In June of 2025 HLA brought the Jesus Film to Ayalalo village, high up in the mountains of the Endabash area of Tanzania. Before the Film was shown there were only three Christians in the entire village. After the Film was shown, many people decided to follow Jesus. Daniel is just one of those people. This is his story:
Before coming to God, Daniel was not a kind man. He fought with his family every day, and he was angry all the time. He was abusive to his wife, and sometimes even tried to chase her away.
After surrendering his life to Christ, Daniel’s heart changed, and that caused his actions to change, too. He stopped abusing his wife and acting out of anger, and he is now living at peace with his family and taking care of his children.
Daniel’s countenance and behavior has so radically changed that he has since been chosen as a leader of his community. He now serves as chairman of Ayalalo Village, and was ultimately chosen because the people saw that he was a good man. The transformative power of Jesus was evident not only to him and his family, but to his whole village.
Daniel is now an integral member of his growing church. As of July 2025, there are 21 Believers in Ayalalo who gather under a tree to listen to the Word of God, and they are praying that God will grow their church- both in people and in a building!