Pictures from the 2007 Africa Trip


A young African is baptized by a local preacher, brother Rafael, during a brush arbor meeting held in the bush of Siamafumba in Zambia, Africa. The Tennessee Bible College crew saw a large number of religious responses in Africa — 35 were baptized and 301 were restored in their faith.

Structures of sticks and elephant grass are common meeting places found in the bush of Zambia. The people use them for religious as well as social functions.

Worshippers divide into groups for mealtime during the three-day brush arbor meeting in Siamafumba. For this special occasion, they enjoyed the rare treat of beef. The animals were slaughtered on site.

These young Africans were baptized into Christ during the brush arbor meeting in Siamafumba.

Instructors and students gather in the new building of the Siamafumba School of Biblical Studies. The completion of the building was made possible through donations by Middle Tennessee area church congregations. The funds were delivered to Africa by Tennessee Bible College representatives. The school was also given hundreds of textbooks and library books.

This structure served as a tea preparation station during the brush arbor meeting in Siamafumba. Tea time is held four times a day.

Natives gather at a crossroads of footpaths, which led them to the brush arbor meeting in Siamafumba. Approximately 2,000 convene each year for the three-day gospel crusade. In the background is the new building of the Siamafumba School of Biblical Studies.

A rainbow rises from the mist of Victoria Falls, located south of Livingstone on the border of Zambia and Zimbabwe. The falls, one of the seven wonders of the world, is known by the natives as "Mosi-O-Tunya," which means "The Smoke that Thunders." A rainbow is visible every day, as well as a rare moonbow at night due to the rising vapor. Few places in the world feature this phenomenon.

Curtains serve as doors in this housing complex in the Falls View community on the south side of Livingstone. This facility borders the property of Falls View Church of Christ.

David Hill of Tennessee Bible College in Cookeville, Tenn., left, preaches underneath the brush arbor during the Siamafumba campaign, while one of the locals, brother Tenson, translates the sermon to approximately 2,000 Tonga-speaking listeners. The three-day crusade included gospel preaching from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m.

Mist swells from the gorge of Victoria Falls, as one looks toward Zimbabwe from Zambia.

Brother Rafael baptizes a young woman who responded to the gospel call during the brush arbor meeting in Siamafumba.

A group of African women in their brightly-colored attire enjoy fellowship during the Siamafumba meeting.

Eighteen-year-old Mallory Hill of Cookeville and her new friend Mary, at left, assemble with approximately 2,000 natives for Sunday morning worship during the three-day Siamafumba crusade.

A young giraffe waltzes past onlookers at the game reserve near the Zambezi River.

Natives say their goodbyes at a crossroads of footpaths before trekking home after the three-day brush arbor meeting in the bush of Siamafumba.

Mallory Hill, an 18-year-old from Cookeville, Tenn., has Sunday morning Bible study with a group of young African girls during the Siamafumba brush arbor meeting. Hill was one of three Tennessee Bible College representatives taking part in this year's African campaign. It was her first missionary trip.

"Preaching the Word and eating the bird" are, from left, David Hill and Ronald D. Gilbert (TBC representatives) and Godfrey Pitika with Stephen and Boniface, students at the Zambia School of Biblical Studies.

A sea of young African faces greeted 18-year-old Mallory Hill of Cookeville during a Saturday afternoon Bible study in Siamafumba.

Thousands of African natives gathered inside this brush arbor structure in Siamafumba for hours on end of gospel preaching over a three-day period.

African children sit attentively for Sunday morning worship during the Siamafumba brush arbor meeting in the bush of Zambia.