Joram Ibrahim, ECLEA-Tanzania national coordinator

This last February we have done a number of classes in different places and also graduation in Babati on Saturday 15th. We had a total of thirty graduates from Dodoma, Tanga, Magara and Mbulu class respectively. We had Babati District Commissioner as the guest of honor, who brought his assistant to officiate the ceremony on his behalf. Government leaders are appreciates the work ECLEA is doing, and we have been promised a peace of land 'plot' for building ECLEA’s teaching infrastructures. 
   

   

In February I taught Biblical Theology and Biblical Literacy OT & NT in Tanga class. Mwaisaka did the same in Maramba while Lazaro did Church and Ruth at Horohoro and Kona Z classes respectively. All these four are in Tanga region. We have classes in Mwanza and Geita where Paul Chaba taught James and Habakkuk in both classes. Paul Mdimi went to Katesh with Mark 1 & 2 and Leadership course in Arusha. Julius went to Magara to do the final class before graduation.

We have more to do this month as we postponed some classes in February for graduation sake. The Tanga class rans this week, we will have four other classes next week, we will then have three other classes in Manyara third week, then Arusha Mwanza and Geita one class each.

We have also made up our mind to start a bachelor degree program, any time from mid this year. We have been discussing about a curriculum, we will have some additional subjects to the diploma we already have for a degree program. We propose that you launch it when you come.

Joram Ibrahim

TOP OF PAGE

Joram Ibrahim, ECLEA-Tanzania national coordinator

SUMMARY OF ECLEA IN TANZANIA

Should I tell you a little more about how far ECLEA has taken us through as while working lifting ECLEA up. After many years of conferences, we have now successfully registered ECLEA Tanzania which is a bible institute. Our first intake was 2022, with three classes. We then went with six academic classes in 2023, and ten academic classes this year 2024.
In all our programs students cover for their cost of books and food, plus additional amount to cover other running costs. While you has been supporting transport, accommodation and food for ECLEA teaching staff, for the first and second year. For 2024 we requested your support for six out of ten academic classes staff team support, and we have successfully been doing the rest for. Knowing the importance of sustainability, we expect to run twelve classes in 2025 of which we will ask for your support on our teaching staff on transport, accommodation and meals for six classes, while we take other six for the same. We also plan for few conferences as a tool to establish classes.

Tanzania covers almost the total sum of all East African countries making the traveling cost become a bit higher. Yet we need to learn from our colleague’s experience, of anything that can give us the way forward. Anything we can do as we take over of the ownership of ECLEA TZ by decreasing your financial support by increasing ours.

Be blessed,
Joram

TOP OF PAGE

FEBRUARY-MARCH
For February and March, we planned for six All African Conferences of which we managed to do five. Sanare did Habbakuk in Hanang, Mwaisaka did Timothy at Maramba, Mdimi is going to Kibaigwa to introduce ECLEA and go through the summary of our main subject courses. Instead of Songwe and Mbeya where we did not go, Sanare went to Magara where he did James, and I am just coming back from West Kilimanjaro where I did Biblical Theology.

In 2022 when we started we had six teachers who run three classes. 2023 wo doubled both no of classes as well as number of teachers from three to six classes and six to twelve teachers respectively, losing one teacher and interpreter, brother Michael Nyangusi who passed away, made us finish last year with eleven teachers. We have ten classes this year and sixteen teachers, this means we have added four classes and five teachers.

As our bible school is concerned, we have a monthly program of one week in eacr class doing two subjects then three other weeks researching and writing as post session assignment of the studied subjects.

I taught Biblical Theology and Expository Preaching at Arusha and Tanga respectively. Lazaro went to Maramba with James and Jonnah, Mdimi was in Mwanza and now going to Dodoma for the same. Sanare in Mbulu while Julius in Magara. Bishop Sheggar is on his way to Katesh, where he will teach Biblical Marriage and Forgiveness and Reconciliation starting tomorrow. Also Bishop Sumaye for Riroda, Anthony Mwaisaka and Kelvin for Horohoro with 1. Timothy and James respectively.
We always have fixed programs for our classes in terms of weeks from Monday to Saturday, being first week of the month second week, third and fourth week, but this time we are skipping the fourth week of March and the first week of April due to Passover eve. We have many classes this week we will also have many classes the second week of April as we will skip the first week.

Good enough is that, with your facilitation and our means, we managed to do all ten classes we planned plus five All African conferences, which means we missed one conference. Our team is exited as they themselves learn when teaching, they have their own testimony as well as testimonies from students they teach. We are working on keep on taking these ten classes to the end for glory of Jesus.

Blessing to you and all ECLEA supporters.

Joram

TOP OF PAGE

Support ECLEA

Donate now to help ECLEA thrive!

Please visit the Contact & Donations page to support our work with a secure online donation or to mail us a check.

Your tax deductible gift helps equip, train, and empower church leaders in East Africa to promote biblical values and transform lives through the power of the Gospel. Plus, giving online means your gift can be put to work even faster to reach church leaders with practical workshops and encouragement.