Payne_Tanzania_Apr2025.pdf Click icon to open, read, download or print file. ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ Letters from the Payne Family Alleluia! Christ Is Risen! Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, April was filled with adventure for the Payne family. We traveled to Kenya for the annual…
Payne_Tanzania_Dec2024.pdf Click icon to open, read, download or print file. Letters from the Payne Family A Christmas Gift Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, We got wonderful news just after Thanksgiving. Our vehicle was waiting for us in Dar es Salaam! Now that would be a gift that keeps on giving. You’ll have to read our newsletter to find out…
Payne_Tanzania_Nov2024.pdf Click icon to open, read, download or print file. Letters from the Payne Family Let’s Give Thanks Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, November is a month of thanksgivings. We have so many things to give thanks to God for this year! We even celebrated Thanksgiving with friends here in Shinyanga, Tanzania. It makes us wonder, what are you…
Payne_Tanzania_Oct2024.pdf Click icon to open, read, download or print file. Letters from the Payne Family Education Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, The South East of Lake Victoria Diocese started their seminary last month, and they continue on this month. The LCMS Africa Region also had their continuing education retreat this month. We drove all the way around to…
Payne_Tanzania_Sept2024.pdf Click icon to open, read, download or print file. Letters from the Payne Family Signs of Rain Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, The Baobab trees have bloomed and the leaves are just starting to bud. The days are so hot and in the evening storm clouds begin to build, but we haven’t received their promised rain yet….
Payne_Tanzania_Apr2024.pdf Click icon to open, read, download or print file. Letters from the Payne Family Pole Pole Ndio Mwendo Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, In March and into April we are finishing our language training in Iringa, TZ and getting ready to move to Shinyanga. We visited South Africa for an Africa Region Missionary Retreat. We also…
Payne_Tanzania_Jan2024.pdf Click icon to open, read, download or print file. Letters from the Payne Family Departure Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, December and into January we prepared to depart for Tanzania. We celebrated Christmas with our families and many Churches! We said our goodbyes and packed our bags. Next month’s newsletter will tell you about our journey to Tanzania,…
Payne_Tanzania_Nov2023.pdf Click icon to open, read, download or print file. Hello from Cheyenne, WY! We are wrapping up this trip this week in Wyoming and headed back to Oklahoma next week to be around family for Thanksgiving. We are amazed that we are now down to two months! Deployment is fast approaching! I hope you are doing well. Your…
Payne_Tanzania_Oct2023.pdf Click icon to open, read, download or print file. Letters from the Payne Family “On the Road Again!” Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Hello from the road. I hope you sang that title (“On the road again, just can’t wait to get on the road again…”). We are about to finish a huge tour of the Eastern United…
Payne_Tanzania_Sept2023.pdf Click icon to open, read, download or print file. Letters from the Payne Family August was a Month of Firsts Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Hello from the road. We had a wonderful month of firsts in August. So many new and fun events happened this month that we can’t wait to tell you about. If you’d like…
