Twende No. 3, 2018 is available
The new Twende edition issue no. 3, 2018 is available in Soma Biblia bookshops with the theme “UVUMILIVU” means patience. Patience is the fruit of the Holy Spirit given to us when we believe in Jesus.
Dear Twende readers, patience is the fruit of the Holy Spirit given to us when we believe in Jesus. The Bible teaches us patience through the testimony of different people. This issue of Twende has explained the meaning of patience to Christians.
Buying Twende is a great opportunity for you to reach many Sunday school children, orphaned and other children with a good message of God salvation for a cheap price.
WANAWAKE WA IMANI – WOMEN OF FAITH
A few days ago Soma Biblia launched a podcast online called Wanawake wa Imani. Wanawake wa Imani is six audio programs aimed at women of Tanzania. The vision of the program is to lead women in Tanzania to gain a personal and liberating trust in Christ alone, as Savior, Friend and Lord in their everyday life - with the Bible as the source.
A few days ago Soma Biblia launched a podcast online called Wanawake wa Imani. Wanawake wa Imani is six audio programs aimed at women of Tanzania; for the mother of little children in the village, fighting for daily bread. It is for the grandmother, who is a little bit better off, but who cares deeply for her children and grandchildren. It is for the young girl, studying in a town a long way from home.
The vision of the program is to lead women in Tanzania to gain a personal and liberating trust in Christ alone, as Savior, Friend and Lord in their everyday life - with the Bible as the source.
The programs want to point out the listener that the Bible is more than a book to carry under the arm to church, but that it also has a relevance and is a resource in their daily walk with God. In the Bible they can find strength for their faith and relationship with Christ.
Inge-Marie Thise Roager is the heart, writer and presenter of Wanawake wa Imani.
The speaker in the programs, missionary Inge-Marie Roager, is beautifully presenting the different themes with a presence and honesty that makes you feel that she is right there next to you, mentoring and advicing with a mothers love. She is curious and not afraid to be open and use her own life as an example.
The six programs can be used in women’s Bible-study groups or any other women’s groups, or they can be listened to individually. The first four programs have questions at the end, that can make good discussions in a group.
We pray and hope that the programs will be a blessing and be a helpful tool in leading women to Christ. The programs are free of charge, and we encourage spreading them. Any misuse of the programs, or anyone trying to make money on them, will however be reported.
All the six programs can be downloaded on our website: www.somabiblia.or.tz/wanawake-wa-imani
They are also available on Apple Podcast (iTunes), just search for WANAWAKE WA IMANI.
They can also be listened to on Youtube.
If you want the programs to be sent to you on Whatsapp, please send a message to the Soma Biblia web editor, +255 744 629 575
NEWS update from Soma Biblia
New literature
Did you know that Soma Biblia last year sold over 2,2 million Bibles and books? And that Soma Biblia is the third largest distributor of Bibles in Tanzania? In other words: together we build Tanzania, and even better: together we build the kingdom of God.
The organization Soma Biblia can be found everywhere in Tanzania. We have five branches spread across the country, and to reach even further, we have cars that go out from each branch in order to cover the whole country. A lot of people ask us how we use the surplus from our sales. The answer is simple: we invest it in going to those remote, far-away places where we know there is a thirst for the Word of God, and to places where we do not sell much because of poverty or other reasons, but where we can build relationships and spread the word of God through fellowship. We also use our surplus to invest in making new books, and to make our magazines: RIZIKI (a free magazine for those who work for the church) and Twende (a Christian magazine for children).
The latest RIZIKI (number 2, 2017) is now available. You can read it online by clicking this link: https://issuu.com/riziki/docs/riziki_2_2017
The latest issue of TWENDE is now available at only 500 tsh each.
Soma Biblia workers seminar
In order to create unity among our branches, and to inspire and create awareness about our work, all Soma Biblia workers gather once a year for a seminar. This year we met at the Amabilis centre in the city of Morogoro. We had a really good seminar, where we among other interesting things had Bible lessons held by Elizabeth Lulu from Mzumbe University, and a session with the Bible Society of Tanzania, who talked about the different translations of the Swahili Bible. In the evenings we had good time to build friendships and play games. And at the end of the seminar, we had a gamedrive through Mikumi national park.
Blessed Easter
"Instead of" - these two words holds the key to understand the most important message in the Bible.
““BADALA YA” means “INSTEAD OF” in Kiswahili; these two words holds the key to understand several messages in the Bible: In the Bible we read that one sheep died instead of Isaac. And in Egypt, the Israelites smeared blood from a lamb on their door frames so that their first-born should live. John the baptist said: Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world. “Instead of” was the plan of God, and to us: it is good news.”
With these few words from Jon Jøssangs "BADALA YA", we wish our supporters and our customers a blessed easter!