“The real God brings real help. He’s sent us to bring you water and tell you about His love.” Joel shared with the Hadzabe through our interpreter Ole when they led the drilling rig into the bush of Tanzania.

This week has been monumental!!! Just one week after Joel’s surgery on his broken leg, and he led the team to Tanzania. While there, Joel discovered that not just the Unreached Hadzabe, but also the Datoga and Iraquw will be able to benefit from this well! These THREE tribes have been on God’s heart and He put the Hadzabe on our hearts back in 2019. The Hadzabe are the last of the Hunter-Gatherers and they speak in a clicking tongue. Amazingly, their language was finally translated in 2019! An incredible family purchased solar audio bibles for this tribe to FINALLY hear the LOVE AND SALVATION OF JESUS in their OWN LANGUAGE! We will also be bringing the Datogo and Iraquw tribes bibles in their languages and showing them the Jesus Film at our Celebration the end of this month!!

Joel was able to share the Gospel with these tribes through an interpreter! He met Ole, a Maasai, back in 2019 and Ole accepted Christ. God told Joel Ole would be key in reaching the Hadzabe. For three years, we have prayed and planned to reach this tribe and God has led every step! When they reached the well site, Ole recognized two of the tribesman. One of them knew bits and pieces of Swahili and Ole was able to translate for Joel in a way the tribe could understand!

They asked Joel what he was bringing them because tourists drive out to take pictures with them several times a day and the guides pay them in weed and alcohol. Joel told him he was bringing them the love of God and God cares about their needs. He took out his first aid kit and began to treat their sores and infections. This was key in their acceptance of him and their trust. They told Joel that they worship the god of the sun and believe he sleeps at night. Joel was able to share with them that the One True God made the day and the night and never sleeps. Ole was so gifted at sharing God’s message with this tribe. When they got to the part about God bringing them water to prove His love for them, they got sooo excited!

That evening, Joel started a bonfire to feed the tribes and they all gathered around the fire to dance and sing and celebrate water and honor Joel for coming to them. The Hadzabe chief stood up and said, “You have brought us your God and we want to know your God.”

God has done more than we could ever ask or imagine!!!! We can’t wait to return in a couple weeks and continue to share the Good News!

The Hadzabe, Datoga, and Iraquw all finally have CLEAN WATER!! Only God could do this!!!