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During this 20th Anniversary Year celebration, the Lord continues to surprise and bless! Yesterday’s worship (October 2) was very special, including a nice message about worship (based in part of Jeremiah 23:23-24), prepared and delivered by one of our recent Form 6 graduates, who also happens to be a young […]

Lion of Judah Academy Students’ Ministry

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“Kama si Bwana aliyekuwa pamoja nasi, Israel na asema sasa….” – Psalm 124:1 “If the Lord had not been beside us, let Israel say….” – Psalm 124:1 This passage from Psalm 124:1 is the theme, selected by the Lion of Judah Academy alumni, for the 20th Anniversary Celebration. It was […]

“If The Lord Was Not Beside Us….

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Lynn and Hart are in Tanzania to join the 20th Anniversary Jubilee Celebration of the Lion of Judah Academy. A small team has accompanied them. The celebration begins today, Monday, September 19 and culminates Saturday, September 24, with a grand celebration and graduation. In between is a week of special […]

20th ANNIVERSARY Jubilee

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In 2022 we are going to celebrate the TWENTIETH ANNIVERSARY of THE LION OF JUDAH ACADEMY’s ministry (In Kiswahili the school is, “Simba wa Yuda Academy”). As we begin 2022, we’d like to give you just a glimpse into why the school exists, as well as the amazing miracles God […]

Twenty Years of Miracles…One Miracle at a Time

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Martha and Emmy

An unusual new addition was made to the Lion of Judah Academy sciences teaching staff this past summer. “Bonita Bones”, accompanied by her traveling companion, Martha Deegan, finally made her long awaited journey from Connecticut to Bulima, Tanzania, to join the school staff. Her departure from Connecticut had been delayed […]

“Bonita Bones” Joins Lion of Judah Academy Staff

What is now the secondary girls dormitory was the first dorm we built. At that time all boarding students, boys and girls, of all ages, stayed there. It also included THE dining room…the one and only dining room on campus…and at that time there was plenty of room for everyone! […]

New Dining Hall Under Construction

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At Mitindo Primary Schoo.

Put this post in the category of: “PRAISE THE LORD!!” The mission of The Lion of Judah Academy is to provide the highest quality Christian education to children of Tanzanian pastors, church workers, and other underprivileged children. That mission doesn’t exist in a vacuum. Neither is it words printed on […]

BUILDING SERVANT LEADERS

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Students in Classroom

Most everyone in the U.S. knows by now that “Giving Tuesday” is a real thing…joining the host of other uniquely American days clustered right after Thanksgiving, such as Black Friday, Small Business Saturday and Cyber Monday, etc.! But, unlike those others, Giving Tuesday is focused on giving, rather than getting. […]

GIVING TUESDAY and MATCHING GIFTS – November 30

Dental Training Mission 2021

Dentists and technicians from I-DENT in Dunnellon, Florida, joined dental professionals from Virginia, Kenya and Uganda, to train nine new Tanzanian medical workers in basic dental procedures and skills. The training took place at The Lion of Judah Academy, in cooperation with AICT-Bulima Dispensary, August 26-31. As a result a […]

Dental Training Mission at Lion of Judah Academy a Huge …

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Josephales Mtebe Ordination

October 5, 2013, Salem Church, Waynesboro, Pennsylvania. Josephales Mtebe was ordained to the Christian ministry and granted ministerial credentials by the Evangelical Association. None of us imagined how God could, or would, use that event. But, in the words of the wonderful hymn, “To God be the glory, great things […]

Eight Years Ago Today…Mtebe’s Ordination

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The First Lion of Judah Academy Class

Greetings, All – We – Hart and Lynn – head off to Tanzania tomorrow evening (Tuesday…at least assuming Elsa – tropical storm – doesn’t decide to interfere!).  Please pray for us as we travel.  If all goes as scheduled we arrive in Mwanza, Tanzania, on Thursday afternoon (Tanzania time…about 9:00 […]

Off to Tanzania!

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Dear Friends, In ten days we’re off to Tanzania for our first visit in two years!  We had a big trip and project planned last year but, as we all know, most of what we had anticipated in 2020 did not quite happen as expected! COVID, of course, remains a […]

Tanzania Trip and Dental Mission

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Lion of Judah Academy Form 6 Graduation took place Wednesday, May 19, and 32 bright, hard-working students graduated.  Praise God from Whom all blessings flow! Though we don’t yet have any photos of the day, or many details about the specifics, we know it was a wonderful all-day event.  Africa […]

FORM 6 GRADUATION

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School’s out at The Lion of Judah Academy!  Today, December 18, is the last day of classes until the new school year beings in 2021, so students are on their way home as teachers and staff prepare for a well-deserved rest! 2020 has been challenging for us all…including everyone at […]

School’s Out!

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MATCHING GIFT CHALLENGE A small group of Lion of Judah Academy supporters have created a Matching Gift Challenge for us to close out 2020. Every donation received between now and the end of the year will be matched dollar for dollar, up to a total of $15,000. That offers a […]

Matching Gifts and Class 7 Exam Results

Please remember to pray for the Form Four students taking their national examinations this week.  For more information about the examination see the previous post — just a couple of weeks ago — on the subject.  These exams are very important. On Sunday, November 22, the student body had the […]

FORM FOUR NATIONAL EXAMINATIONS Now Underway

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Please pray for our Lion of Judah Academy students taking national exams in November. About 80 Form Two students begin their exams Monday, November 9.  The exams continue through the week. About 80 Form Four students begin their exams on November 23.  These exams also continue through the week. In […]

PLEASE PRAY FOR OUR STUDENTS — Major National Exams Approaching

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Lion of Judah Academy graduation for Form Four and Class 7 was Saturday, October 24.  We thought you might like to see some photos of the event. About 120 students graduated so the campus was full of graduates, students, families, staff and other guests!  It was a wonderful celebration. Thank […]

2020 Graduation Photos

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Girls at Graduation

COVID 19 has presented challenges worldwide, and Tanzania has not been exempted! Classes at The Lion of Judah Academy were allowed to resume in July (after several months of closure), and the second term has proceeded more or less as normal.  But there have been lots of extra classes to […]

GRADUATIONS THIS SATURDAY – OCTOBER 24

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We’ve just received two pieces of important news from The Lion of Judah Academy First, classes have been allowed to resume at Tanzania schools. So Lion of Judah Academy students are returning to the campus. That’s VERY good news! But it also involves a lot of travel for a large […]

Important Update from Lion of Judah

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Form 6 National Examinations — National exams for our oldest students, Form 6, begin Monday, June 29, and continue through the week. These examinations are extremely important for the students, and their results have great impact on what options will be available to them moving forward in their education. They […]

UPDATE – Form 6 Exams and More…

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June 2020 Providing Hope and a Future This is a challenging period at The Lion of Judah Academy…COVID shutdowns…record-breaking floods on Lake Victoria.  Here are updates and prayer requests…. COVID 19 at The Lion of Judah Academy        The virus itself has had little impact on the school, however…        The economic […]

Challenging Time at Lion of Judah Academy – COVID 19 …

Like everyone else in the world, The Lion of Judah Academy in Tanzania was muddling through dealing with the COVID world pandemic…all schools in Tanzania had been ordered closed…many inconveniences and other issues had to be dealt with.  The dental training mission and other trips/teams going to the school had […]

RAINING…POURING…FLOODING…all on top of COVID 19

Since our last post, a couple of days ago, we know several of you have been praying for all of our students to return home safely…and one family in particular — the Shilikales.  I featured a photo of Emma’s Landcruiser stuck in the mud on the way to pick up […]

Shilikale Family Home Safely!

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Some have asked us about the Coronovirus situation in Tanzania and how that is affecting Lion of Judah Academy. The virus has reached Tanzania, though the last we heard there were only a handful (six, as of March 19) known cases, mostly in Dar es Salaam. The government has shut […]

Update — COVID-19 and Lion of Judah Academy

What’s Happening at The Lion of Judah Academy — We sent this email update out a couple of days ago.  If you didn’t receive it or would rather read it online, here’s the link December 2019 Update

December 2019 Update

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Be part of a miracle.  Double every gift.  On Giving Tuesday even triple it!! In a recent post we told you we had a special way you could support the students at Lion of Judah Academy on Giving Tuesday, December 3.  Here it is. We have kicked off a campaign […]

Join the Miracle! – Lion of Judah Academy Student Scholarships

How you can support The Lion of Judah Academy while doing your shopping!   We’d like to remind you about ways you can support the students and ministry of The Lion of Judah Academy while you are shopping from your computer or mobile device. Here are the top three:  #1 […]

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Rainbow Over Lion of Judah Academy

Many prayers have been offered up for a good season of rains this fall, and they are being answered!  Let God be praised! Things have been difficult in recent years, and it was certain another failed rainy season would have terrible consequences for the school and the region.  But God […]

November 2019 — Hope in the Form of Rainy Blessings …

Lion of Judah Academy graduates

Greetings Everyone! This is a quick post on two subjects: 1 — Lion of Judah Academy will have a graduation celebration on Saturday, October 12, for students in Class 7 and Form Four.  All together this will include approximately 120 students!!  Class 7 is roughly equivalent to 7th grade in […]

Graduation October 12 — May 2020 Trip Being Planned

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