We just conducted a very successful initiative in Tanzania. Despite some challenges and difficulties with permissions and cars getting stuck along the way, we could see the hand of God at display.
Katrin Smenes writes:
Dear Friends and Family,
I pray this message finds you well.
With a heart full of gratitude, I want to share what the Lord has done over the past two weeks in our FireWave Tanzania initiative. I am truly in awe of the doors He has opened and the lives that have been touched through the Gospel.
For the past seven months, I had the privilege of working together with Ruth and Heidi on this initiative—praying, planning, and preparing. To now see it come to pass in such a powerful way has been deeply humbling and a true testimony of God’s faithfulness.
It was a great privilege to bring 40 evangelists to Tanzania, forming 20 teams that went out into schools across the northwest of the nation. We organized five main groups, each led by dedicated team leaders, serving in the regions of Arusha, Manyara, Singida, Tanga, and Kilimanjaro.
What God did was astonishing. He opened the doors for us to conduct 886 youth campaigns—many of them with a Muslim population of 70–99%. In total, we were able to share the Gospel face to face with 430,466 precious youth.
By God’s grace, 288,302 of them gave their lives to Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior. In addition, we witnessed 6,789 instant healing miracles. It has been overwhelming to see His power and love on display in such a tangible way.
I am deeply thankful for God’s faithfulness. He has truly revealed Himself as the Lord of the harvest. We are seeing the reality of His promise unfold before our eyes:
“Ask of Me, and I will make the nations your inheritance, and the ends of the earth your possession.” (Psalm 2:8)
Thank you for standing with us—through your prayers, encouragement, and support. You are trulypart of everything God is doing here on the ground.
Together in the harvest, Katrin Smenes
IMPACTED LIVES:
In a predominantly muslim region we could see the surge and hungre from these youth to come to Christ.
Years of headache healed!
500 young men and women stood in front of us, praying with faith for healing and deliverance. After the prayer, a young man, Martin, raised his hand up and testified that he got healed and delivered. For years he has had a headache and thoughts that he is not good enough. After the prayer, his headache was much better and he had no more doubts about himself. Once again, all his classmates raised their hands and prayed that his pain would disappear completely. Immediatly after the prayer he testified that the pain was completely gone. Hallelujah!
- Ruth
From disappointment to praise!
“God, I wish there was a bigger crowd,” I prayed as my friend was preaching. I was honestly disappointed. I had expected more people to be there. But little did I know that Jesus wanted to do something far greater than I expected.
When it was my turn to preach, I took the mic still carrying that disappointment. But as I began speaking, something started to change. I could feel the presence of God coming over me. Suddenly, my heart shifted. Instead of wishing there were more people, I felt a deep love for the ones standing right in front of me. I began to truly care about them.
As I continued, I felt the Holy Spirit prompt me to pray for healing. So I asked if anyone had pain in their body, and many of the kids raised their hands. In that moment, the presence of God came even stronger. As I prayed for them, it felt like I could literally feel heat and power flowing out through my hands. My disappointment was gone, replaced by excitement and faith.
When I finished praying, I asked who had been healed. Several kids came forward and said they had been sick or in pain, but that it had suddenly left.
Then one boy came up at the end. I asked what had been wrong before. He told me he had bad stomach pain, but when we prayed he felt energy—the power of God—move through his body. And now the pain was completely gone.
It was incredible. In the very place where I had been sitting disappointed, Jesus showed up and did miracles.
- Bowen
TOGETHER WE ARE FILLING SECTIONS IN HEAVED!
