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Larry Robert’s Obituary & Guest Book

Larry Robert’s Obituary & Guest Book

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Larry W. Roberts (Died August 11, 2014) Larry W. Roberts, age 77, of Bessemer, AL, passed away Monday, August 11, 2014. He was retired from Vulcan Engineering. Larry is survived by his wife, Betty Roberts; his son, Jeff Roberts, his daughter, Kelly (Stevon) Higgins; his grandchildren, Adam and Lexie Roberts and Austin Higgins; his brother, Ron Roberts and his nephew, Andrew Roberts. Funeral services will be held Friday, August 15, 2014 at 7:00 p.m. at Bessemer Brown Service Funeral Home….

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Arrived Safely

Arrived Safely

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Just a quick post to let you know that Ron has arrived in America safely and he is spending time with his family. Your continued prayers are greatly appreciated. Thank you, Karen Welch

Get Your Motor Runnin’

Get Your Motor Runnin’

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It’s Thursday, July 17th, I think. We are on our way somewhere, and of course I have no idea where we are going. We just stopped at a village close to Bishop Jackson’s home to get this out. My reception was good on the way to his house but right in his compound I don’t have any. I’m hoping that I won’t have to go very far to be able to have internet on a regular basis. I left Mwanza…

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I Love Mwanza

I Love Mwanza

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I have been in Mwanza, Tanzania for three weeks of unofficial “cultural training” and I’m now getting ready to go on to Dodoma on Tuesday the 15th. That’s getting ready…it might actually be Tuesday or it might be Wednesday…or Thursday…after all it’s Africa. Mwanza is an awesome town on the shores of Lake Victoria in the north central part of Tanzania. It is the second largest town in Tanzania. Those who live here call it rock city because it’s hills…

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Privileged to Pray for God’s Children

Privileged to Pray for God’s Children

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This Thursday, July 10, 2014, was a good day for a deacon. We were up before 6am headed to the hospital to visit a relative of Bishop Sekelwa’s wife. Bishop said that this was the third largest hospital in Tanzania and the best in Mwanza. It was built by the Israelis and is part of a college run by the Catholic Church to teach doctors. The building is 8 stores tall and looks like a medium sized hospital in America…

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The Best Sermon I’ve Ever Preached!!

The Best Sermon I’ve Ever Preached!!

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This was my 3rd Sunday in Mwanza but my first Sunday to preach at one of Bishop Sekelwa’s churches. We went to a church just outside of Mwanza in Myamhongoro. Yep, that’s a mouth full! Even Africans have trouble trying to say that name unless they from there. We left home at around 9:15 am in order to arrive at the church on time but everyone else was late. This is Africa so you just have to learn to be…

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My First Week in Tanzania

My First Week in Tanzania

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This has been a full week!!!! We started the clergy retreat on Wednesday and my part was over on Friday, thank goodness! When we started, I was scheduled to do two sessions on Friday but we had some guest so I was able to sit out on Friday, which I was glad to do. So I ended up doing two sessions on Wednesday and two on Thursday, and then had a short recap and wrap up on Friday. Each session…

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Oh My Gosh!!!!! I Am So Pumped!

Oh My Gosh!!!!! I Am So Pumped!

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Oh my gosh!!!!!!!!!!!!! The church here in Mwanza is way over the top! We had a four and a half hour service with great worship, about 200-250 at church. The Lord totally wrecked me. I feel like a kid in a candy store!!!!!!! They have 1 hour of prayer before they start church. About half of the church is there for the start and almost the whole church is there before they end the prayers. To say, “AWESOME!” is a…

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Ch-ch-ch-ch-Changes

Ch-ch-ch-ch-Changes

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I have to confess that preparing to leave Mbale to go to Dodoma, Tanzania has its moments of doubts and fears. I’ll be stay with Bishop Jackson in a small village outside of Dodoma called Homboro where I’ll be living without electric power. That will take some getting used to. Homboro is around an hour to an hour and a half from Dodoma so, unlike here in Mbale, I won’t be able to just run into town whenever I want….

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God Blows Me Away!

God Blows Me Away!

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This was my last Sunday with Bishop Gogo so it was a little sad but still good. We went to the small church in Nabumali where Bishop Gogo is going to build his cathedral. This is the church that I’ve preached at the most since I’ve been here both this year and last year. It was starting to feel like my home church here. I really didn’t preach today. I just shared how much they have come to mean to…

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