2026 CLC Mission Helper Trip to East Africa

Today was our last day teaching, despite Alexus’s many attempts at forgetting this fact. This morning, during our prayer before leaving for our first of three teaching stations, I thought about how different each member of our team is, in terms of the ‘hats’ we fancy to put on. Josh is a teacher, and that hat is one he’s probably pretty comfortable with. He’s also really into nature, and the level of excitement Alexus felt for Josh when he actually got to see a black mamba on the safari tour we went on two days ago, I think, adequately revealed the high extent it meant to Josh while also displaying one of her own hats—selflessness in attention to others. I’ve seen this hat very subtly on her. She doesn’t wear it to look flashy or with the hope to get people to notice it, either. It’s one of those hats that folds in on itself and can be stored unassumingly but still readily available. I hope you can envision the type of hat I mean because it’s a real-life picture of the metaphorical exa...

Team Tanzania has finished our 2026 Mission Helper Trip (MHT) presentations. We traveled many miles on dusty, bumpy roads, but we met many people and taught children everywhere we went. It was a joy to host Jeff and Sarah and work together with them in God’s kingdom. They are on their way home. One of Jeff’s recent posts encouraged others to consider joining a MHT for the sake of the Gospel and for the sake of growing spiritually through the process of studying and teaching God’s Word. I would also encourage anyone who is not able to travel to prayerfully consider volunteering to teach Sunday school or VBS for the children of their own community. It’s a very fulfilling way to serve Jesus. Thank you to Jeff for doing the lion’s share of reporting for our team. Thank you to Sarah for your hard work and organizational skills to put many gift packages together, not to mention doing most of the dishes when we ate at home! Thank you to all of the other East ...