The document summarizes a vision conference that took place from November 10-14, 2014 in Mwanza, Tanzania. The conference aimed to establish self-sustaining Samaritan Strategy teams in new areas, but faced challenges with local "gate keepers" who charged fees. It was held in a rural church with 17-20 participants from the local Sikuma people group. Through teachings on culture webs and the equal value of all people, attitudes shifted. Participants learned about balancing physical, spiritual and social relationships, and continuing with discipline of love. They made plans for seed projects in the cattle farming region. Another conference is planned for February 2015.

1. NORTH WEST – MWANZA TANZANIA.
VISIONCONFERENCEFROM10 -14 NOVEMBER2014
Establishing self sustaining Samaritan Strategy teams in new areas.
This was interesting beginning as I had to face Gate Keepers of the city of
Mwanza. Theseare bishops or men of various churches in town whomyou must
meet firstbefore you can have any meeting to take place. They haveset up fees
for all guests who come to them with conferences or crusades. I almostwas going
to miss to do this training as I didn’t havethe cash to pay as they were asking for
$1000n down payment. I refused and thereforeI had to talk to a pastor who has a
church in rural of Mwanza called KAHAMA ILEMERA district. He had invited
friends who have churches, butonly two came and the rest weremembers of his
church.
Mwanza town is the town around the lake region of Lake Victoria in Tanzania. The
majority of the people here are a Sikuma people group one of the largest people
group of Tanzania. They are both cattle keepers and farmers.
The training begun on Monday through Friday.
These were
the participants and somedid not turn up on this day but the whole number
would have been 17 to 20. The church building is this muddy and tin roofed. Here
women here are not taken with dignity they deserve, as they are of less value to
men. This came out clearly through the ABCs of culture-webs of lies.

2. There was a change of heart as people learnt that we areall created in the image
and likeness of God thereforeequal in value, dignity, and worthness and yet
different in function and roles.
Luke 2:52 Jesus Developmentand Concept of Adequacy became relevant to them
as they learnt that God is meant to be seen all areas of life and that all are
spiritual. The three relationship of man became vital as that learnt you need to
balance of the three; Physical, spiritualand social.
Discipline of love has continued to play a big role in helping family increase in love
for one another and love for their neighbor.
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The participants doing their planning of seed projects and you can see that these
are cattle found in this region as those found in Rwanda and Burundiwith big
horns than their bodies---so thesaying goes.
We are looking forward to a better vision conferencein Febuary which is from9-
15. 2015.
Joe doing the facilitation.
Stephen with some of the participants.