Fifteen  blog posts.Thousands of miles.Countless memories.And, by God's grace, lives that were changed forever.Before we officially close out this year's Mozambique blog series, I want to answer one q...  Read More

As I'm writing this, we're about to leave for the airportin Cape Town as we begin our journey home.If you're reading this shortly after it goes live, we're probably already in the air. Our flight leav...  Read More

Pastor Chase here.Yesterday I mentioned that our final day of ministry in Mozambique had come to an end, and with it, the official mission portion of our trip.Today was our free day in South Africa. W...  Read More

A Quick Note from Pastor ChaseHey everyone! I'm Sorry this post is going up a little later than usual. By the time we got back to our place in South Africa last night, we were completely exhausted aft...  Read More

“It’s okay to not be okay. It’s not okay to be okay with it.” — Pastor Chase“The Lord is with you.” — A patient from Hudson Physical TherapyThank you to everyone who has been praying for me and reachi...  Read More

One of the things I’ve been thinking about lately  is the concept of “newness.”If you know me, you know I’m chronically nostalgic. So being back here has been a whirlwind of familiarity. As we’re driv...  Read More

Everyone loves a good birthday celebration.  Today is the historic 250th anniversary (Semiquincentennial) of the United States Declaration of Independence. Today is also the 15th birthday of my younge...  Read More

When I boarded the plane for Mozambique, I didn’t really have expectations. I wasn’t expecting some dramatic, life-changing moment, nor was I chasing an emotional high. I simply wanted to be faithful ...  Read More

7:00AMI woke up this morning and went to spend some time alone with God. My question to Him was: “Lord what did you schedule for us to do today?” The answer came from Psalms 27:14:  "Wait for the Lord...  Read More

? “Where in the world is Carmen Gomez-Jeffrey ?” ?A week into my first missions trip to Mozambique and I’m still in a certain kind of “fog” that has yet to lift, and that’s not necessarily a bad thing...  Read More

There are some phrases in the Christian life that become so familiar we barely stop to think about them closely.  One of them for me is, "Open the floodgates of heaven."I've prayed that prayer. I've s...  Read More

Today started with breakfast at Casa Koinonia (the mission home we're staying at in Maputo), followed by a team meeting and devotional. Ariana was the one who led this morning's devo, and she talked a...  Read More