2026 CLC Mission Helper Trip to East Africa

We made it to Kitwe! Yesterday afternoon was a relaxing evening where we met the president of the Zambia CLC and had a short devotion together. Following this, we went over the plans for what’s looking like a lovely, Sunday worship together. Some of the last minute nerves are approaching and thankfully, they aren’t too taxing. We leave in 2 hours and 45 min for our first teaching station. While there’s always many thoughts going in and out of my head, unsurprisingly, the Bible story I’m teaching finds a way to be connected into many situations.  My theme is “Jesus is our savior”… I mean, come on, how could this not be vastly applicable to our lives? I get to tell the story of Jesus raising one of his closest friends from the dead! Thinking about Martha as well, Jesus told her to Believe. Of course there’s much more to it, but the simplicity in this remains the same. Martha responded with “Yes Lord, I believe that you are the Messiah, Son of God, who is to come into the world”...

From Missionary Bruce Naumann:  Paula and I feel very blessed to be "double dating" with Mission Board member Jeff and Sarah Radichel here in Tanzsania. The four of us are traveling and conducting the children's presentations. It's a smaller teaching group than last time, but this helps in some ways because the four of us and a translator can all fit in our Rav4. Yesterday we met with an attentive group at an orphanage near the Wittenberg Seminary and Ambureni church. These children have already received some teaching about Jesus, but they were excited to hear more. We enjoyed teaching them, and they joined in our Swahili children’s songs with great enthusiasm. Please keep the orphans in East Africa in your prayers. Their circumstances are extremely humble, and they seem to have disadvantages in many areas from a very young age.  Today is Sunday, and we'll be present for the worshi...

This Sunday morning, I am preparing to worship with the main congregation here in Tanzania and have the privilege of sharing God’s Word during the sermon. It is a humbling honor, and I would appreciate your prayers as we gather around Christ and His Word today. Yesterday began with another opportunity to teach children at a small orphanage near the seminary. One of the blessings of presenting multiple times is seeing the lessons continue to improve. Each presentation becomes a little clearer, the transitions become smoother, and we learn new ways to involve the children. It reminded me that outreach is often the same way. Sharing the Gospel may feel uncomfortable at first, but the more we faithfully speak about Christ, the more natural it becomes. The power has never been in the presentation. The power is in God’s Word. The children continue to be one of the highlights of this trip. We have been blessed to hear incredible singing and watch some amazingly talented young drummers prais...