MSHAMA KINYONGA FAMILY

SERVING IN TANZANIA SINCE 2013

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 Mshama Birthday 05/12
Martha Birthday 06/23
Mshama & Martha Wedding Anniversary 05/30
Esther Birthday 03/06
Benjamin Birthday 06/11
Rachel Birthday 01/28

My name is Mshama Kinyonga, and my wife’s name is Martha. We both graduated in May 2009 from Hyles-Anderson College. Our goal is to reach the people of my home country of Tanzania.

I was saved at the age of fifteen and had a desire to serve God with my life. I attended Faith Baptist Church in Morogoro, Tanzania, and it was there that my desire continued to grow. My pastor, Jerry Wyatt Jr., influenced me to get involved in the ministry. I taught a Sunday school class for children at church and the Bible in the public schools. I also worked in the Puppet Ministry, where we used puppets to go to different public schools, in the Bible Clubs, and in open-air evangelistic meetings. We were able to draw good crowds to present the Gospel. I even had the opportunity to work in the Village Ministry, where we would go to different villages and present the Gospel. The Lord has allowed me to see many people get saved and have their lives transformed in our ministries. In 2005 the Lord gave me the great privilege of going to Hyles-Anderson College to further my life’s calling.

My wife Martha was saved at the age of six. She, too, had a great desire to serve God with her life. She had the opportunity to teach second grade in Kampala, Uganda, at a Christian school. There in Uganda her desire for the African people grew strong. She not only had the privilege to teach English, science, and math; but she was able to teach Bible Clubs too. Throughout her ten-month stay, she was able to capture her students’ hearts; however, the ministry was continuing to capture hers. When she returned to the States, the Lord allowed her to enroll at Hyles- Anderson College, where He would continue to direct her steps.

During our time at Hyles-Anderson College, not only did the Lord bring us together, but He also allowed us the opportunity to get involved in the ministry of First Baptist Church of Hammond. I worked in the Bus Ministry all four years of college, as did my wife. The fact that God gave us a chance to influence people and to bring more sinners to the Saviour was incredible. I thank God for this great college, which trained us to be full-time in the ministry. Not only did we learn practical skills, but also our hearts continued to be softened to the needs of people.

My wife and I are excited to be teaching the people in Tanzania. Our focal point is to transfer the knowledge we received at college to the Tanzanians so they, too, can train others for full-time Christian service.

First Baptist Church of Hammond
507 State St.
Hammond, IN  46320
(219) 932-0711
fbchammond.com

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801 Oak Ridge Dr.
Springfield, TN 37172
BOX 200 Morogoro, Tanzania
Email Address		 mshama.kinyonga@fbmi.org

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  • Mshama and Martha Kinyonga Prayer Letter: God Has Done Great Things for Us!

    Mshama and Martha Kinyonga Prayer Letter: God Has Done Great Things for Us!We cannot believe that May of 2025 is here already. God has already done so many great things for us thus far. We are so grateful for His blessings. “Blessed be the LORD God, the God of Israel, who only doeth wondrous things. And blessed be his glorious name for ever: and let the whole earth be filled with his glory; Amen, and Amen.” (Psalm 72:18-19)

    Ministry Updates

    Thank you to all of you who prayed for me while I was in Tanzania for 8½ weeks. A lot was accomplished. We started building and almost completed the new church out in Kiagea. (Remember the property that one of our deacons donated.) I am very pleased that we are almost done building the church, and the folks can start meeting there on Thursdays. We also added another Sunday school classroom. I will be having one of our deacons teach that class. It is a class for new members. They will be going through the basics of what we believe so that, Lord willing, they will be grounded and have that strong foundation moving forward.

    We also had the opportunity to host a group from California and Wisconsin, 12 folks who were willing to come and see what God is doing and be a tremendous help. They were able to see our folks in their homes and have wonderful fellowship, teach, and preach in our main services and to the kids. They were also able to help run a Kids’ Day, where we had 1,008 kids, with 119 trusting Christ.

    What a great Resurrection Sunday we had as well. We had 729 in attendance, with 5 trusting in Christ, 3 baptisms, and 1 wedding. These are fun and exciting times here at Grace Baptist Church.

    Martha’s Health

    Thank you to all who are faithfully praying for Martha. Unfortunately, a few weeks ago, she was dealing with a heavy feeling in her chest and went to the ER. They transferred her to the main hospital because she had developed a new and somewhat big blood clot in her left lung. She was admitted for four days. They adjusted the blood-thinner shot that she was already taking. We are grateful for good medical care and caring doctors and nurses. She does have follow-up appointments with her cancer doctors and blood-clot doctors on June 9 and June 11. Thank you for your continued prayers.

    Thank you as always for the continued prayers and outreach—all of the emails, cards, texts, etc. We read and appreciate each one of them. Please feel free to reach out and let us know if we can do anything for you all. We love you guys.

    For His glory,

    Mshama, Martha, Esther, Benjamin, Rachel, & Sarah Kinyonga

    Published On: May 1st, 2025Tags: , ,

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