2026 CLC Mission Helper Trip to East Africa

Hello from Uchira, Tanzania - I would like to take a moment to thank all the CLC ladies' groups and others who donated for the small gifts for the MHT children. Here in Tanzania we found inexpensive zipper bags and colored pencil sets. We also produced a coloring page booklet with 7 Bible stories in Swahili. The children received them enthusiastically - "Asante sana!" (Thank you very much!) 

Elijah sumey Today we drove to Holy Cross Lutheran Church / Emmaus School in Moi’s bridge, and preached to around 125 children. They were extremely grateful we were there and it was a pleasure to be around them and preach to them. They were very strong in their biblical knowledge. Afterward we had lunch with Mary Sagala at a Choma Zone in Moi’s bridge. The goat was delicious and the hot cayenne peppers made everything better. Today, Tom went for a run in the morning and Abby and I ran in the afternoon. Lots of kenyan children ran with us. Elijah sumey

Team Tanzania - Monday Mission - Paula Naumann Monday was a very full day. As Jeff posted, we presented at two different schools. Our program begins with a song, we sing songs between each different speaker, and end with a song - all in Swahili! Thankfully, the Swahili language is not tricky. Every letter is pronounced, and always makes the same sound, so you can sing even if you don’t know the meaning of the words. Bruce plays the guitar, and we encourage the children to sing along. Here is our line up: Siku Ni Hii (This is the Day the Lord Has Made) Neno Lake Mungu (The Word of God) Jesu Kwetu Ni Rafiki (What a Friend We Have in Jesus) Anipenda ni Kweli (Jesus Loves Me) Liko Mlango Moja Wazi (There is One Open Door) Mungu Ni Pendo (God is Love) These melodies are fun to sing, and hard to get out of your head. We pray that the lessons we are sharing with the children about...

Monday was a very full day. As Jeff posted, we presented at two different schools. Our program begins with a song, we sing songs between each different speaker, and end with a song - all in Swahili! Thankfully, the Swahili language is not tricky. Every letter is pronounced, and always makes the same sound, so you can sing even if you don’t know the meaning of the words. Bruce plays the guitar, and we encourage the children to sing along. Here is our line up: Siku Ni Hii (This is the Day the Lord Has Made) Neno Lake Mungu (The Word of God) Jesu Kwetu Ni Rafiki (What a Friend We Have in Jesus) Anipenda ni Kweli (Jesus Loves Me) Liko Mlango Moja Wazi (There is One Open Door) Mungu Ni Pendo (God is Love) These melodies are fun to sing, and hard to get out of your head. We pray that the lessons we are sharing with the children about the real Jesus will also be thought of often and remembered forever.  We also went shopping in Arus...