I know your works, that you have a name that you are alive,but you are dead.” Speaking to the Church of the Laodiceans in Revelations 3:17-18, he said, “because you say, ‘I am rich, have become wealthy, and have need of nothing’- and do not know that you are wretched, miserable, poor, blind, and naked. I counsel you to buy from Me gold refined in the fire that you may be rich; and white garments that you may be clothed, that the shame of your of your nakedness may not be revealed and anoint your eye with eye salve that you may see.”
The Lord Jesus looked into their soul, but they looked at themselves on the outside and couldn’t see their deplorable state. They were rebuked for what was a reality in their soul, not what they looked like on the outside.
What matters is the state of your soul.
When we deal with the sin in our soul, it will never find expression in our lives.
Hebrews 12:1, says we should lay aside every besetting sin.
The real battle is within your soul.
When we win within, it is sure that we will win without.
Blessings.


Wednesday, December 11, 2013

Obama’s speech at Mandela memorial (transcript): ‘Mandela taught us the power of action, but also ideas’



Video: At a soccer stadium in Johannesburg, South Africa, President Obama memorialized former South African president, Nobel Peace Prize laureate and anti-apartheid activist Nelson Mandela.
Published: December 10
President Obama addressed the memorial for former South African president Nelson Mandela; this is a transcript of his remarks as delivered.
Thank you. Thank you so much. Thank you. To GraçaMachel and the Mandela family; to President Zuma and members of the government; to heads of states and government, past and present; distinguished guests -- it is a singular honor to be with you today, to celebrate a life like no other. To the people of South Africa -- people of every race and walk of life -- the world thanks you for sharing Nelson Mandela with us. His struggle was your struggle. His triumph was your triumph. Your dignity and your hope found expression in his life. And your freedom, your democracy is his cherished legacy. 

It is hard to eulogize any man -- to capture in words not just the facts and the dates that make a life, but the essential truth of a person -- their private joys and sorrows; the quiet moments and unique qualities that illuminate someone’s soul. How much harder to do so for a giant of history, who moved a nation toward justice, and in the process moved billions around the world.
Born during World War I, far from the corridors of power, a boy raised herding cattle and tutored by the elders of his Thembu tribe, Madiba would emerge as the last great liberator of the 20th century. Like Gandhi, he would lead a resistance movement -- a movement that at its start had little prospect for success. Like Dr. King, he would give potent voice to the claims of the oppressed and the moral necessity of racial justice. He would endure a brutal imprisonment that began in the time of Kennedy and Khrushchev, and reached the final days of the Cold War. Emerging from prison, without the force of arms, he would -- like Abraham Lincoln -- hold his country together when it threatened to break apart. And like America’s Founding Fathers, he would erect a constitutional order to preserve freedom for future generations -- a commitment to democracy and rule of law ratified not only by his election, but by his willingness to step down from power after only one term.

Given the sweep of his life, the scope of his accomplishments, the adoration that he so rightly earned, it’s tempting I think to remember Nelson Mandela as an icon, smiling and serene, detached from the tawdry affairs of lesser men. But Madiba himself strongly resisted such a lifeless portrait. Instead, Madiba insisted on sharing with us his doubts and his fears; his miscalculations along with his victories. “I am not a saint,” he said, “unless you think of a saint as a sinner who keeps on trying.”

It was precisely because he could admit to imperfection -- because he could be so full of good humor, even mischief, despite the heavy burdens he carried -- that we loved him so. He was not a bust made of marble; he was a man of flesh and blood -- a son and a husband, a father and a friend. And that’s why we learned so much from him, and that’s why we can learn from him still. For nothing he achieved was inevitable. In the arc of his life, we see a man who earned his place in history through struggle and shrewdness, and persistence and faith. He tells us what is possible not just in the pages of history books, but in our own lives as well.

Mandela showed us the power of action; of taking risks on behalf of our ideals. Perhaps Madiba was right that he inherited, “a proud rebelliousness, a stubborn sense of fairness” from his father. And we know he shared with millions of black and colored South Africans the anger born of, “a thousand slights, a thousand indignities, a thousand unremembered moments…a desire to fight the system that imprisoned my people,” he said.
But like other early giants of the ANC -- the Sisulus and Tambos -- Madiba disciplined his anger and channeled his desire to fight into organization, and platforms, and strategies for action, so men and women could stand up for their God-given dignity. Moreover, he accepted the consequences of his actions, knowing that standing up to powerful interests and injustice carries a price. “I have fought against white domination and I have fought against black domination. I’ve cherished the ideal of a democratic and free society in which all persons live together in harmony and [with] equal opportunities. It is an ideal which I hope to live for and to achieve. But if needs be, it is an ideal for which I am prepared to die.

Mandela taught us the power of action, but he also taught us the power of ideas; the importance of reason and arguments; the need to study not only those who you agree with, but also those who you don’t agree with. He understood that ideas cannot be contained by prison walls, or extinguished by a sniper’s bullet. He turned his trial into an indictment of apartheid because of his eloquence and his passion, but also because of his training as an advocate. He used decades in prison to sharpen his arguments, but also to spread his thirst for knowledge to others in the movement. And he learned the language and the customs of his oppressor so that one day he might better convey to them how their own freedom depends upon his.
Mandela demonstrated that action and ideas are not enough. No matter how right, they must be chiseled into law and institutions. He was practical, testing his beliefs against the hard surface of circumstance and history. On core principles he was unyielding, which is why he could rebuff offers of unconditional release, reminding the Apartheid regime that “prisoners cannot enter into contracts.”

But as he showed in painstaking negotiations to transfer power and draft new laws, he was not afraid to compromise for the sake of a larger goal. And because he was not only a leader of a movement but a skillful politician, the Constitution that emerged was worthy of this multiracial democracy, true to his vision of laws that protect minority as well as majority rights, and the precious freedoms of every South African.

And finally, Mandela understood the ties that bind the human spirit. There is a word in South Africa -- Ubuntu -- a word that captures Mandela’s greatest gift: his recognition that we are all bound together in ways that are invisible to the eye; that there is a oneness to humanity; that we achieve ourselves by sharing ourselves with others, and caring for those around us.
We can never know how much of this sense was innate in him, or how much was shaped in a dark and solitary cell. But we remember the gestures, large and small -- introducing his jailers as honored guests at his inauguration; taking a pitch in a Springbok uniform; turning his family’s heartbreak into a call to confront HIV/AIDS -- that revealed the depth of his empathy and his understanding. He not only embodied Ubuntu, he taught millions to find that truth within themselves.

It took a man like Madiba to free not just the prisoner, but the jailer as well to show that you must trust others so that they may trust you; to teach that reconciliation is not a matter of ignoring a cruel past, but a means of confronting it with inclusion and generosity and truth. He changed laws, but he also changed hearts.

For the people of South Africa, for those he inspired around the globe, Madiba’s passing is rightly a time of mourning, and a time to celebrate a heroic life. But I believe it should also prompt in each of us a time for self-reflection. With honesty, regardless of our station or our circumstance, we must ask: How well have I applied his lessons in my own life? It’s a question I ask myself, as a man and as a President. 

We know that, like South Africa, the United States had to overcome centuries of racial subjugation. As was true here, it took sacrifice -- the sacrifice of countless people, known and unknown, to see the dawn of a new day. Michelle and I are beneficiaries of that struggle. But in America, and in South Africa, and in countries all around the globe, we cannot allow our progress to cloud the fact that our work is not yet done.

The struggles that follow the victory of formal equality or universal franchise may not be as filled with drama and moral clarity as those that came before, but they are no less important. For around the world today, we still see children suffering from hunger and disease. We still see run-down schools. We still see young people without prospects for the future. Around the world today, men and women are still imprisoned for their political beliefs, and are still persecuted for what they look like, and how they worship, and who they love. That is happening today.

And so we, too, must act on behalf of justice. We, too, must act on behalf of peace. There are too many people who happily embrace Madiba’s legacy of racial reconciliation, but passionately resist even modest reforms that would challenge chronic poverty and growing inequality. There are too many leaders who claim solidarity with Madiba’s struggle for freedom, but do not tolerate dissent from their own people. And there are too many of us on the sidelines, comfortable in complacency or cynicism when our voices must be heard.

The questions we face today -- how to promote equality and justice; how to uphold freedom and human rights; how to end conflict and sectarian war -- these things do not have easy answers. But there were no easy answers in front of that child born in World War I. Nelson Mandela reminds us that it always seems impossible until it is done. South Africa shows that is true. South Africa shows we can change, that we can choose a world defined not by our differences, but by our common hopes. We can choose a world defined not by conflict, but by peace and justice and opportunity.

We will never see the likes of Nelson Mandela again. But let me say to the young people of Africa and the young people around the world -- you, too, can make his life’s work your own. Over 30 years ago, while still a student, I learned of Nelson Mandela and the struggles taking place in this beautiful land, and it stirred something in me. It woke me up to my responsibilities to others and to myself, and it set me on an improbable journey that finds me here today. And while I will always fall short of Madiba’s example, he makes me want to be a better man. He speaks to what’s best inside us.

After this great liberator is laid to rest, and when we have returned to our cities and villages and rejoined our daily routines, let us search for his strength. Let us search for his largeness of spirit somewhere inside of ourselves. And when the night grows dark, when injustice weighs heavy on our hearts, when our best-laid plans seem beyond our reach, let us think of Madiba and the words that brought him comfort within the four walls of his cell: “It matters not how strait the gate, how charged with punishments the scroll, I am the master of my fate: I am the captain of my soul.”
What a magnificent soul it was. We will miss him deeply. May God bless the memory of Nelson Mandela. May God bless the people of South Africa.

SOURCE: WASHINGTON POST

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