Tanzania 2012 and Faith's Substance

TANZANIA 2012 – Maasai Tribe


I was told that I may have to wear these clothes to minister
to the Maasai.  (Don't laugh...you might be next...smile!)

We just wanted to give you a quick update on an exciting new opportunity that is currently underway. Around the end of July/beginning of August, we will be working with Iris Tanzania to minister to the Maasai Tribe. Tyren will travel to Tanzania, and will host a seminar for pastors and others in Maasai Land and also hold evangelism events. Pastor Deus, Director of Iris Tanzania, is now conducting preliminary ministry in Maasai Land to prepare things for when I arrive. Afterwards, we (Tyren and Tiffany) want to bring the 5 leaders of Iris Ministries Tanzania together in Mwanza for a special meeting that will last about 3 days in order for them to personally meet together and set the stage for new things the Lord has put on their hearts for Iris Ministries Tanzania.

Soon, we’ll send out a blog with more information. We invite you to join us in prayer and partner with us to help support Iris Ministries Tanzania in fulfilling their God-given commission.


The Substance of Faith – Believing the Lord’s Report

During Sunday service, I had to stop right in the middle of my sermon to ask the church to pray for Mr. W’s wife. Mr. W didn’t look well, so I couldn’t go on preaching. His wife was far away in their family’s garden harvesting crops. He had received a message that she was very sick. She had already been sick for days with a fever and wasn’t improving. The church prayed for her, and then I honestly felt that the Holy Spirit moved us into praise and thanksgiving for her healing. I believed something happened. But, Monday morning, Mr. W came to my house upset. Someone had come with another message (after Sunday’s service) saying that he needed to go see his wife because she wasn’t doing well at all. We prayed with him before he left to see her.  When Mr. W went to see his wife, to his surprise, she was fine and eating normally.  She told him that on Sunday about 12 noon (a little after we had prayed for her in church) she suddenly felt a hot sensation come upon her, and she felt the fever leaving her body. A few hours later she was fine. Her children, who were also reported as not feeling well, were also fine. Mr. W explained to her that she was totally healed right after the church had prayed for her. He told his wife that what she felt was the power of the Holy Spirit upon her, and that Jesus was there with her to heal her.  F.Y.I: Mr. W’s wife received Jesus over a year ago, but because of threats of being excommunicated from her Muslim side of the family, she has not been following Christ. Pray that God would shower her with His love and understanding, free her from fear, and help her to fully surrender her life to become a disciple of Jesus Christ.

Pray that the Lord would continue to have mercy on us, show us His salvation, and give us the privilege of revealing His name to people that believe and others who refuse to believe. We desperately need the presence of the Lord, so that His kingdom would come in life changing ways here in Lichinga and beyond.

In His great love,

Tyren and Tiffany Haynes

Tiffany's Sister Visits Lichinga

Kim, Tiffany's sister, is visiting us here in Lichinga.  Tiffany, of course, and the rest of us are very excited to have her here.  Even though Kim reads our blogs and we've talked to her from Mozambique, so many things here still surprised her, having now seen them in person.  After she shared some things with us, we asked her to write it down, sharing some of her heart, so that we could include it in our next blog entry.  Here's a fresh perspective of Lichinga from a visitor.

Kim writes:  Though I doubted it was as cold in Lichinga as Tiffany had told me, I obediently packed my flannel pajamas and warm socks. I was surprised when I actually had to use them along with three blankets to keep warm at night. Yes, it does get cold in Africa! Another thing I found very surprising when I arrived in Lichinga was the price of food. I had read the blogs about how expensive things are, but I guess I had to see it to believe it. A couple of trips to the grocery store confirmed that things like meat, cheese, and ice cream are not affordable and reserved for special occasions. I had to think twice about purchasing food items I would typically buy in America on a daily basis. I am witnessing how the items we send in care packages go a long way to improve my family’s quality of life. My visit to Lichinga has shown me how critical it is to support missionaries. Everyone is not called to be a missionary, but I feel it is our duty to support the people God has called to “make disciples of all nations” (Matthew 28:19). I know it would not have been possible for me to have the awareness of what life is like if I had not spent time here. It does not take very much to make a very dramatic difference. I am leaving Lichinga with a renewed purpose to support missionaries who are advancing God’s kingdom. This experience has been invaluable!


Part of the orientation and culture training for new Iris missionaries at our center includes a village outing, "ikwalola a dyangu".  We invited Kim to go along with Mandy.  In the village, one will spend hours with a local family that doesn't speak your language - just you and a local family.
(Adults left to right:  Mandy (new Iris intern), Kim (Tiffany's sister) and Lucia (local host)



Their host cooked them cove (greens) and cema (corn flour boiled to a mashed potato like texture).
Cema is the "staple" food item.



Playing with kids is a treasure, and they are everywhere.
  Behind is a large black tin used to heat up water, and the mud "house" used for cooking.
Cooking is generally done outside of the main house where one sleeps.



Playing and having fun.  Perhaps, kids are the same everywhere.

You know what?  You can be our next visitor!  Just send us an email (heartsforharvest@yahoo.com), get your passport ready, and let the journey begin!  Hallelujah!!!  You'll have a great time here, and most of all, we are sure you'll experience Jesus Christ in new ways.  You are welcome to Lichinga, Mozambique, Africa.
Love,

Tyren and Tiffany Haynes

5th Year Anniversary in Mozambique: 2007 - 2012

Celebrate With Us!  June 1, was our 5th year anniversary since the day we entered Mozambique.  From our teenage years, we both wanted to be missionaries, but truly didn't know the extent of what that meant until we started serving overseas, June 1, 2007.  Now, 5 years later, we are so much different, have matured greatly (the process is still going), and through the Lord's great mercy we have done things we've never dreamed of.  Our God has been good to us. We are missionaries, and are looking forward to many more years of serving Jesus Christ in the nations. 

Here are a few photos of 'Then and Now'.

Amerel (6) and Isaiah (3) in Pemba, Mozambique (2007). 

 


We only had two kids (Isaiah and Amerel)...and thought that that was it.
(August 2007, graduation day from the Iris Holy Given Missions school,
now called the Harvest School, in Pemba, Mozambique)



Home in Lichinga, Mozambique 2007.




We had to make our own beds (2007, Lichinga)




We all slept in one room that was very crowded (2007 - 2008).  Tiffany also
held homeschool in the same room.



Suddenly, 6 years after Isaiah, we started having kids again.
Now we have 4.  What a blessing! (Left to right:  Amerel, Berasia, Isaiah and Chayah)



Now we live in our own house at the Iris Lichinga Center.  It's nice to
have more room for our family of 6.

We've evangelized and ministered in streets, stores, bars, discos, villages and churches.  Many have been saved and healed.  God has been good!  We minister in Mozambique and Tanzania, and have evangelized in Malawi.
(Above:  Photos of Iris Tanzanian Pastors from the 2011 'Love, Glory and Honor Pastoral Seminar' in Mwanza, Tanzania)


Thank you for partnering with us and for caring so much about us these past 5 years.  Your love, prayers, giving, and friendship means so much! All that the Lord enabled us to do thus far, would not have been possible without you.  In grace and great expectation, we look forward to the greater things the Lord has prepared for us in the years ahead.  Let's go forth together! Many blessings and love to you all.  For His glory alone.

Serving with a passion for His presence,

Tyren and Tiffany Haynes (and Amerel, Isaiah, Chayah, & Berasia)

Tyren and Tiffany Haynes are missionaries serving under Iris Ministries. They are members of Church of the Living God in Manchester, CT, U.S.A.

For information on how to donate, please visit http://heartsforharvest.blogspot.com/

Photos: Faithful is He Who Has Promised


This year, it's been on our hearts to finish the original plans for our house, "The House of God's Pleasure".   We included several pictures of these ministry projects and others.  We hope this gives you a better view of what things actually look like.  Picture quality may not be that sharp due to the size we had to reduce the photos in order to upload them all on our slow internet.

Our day worker, Mr. W. using bricks and mud to build a place for us to burn our trash.
The blocks are made locally and the mud (there are 2 types) is taken from in front of our house.

If you remember, Mr. W. was baptized several weeks ago.  He just finished a 4 week
training at our center's Bible school this month.  It was his decision to join the Bible school,
and give up his pay during that time.

 

We finally have our outside clothesline.  Now, the kids' veranda is finally free after nearly 3 1/2 years.
In the bottom right hand corner is the side of the kids' sandbox.

  

The original house plan was to have a ramp from the side door to the veranda,
but it was too expensive while building our house in 2008.



Mr. Daylight built the ramp for us at a very low cost.

Remember Mr. Daylight was an "ex-prisoner" (released after 7 months because he was found innocent).
He continues to do prison ministry with me now.



Mr. Daylight also built this small shed for our dayworker.





3 years later, and we finally tiled the wall behind the kitchen counter and stove.  Mr. Daylight
did this for us also.  I had wonderful times of teaching with him while
he worked at our house for a few weeks.




These young men finished the Bible school course last Friday.
Tiffany was one of several teachers who taught them.

Pray that the Lord continues to open the way for people to walk in their divine destiny.  From prison ministry to building, the Lord is opening doors for us to build up the lives of local Mozambicans.  They will help take the gospel and the kingdom of God into languages, tribes and places that we could have never imagined. 

Love,
Tyren and Tiffany Haynes

Revival Fire – in the Hearts of Men



We baptized White last week in a local fish pond. After being
baptized he said his whole body felt lighter, and he could sleep

through the whole night (something he couldn't do before).



Several weeks ago, on Sunday morning at Assumane church the Lord poured out His fire into our hearts. It was an unmistakable experience for us. It’s like an awakening happening in the hearts of the people in the church. We are a handful in number, but God is raising up the believers to do whatever He has given them to do. In this way, they are carrying His fire to others in the village. Usually people use the term revival for much bigger things. But, we will not despise the day of small beginnings (ref. Zech. 4:10). However God chooses to increase His revival fire in the village is fine with us, even if it’s just person to person; it makes no difference to us. If we believe in what God wants to do, then we’ll see His glory. Below are some ways the Lord is moving in our midst to spread His flames of revival in people’s hearts.

 

Translating
After years of being part of the church, one young Mozambican man said he wanted to translate for me from Portuguese to Yao (the local language) and evangelize house to house. People were surprised to hear that. He is doing a wonderful job translating for Sunday school and at other times, and started evangelizing. He has also started playing drums and we’ve found he is anointed in that area.

 

House Discipleship
Another member (local Mozambican) loves to teach the Word. He finally started. That was a big step for him. He is currently working with Chanito, one of the Mozambican missionaries at our center, to hold meetings at his house. Our hope is to see these meetings grow into other homes in Assumane to encourage the believers, and bring the gospel and “church” experience into homes of interested unbelievers.

 

Healing
We had prayed that the Lord begin to allow His presence to cover the church property in a special way. Mr. W was sick, had pain all over and wasn’t going to come to church this past Sunday. He took medicine last week, but still he wasn’t better. But, he decided to come to church anyway. He testified that the moment his foot stepped inside the church he felt a hot sensation all over his head (that was the power of God). After praying for him, he said the Lord took every bit of pain away.

 

Evangelism
We started weekly house to house evangelism in Assumane. This will be a time of carrying the Lord’s heart and demonstrations of the kingdom as we simply love people for no other reason than to love them like Jesus loved us. This past week, two groups of us went out and the Lord confirmed His word with a few salvations, words of knowledge, and preaching that clearly opened people’s eyes to the truth of Jesus Christ.

Please pray for the believers in Assumane Church:

• the Lord would show us great mercy so we can faithfully carry the flames of revival
• keep people out of sin, and depending on His grace to serve Him
• help us to steward what He has released into our hearts
• remain faithful to His call for the church (to focus on His love, presence and who we are in Christ)
• to love in word and deed, and minister out of love to our neighbors (Muslims and others) in Assumane

 

Love, Tyren and Tiffany Haynes