The Field School of Med-
ical Evangelism in Mau
soma, Tanzania. David
Dobias, front row, left;
Reuben Lorenson, fron
row, right; and Elsa Lon-
ergan.
The evangelist and his medical team velax for
discussion between sessions.
JaNxvary, 1970
local field for a nine-month course in medi-
cal evangelism, currently called Public
Health. They study anatomy and physiol-
ogy, medical concepts, sanitation, nutri-
tion, Christian home skills and attitudes.
They learn how to cooperate with their
local government in national health build-
ing, and how to teach church members
that their bodies are temples of God and
should be treated as such.
In addition to the nightly meetings and
afternoon visitation, several hours were
spent each morning in class study. Not
only were the principles ol public and
pastoral evangelism taught but also princi-
ples ol public health, with careful study
given to the writings of the Spirit of Proph-
Coy.
‘The first response to the series ol meet-
ings is encouraging. Thirty have been bap-
tized, with 120 more requesting baptism at
an early date. Others are continuing to at-
tend the follow-up meetings. The pastor
and the members have a large work of
tollow-up ahead of them.
Local members, students. and teachers
in this Field School are enthusiastic at the
possibilities of further refining this ap-
proach to public evangelism. Plans are
being made for a much doser fellowship
and cooperation in the future between our
medical and gospel workers in the field of
public evangelism since this pilot program
at Musoma has been so ellective,
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