Some ladies who regularly attend Bible study weren't there on the day when we took this picture, but here's a quorum of our group. We meet every Tuesday afternoon after work and it's always a highlight to get together and talk, study and discuss God's Word, and pray for each other. Sometimes we even get a snack (which is almost always due to the generosity of one certain special member of the group...).
Ever since I first arrived in Musoma in 2007 there has been a missionary women's Bible study, but the members have changed as the missionary community is comprised of almost entirely different folks now than it was then. The time and location have changed a fair bit, too, as it's tricky to find a good time. Our group has women working in the office who aren't free until 4:30 or 5:00 in the evening and moms with small children at home, and our schedules are fairly different! But regardless of these issues and those of childcare, transportation, etc., we are very committed to our time together and really appreciate it. Right now our group has only SIL women in it, so we're all involved in the Bible translation project in some way.
We have no leader; we just take turns volunteering to lead each week, and it works pretty well. We use whatever studies come our way, which usually means we have only one copy. We utilize photocopying or printing or even typing them ourselves while looking at a book!
Last week we didn't meet because of Christmas/New Year, and I'm looking forward to being together again tomorrow. Our study this week is on wisdom, and I am the one signed up to lead our discussion, so I am praying for wisdom about wisdom!
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