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 […]
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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
The adventure began on an October Sunday in 2001. For months – close to a year – we (Lynn and Hart Inlow) had been seeking God’s guidance about whether or not we should help our friends, Mtebe and Pili, start a school for the children of Nassa Theological College students. […]
Hart and Lynn Inlow will be spending the month of July, as well as the first week of August, at The Lion of Judah Academy. If you think you might be interested in spending part or all of that time at the school with them please contact them (LOJ@thelionofjudah.info) We […]
A major expansion of the girls dormitory is currently under way, and is progressing well. The current girls’ dormitory was the first dorm building constructed, nearly 15 years ago, shortly after the school opened. Originally it served boys and girls…girls on one side and boys on the other. As the […]
One of the great blessings of the 2018 Work Team to LOJA was the work done by Tony Zurolo, with the assistance of his family members (wife Elaine and daughter Elizabeth), and Santiago Noriega. SPECIAL NOTE: we are asking all our Lion of Judah Academy friends to pray for the […]
October marked the yearly meeting of The Lion of Judah Academy Students’ Ministry. LOJASM is the alumni association of Lion of Judah Academy. The alumni enjoyed a wonderful time together with each other and with the current students, and were a great blessing to the school. They met together as […]
Here’s a report, only mildly edited for clarity, from a participant in the 2018 Graduation Celebration November 3, 2018, at The Lion of Judah Academy We thank God for the wonderful graduation we had yesterday! The number of graduates was 44 Standard Seven students, and 87 Form Four students. […]
Saturday, November 3, The Lion of Judah Academy will have a wonderful day celebrating the graduation of this year’s Form Four class. The campus will be filled to overflowing with students, family and friends, to honor the approximately 80 Form Four students who mark the completion of their Form Four […]
We recently received word from The Lion of Judah Academy about the Standard 7 national exam results (which were administered several weeks ago)…and once again our kids did fantastically well!! — we were at the very top of our district — #1 out of 74 schools — we were #2 […]