Dear Scott and faith Radio Listeners, Greetings in Jesus name. Happy Easter. Voice of Hope Ministries, is a ministry raised by God to bring hope and touch the lives of people who are NEGLECTED in Tanzania and Africa at large. One of the NEGLECTED group that the Lord have put a burden in us to reach them this year is a group of YOUTHS. Youth receives a very little attention from the church as well as from the society. One of the reason being, is young people do not have money, they don t own land, they are not wealth so as a results, a lot of attention has been placed to other groups than youths. These are the people who are hungry and thirst for the word of God. Jesus said Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled (Matthew 5:6)
Above are the photos of Youths who attended the Youth Transformational Conference Tanzania 2017 which took place few days ago in Dar es salaam Tanzania. Our estimation and budget was for the maximum of six thousands (6,000) youths, with a big surprise our registration records shows us that 8,000 youths attended this event. We as VHM believes that young people are not only the leaders of to-morrow. They are leaders for today. If we invest in young people they will change the world for Christ. Young people are creative, open to change, energetic and resourceful. When we help young people to harness their potential - to have the power of God, a voice and to lead - the
impact is huge, positive and can result in benefits for all. They came from all-over to receive knowledge, skills and wisdom that will transform their lives. We need to invest in and build a strong spiritual, healthy, well educated, dynamic and innovative youth for the great transformation. In this conference we had six locations where Youth had to seat to listen the program. The main hall could not be enough to accommodate all the youths who came to attend the conference. Some of them they heard and watch from the screen outside the main hall. Others they only heard the voice but they could not see the speaker live neither from screen but they never left until the end of the program.
The above photos, was one of the outside venues, where the youths followed the program through sound and screen. In some point I had to come down to speak with them so as they could get a chance to see a face of the speaker because some of them they could leave the venue without even seeing the face of the speaker. We had a blessed moment all of us.
When I came outside during the conference I could not stop my tears. Everywhere were packed. All the stairs to go to the main hall was packed. Youths sat even on stairs you could hardly pass there. Outside in the street where normally it is a street where cars and people use it to pass through, during the conference it was automatic closed because youths sat even in the street. No car could pass there because the street was full of people. What made cry was when I saw youths still standing listening only voice without seeing anything live neither watch from a screen while it was raining. When it was raining I expected all the people outside will run away to go back home. What surprised me is when I saw the youths still there regardless the rains outside there. Then I remembered the words of Jesus Christ. But when he saw the multitudes, he was moved with compassion on them, because they fainted, and were scattered abroad, as sheep having no shepherd (Matthew 9:36)
We had the opportunity to pray for people who had different needs and the people who were demon possessed through the name of Jesus Christ they were all set free and all the demons which has been tormenting them for a long time left them free. Apart from the teaching to the Youths, one of our goal for this conference was to evangelize to youths and challenge them to give their lives to Christ. In this conference the total of 900 youths gave their lives to Christ. By God s grace we were able to broadcast LIVE from the event to one radio and one television. So many people even the people who could not come right in the event, they heard the message where they were. We had received many calls and messages from different places of the people who heard the teachings from radio and a television. They gave the testimony on how the teachings has blessed them and change them.
NEXT MOVE! Our goals is to do two major Youths Transformational Conference this year 2017. This is one of the two. We are planning and praying to do the next Youth Transformational Conference on June 16 and 17, 2017 in Mbeya City. We are planning for 6,000 youths to attend that event. We are praying to touch the lives of youths from five regions around Mbeya city which are Mbeya, Iringa, Njombe, Momba and Rukwa. Our budget for this training is $12,000 to make this training happen. We believe God will provide so as we can change and transform the nation of Tanzania. We sincerely thank you for your sacrificial giving towards the life change of every youth who attended the program. The investment you had done through your support have produced the fruits which will remain as a remembrance in the lives of thousands of people and in the kingdom of God too. We thank you very much and we are praying for you. In Christ Peter and Patience Mitimingi and VHM Team.