THE NEW YEAR’S NIGHT WATCH
2007/12/31, Monday.

It was a blessing night, full of joy and anointing, Those who were present on that day, they real apreciate the night. "The hall was full of shouts when NEW Year was Landing and people were scattered or grouped to celebrate the grace of GOD ..."

It happens that, It would be a wise thing if other people who were not present on that night to get at least a rough picture of what were happening... and this below is the actual story concerning the God's night, see your self...

New Assembly Hall (NAH), Mzumbe University- Tanzania.

The spirit of the Lord GOD is upon Me, because the LORD has anointed Me to preach good tidings to the poor;
To proclaim the acceptable year of the LORD and the day of vengeance of our GOD; to comfort all who mourn”. [Isaiah 61: 1,2 ].

Though these prophetic words of the Messiah, Jesus Christ one could feel the presence of the Lord a few days before we embarked the new year 2008. The very similar words in Isaiah were heard at the USCF Fellowship and empowered an inspiration to receive the anointing to move with in the year 2008. It is all about walking with new ambitions to serve in the footsteps of Jesus Christ, our LORD. Praise the Lord!

When people talked about abundant grace they meant. Every brethren found it was a time to meditate why GOD had to let us live and other die! To mention a few, these were among questions for searching our souls: Can we breathe? Can we walk? Are we able to eat? Each of these questions attracted a YES as we approached the end of the year 2007. Thanks were to GOD that lungs are working, the legs and feet are well functioning and there is abundant provision of food from our LORD. It was full appreciation and gratitude for kindness that has been shown to us.

The general atmosphere in the premises of the main campus implied a need for a time to convene together and utter a praising prayer to the almighty King. An hour before the agreed time you walk around the NAH and you find people eager to see it starting well before the anticipated time. Soon after the first year (LLB) students finished taking their assessment test the hall started filling up one minute later.

With grateful faces, the hall mass responded to song of worshipping, “Wewe ni Baba, wewe ni Baba yetu”. In this worship no one could explain or reason why GOD had to let it be that we had to experience those few hours before 0000 hours of the New Year. On recognizing the grace we automatically turned into thanking GOD and praying for his guidance so that we walk accordingly in the light of the LORD.

“Wewe ni Ebeneza” was the first praising song to turn the mass into a grateful joy that revealed the kindness of the creator. “ Heshima na Utukufu na Sifa vyote ni vyako Bwana” was also a touching song to meditate on and through it we thanked and glorified the Lord. It was a series of touching prayerful songs. Some of the songs insisted that if man gets the whole world but fails to qualify for eternal life it is vain.

SIX MINUTES TO THE NEW YEAR HOUR: “You are the Lord that healeth me,You are the Lord my healer”……an exciting night had such a song for worshipping GOD. One could hardly differentiate one facial expression from another among the students and villagers from the neighborhood: faces portrayed a fervent desire to experience a minute in a new year.

Genesis 28: 20, 21…this was the leading part of the holy scriptures to share. Rev. Adolf Mwakamanyale (CCT Mzumbe University Chaplaincy) delivered the God’s message from the above verses. We should be faithful to GOD in our pledges and we should remember to offer a service of thanks for the goods we receive from our kind creator: Being faithful as he [GOD] himself is (Genesis 28: 13).

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!!!!!!!!

The hall was full of shouts and people were scattered or grouped to celebrate the grace of GOD.

Gasper Muhura, a form six student at Mzumbe Secondary School said, it is eve worthy celebrating the reception of the New Year in the house of LORD. He says if he had gone to worldly mode of celebration he would be unthankful to GOD and his soul could not reach the full joy.

Mahanga Hungiro, a first year student at MU said he couldn’t find precise words to experience such many people sharing a common service of celebration. At a university level it was such an enriching experience for everyone. In everything we should give thanks back to GOD by first offering our lives to Him and that is the only way we can prove how thankful we are.

Taking LLB, Liston Malingumu is a second year student at MU and a church elder too. He points out, “This year it is different. Last year we had less powerful music facilities but this year we are lucky to praise the Lord with the very new music machines and people are even happier”. Liston says it is an amazing connection of reality and grace as we gracefully experience a NEW YEAR 2008!

GOD and his word are one. What he says in Jeremiah 29: 11 is true. He always plan good things for us. It is only a duty of human being to respond accordingly to GOD’S grace.

“Beloved, I pray that you may prosper in all things and be in health, just as your soul prospers” [3 John 1:2]. May your soul receive the knowledge of understanding and revelation in Jesus Christ, our saviour. [Ephesians 1:17]………USCF, Mzumbe University[MU] wishes you prayerfully a very prosperous year that you may receive God’s abundant blessings in all aspects of life in the blessed year 2008!!

Source: USCF Vice chairman.