Land news from Tanzania

Part of the delay with the land the ministry was looking at buying was that it hadn't been parceled out yet or surveyed. The property is owned by the city of Mwanza but there are "squatters" using it for living on and raising crops on. In order for the ministry to purchase that land we would need to pay off the squatters, pay the city to have the land surveyed and pay for the land. Shannon had some concerns, after viewing last fall, that the property might be inaccessible during the rainy seasons or at least very difficult to get to and from.

Just before Pastor Richard left Tanzania to meet the ministry team in Uganda for a couple of weeks, someone came to him. There is a 25-30 acres plot of land, located about 8 miles outside of Mwanza. It is, according to Pastor Richard, more fertile ground, easier to access, in a nicer area and it may be easier to drill a well on it as well. The land is privately owned and already surveyed. The owners are wanting to sell it as it was an inheritance and they are wanting to have the income from it and divide evenly amongst family members. It sounds like the owners are willing to sell it to the ministry over time, which would prevent the ministry needing to take out a loan for it. It is also significantly cheaper than the city owned land.

The board of End Time Glory Ministries is meeting this Saturday and will be voting on whether or not to make the purchase. Please pray that if this land is God's will for the ministry that all will proceed as it needs to. Rev. Debra told Shannon that if this land is purchased, things could start happening quickly. Both Shannon and I remain patient, waiting to see what God has planned, reminding ourselves that His will and timing are perfect.