A nation of lavish beauty and abundant wildlife, Tanzania is extremely poor. Upon gaining its independence, it entered a period of Marxist experimentation, marked by inefficiency and corruption. Under the present democratic system, conditions are improving slowly. Religious freedom prevails, though Muslim issues tend to be flavoured. While Tanzania has enjoyed more peaceable conditions than most of its neighbours, a rising Muslim fundamentalism is creating instability and violence. Of the 29 people groups yet unreached with the gospel, 9 (all Muslim) are in the South, which is SIM's main focus.

The Africa Evangelical Fellowship, prior to its merger with SIM, entered Tanzania in 1990. SIM missionaries are committed to evangelising the Muslim Wamaraba and other tribal groups in the south, and to seeing viable churches established among them. The tribes closer to the coast tend to be more strict in their adherence to Islam, though there is still much spiritism in evidence.

Missionaries are seeking for relational and spiritual tools that will help gain a hearing for the gospel. We also want to equip the existing churches to reach out to the Muslim community.

Please pray for:

1. Continuing peace, and freedom to preach the gospel.
   
2. The unreached people with whom we work to have open hearts to the truth.
   
3. More missionaries for church planting among the unreached groups in the South and coastal regions.
   
4. Spiritual maturity and holy living by the believers.