Now knowing the missionaries, it’s no surprise that they planned for us to visit a non profit called Fount for Nations on the morning of our departure. We met the cofounder, Patience, who is a member of RBC. Patience’s husband is completing school to be a doctor. Together they were...

Sunday is the day of worship for believers around the world. Like many of you, we participated in Sunday morning worship services. The team was split into two groups between RBC and GBC. This morning, Jimmy preached his sermon on 2 Kings 6 to the congregation at RBC. During the...

Our quick pace seems to be catching up with many of the team members. A few are fighting colds and others are tired, low on energy, or simply slowing down. Despite this consensus, each team member joyfully joined in the tasks for today. First, we had the privilege of participating...

Today our main agenda was to encourage the missionaries—Newton & Kondi, and their families. Vanessa and Patricia (their wives) have served us tirelessly the entire week. From waking at the rooster’s first crow preparing breakfast, to popping batches of popcorn for a late night snack—these ladies are the lifeblood of...

Today tested our flexible excellence in all the right ways. Our morning plan to visit the men’s prison changed, so our hosts thought we might enjoy seeing the sights of an outdoor market. After some of the team had a mishap at an  immigration stop, Patricia (Kondi’s wife) saved the day by producing...

“Pure religion and undefiled before our God and Father is this, to visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unspotted from the world.” ‭‭James‬ ‭1‬:‭27‬ Our morning began with the continued lavish hospitality of our hosts. Many of us enjoyed coffee or tea with breakfast...

The Lord’s hand has been evident on our team each day, and today was no exception. Again, the children were already waiting in the parking lot of RBC, dancing, laughing, and running, as our van pulled up. It was impossible to be tired or sleepy while being greeted by their...

Today was day 1 of VBS at RBC. God has smiled on us! Even the chickens who wander around the front yard seemed chirper as we headed out with expectant hearts for what the Lord would do today. When we pulled into the bumpy RBC parking lot (40 minutes early)...

What riches of kindness He’s lavished on us! What a blessed Lord’s day we had. Ten members of the team joined Kondi at Grace Bible Church (GBC). Jimmy preached on 2 Kings 6, where Elisha miraculously recovers the borrowed axehead from the Jordan. God sees and cares about our normal every...

The sky was still dark at 3am, as the Malawi team gathered in the parking lot of the church to load the final bags into the trailer and begin our long journey to African soil.  The 18 of us prayed our final send-off with many tired and some teary eyes of...

Today is our travel day. We have a group that left at around 7am and another group that flew out at around 9am. My group had a pretty smooth trip home, but the other group had some challenges as some important items didn’t arrive when expected in Peoria when the...

This was our final day ministering in NYC. We went to Central Park. While we were in Central park we took a little time to visit Trump tower and the Plaza hotel where Kevin McCallister spent so much of his Christmas vacation back in 1992 (movie reference!). Sully and I...

A story wall is an invitation to those who are passing by to come and write out a short story from their lives and literally nail it to a wall. It can be a story of struggles and obstacles. It could be a story from childhood. It could even be...

Today we went to a food and gospel distribution center called 9 Million Reasons. It was a powerful experience. This ministry is lead by a church that meets in Queens. We spent the day running a prayer station, sorting out good and bad fruit, and organizing clothes. I sat with...

Today we went to Washington park. We used world view surveys to start conversations with people. One joy for me was talking to three college students girls from Paris. I was able to show them the Story App on my phone and it really helped because it was in French....