Nyamakombu Primary School:
A pioneer outreach ministry opportunity

 Background/Location
In 1997 a team of missionaries were sent out under the Africa Inland Mission with the view to establish a church among the unevangelized tribe of the Datoga of Northern Tanzania, East Africa. nyamakombu_inset.jpg By God’s grace, within the first 2 years a church was planted.  Soon several of the newly converted believers expressed a strong desire for their children to receive a Christian primary level education.  The Nyamakombu Primary School (NPS) (Nyamakombu is the name of the village) was officially established in 2002 with formal registration granted in 2005.   NPS is located in the bush of north-central Tanzania 20 miles east of Lake Victoria and 2 miles north of the Serengeti National Park.   NPS is an English/Swahili medium school.   Currently there are grades 1-3 and a kindergarten class.  Lord willing, we will add an additional class every year until we reach grade seven.   The school is an evangelical outreach ministry of the Africa Inland Church of Tanzania.

NPS Purpose:
The school exists to evangelize and educate children for the glory of Jesus Christ.

Ministry objectives:
- To evangelize and disciple children through consistent teaching and modeling of the gospel.
- To build relationships with students and their families.
- To provide a quality Christ-centered primary level education.

Ministry requirements:
-An associate or bachelor level teaching degree and/or certificate.
-Minimum two-year time commitment
-Willingness to live a simple lifestyle
-Being a team player
-Full financial support
-Acceptance of the Africa Inland Mission’s doctrinal statement
-Sent out under the authority of a local church
 
Two-year ministry overview:
Year one:
-Initial introduction (one month)
-Formal language school (four months)
-Continued language and cultural acquisition through classroom observation and assistance (seven months), showing hospitality as well as student/family visitation.

Year two:
Full-time teaching, continued language and culture acquisition.

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