“What would be a simple gift we could collect for our first visit to Tungamalenga Parish in Tanzania?” we wondered. How about Band-Aids? They are practical, inexpensive, colorful, and something we all have in our homes in Minnesota. What about Beanie Babies? They were the hottest thing for American children to collect in the late 90s, but by 2002, many children had outgrown them.

We are looking for congregation members to attend both the South Central Conference Assembly on February 12 and the Synod Assembly on May 13 – 14.

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I (Pastor Randy) have been a member of SOTV for 28 years of our 40 year history. As I look back, I also identify elements in our congregational history that have NOT shifted. It’s as if our core DNA has remained unchanged, even as we have grown through the years, gifting our community with an enduring, stable identity and mission. Here is what I notice…

We’re celebrating 20 years of the blessings of partnership this year, with one of the highlights coming soon. On January 29/30, 2022: Worship will feature songs we’ve learned from our Tanzanian partners, the choirs will wear the colorful Tanzanian clothing our travelers received as gifts, and there will be a Tanzanian style auction* to raise funds for a laboratory building at the clinic. You won’t want to miss it!

The Tuesday morning Men’s Bible Study group was started in 1995. This SOTV group has been meeting for an hour on Tuesday morning, ever since.

I had something of an epiphany (a sudden revelation or insight) when I read the January 2022 newsletter. I really shouldn’t have been surprised. While I don’t always know everything that is happening at SOTV, I try to keep up. But there is something about reading about it all in one sitting. It’s pretty remarkable.