Corvallis Team

Hi, this is Wilbur Nisly and I am here in Tanzania for two weeks. We come from Montana and have had wonderful and growing time here. I spoke at the parenting seminar that Mavuno Village put on and that was an awesome experience. John served as translator. There were about 45 people attending, mostly pastors and their wives. The subject material we used came from Ted Tripps book ‘Shepherding a Child’s Heart’. The people were very gracious and receptive of the teaching. Of course I needed a lot of grace extended for my very limited Swahili, which they were so good about. It was a crash course on the local culture but was a very pleasant experience. The seminar was well organized and the enthusiasm of the people for fellowship and teaching from God’s Word was very refreshing. I so enjoyed their singing. It seemed such an enthusiastic expression of the joy in there hearts. I praise God for the opportunity to study and worship with this segment of God’s family.
Our team helped with several projects here at Mavuno Village. Among them were developing a watering system for their crops and garden. The ladies cleaned, sewed curtains, watched children, and such. We worked on the new house being built, running conduit for wiring, helping put on the steel roofing. Carol Webber, one of the ladies of our group, shared at the parenting seminar on praying for our children, and praying scripture for our children. Some of us had the opportunity to go for dinner to a local village home. We were almost overwhelmed with their generosity and gracious spirit. It was the kind of evening that made you think that sometimes our priorities need some major adjustments.
Here at Mavuno Village the work is moving ahead. The people here are driven by their love for God and a passion for providing good homes to orphan children. It was a privilege to be a small part of helping them in this pursuit. It’s a wonderful, functional community with lots of challenges and yet the patience to allow God to work in His timing.


Don and Larry welding on the pump house fence



Carol with Esther



Larry and Rollie working on our water system



Larry enjoying watching Rollie work on our water system



Bev loving on a child



Larry helping Dave Helsby roof Family House 3.



Wilbur speaking with John Mbugua (our first foster father) as translator.



Deni loving on a baby



The Team having a good traditional African meal. Ugali: stiff mixture of various types of flour, with some Daga: very small salted dried fish



They also got to visit our village church; in this picture the choir is dancing, which is just as important as singing here.



We were very happy to have the team. They were a huge help around here, and in the Parenting Seminar they were a huge encouragment.