Posts with the category “mozambique-2024”

Note from Pastor Chase: 18 of the 20 men, women, and children we sent from our church have made it home safetly!  The two who have not returned yet are Mama Jones and Claudia Soares.  Instead of flyin...  Read More

Today was our final full day in Africa, and it was our free day.  We went shopping for souvenirs, got to dip our feet in the Indian Ocean, and some of us even went to get haircuts!  Then we ended our ...  Read More

Great are you Lord!This is the most perfect statement to summarize our day today and we want to worship our God Almighty as the angels did in Isaiah 6:3: "Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts; the wh...  Read More

Quick note from Pastor Chase: This years trip was divided into three parts. Part one was our mission in Maputo. Part two was our mission in the villages of Gaza.  And now we have entered into the thir...  Read More

“I will give thanks to the Lord with my whole heart; I will recount all of your wonderful deeds.”  - Psalm‬ ‭9‬:‭1‬If someone asked me to use a verse to describe the past couple of weeks, I would choo...  Read More

Hi everyone! Michka again!The morning started with most of the team heading out to encourage some of the leaders of the churches Pastor Benedito leads in Gaza. Chase and Maggie took the lead on teachi...  Read More

There’s a line from the original Willy Wonka movie that I think about often: "For some moments in life there are no words." I honestly can’t even remember the exact context in which the line is uttere...  Read More

Hey, Josh Keyes here!Hoyo Hoyo (Welcome in the Changana language) from Chaimite!Our first day in Gaza was an AMAZING start to our time here. It was incredible to see all the ways God moved in Maputo, ...  Read More

Hello, from the village of Gaza.After what can only be described as a move of God in Maputo, we took the 4 hour journey to Gaza. It’s crazy to think that we’re half way through the journey and we’ve a...  Read More

Okay, warning: this one might be a little more personal, but I’ve got to share it.More on that in a second. Today was another great day! We started off this morning with some much-needed team time. Th...  Read More

Note* - Today was so packed we have two blog posts today.  This is part two! Ariana here! Have you ever gone to a place, gotten there, and it was totally different than what you were expecting but bet...  Read More

Note* - Today's day was so packed we have two blog posts today.  This is part one! Hi, it’s Michka - so excited to be back with the team. If we’ve never met, last year my husband and I had the honor o...  Read More

If you read the title of this blog post and started singing to yourself, “We are fam-i-ly. I’ve got all my sisters and me!” then you’re welcome.  If you weren’t singing it before, I bet you are now.  ...  Read More

We’re here! We have made it to Mozambique.After the world’s shortest flight from Johannesburg to Maputo (seriously, the plane was beginning its descent before the onboard snacks were even served), we ...  Read More

There’s a theological concept called “the already, not yet” that we talk about often in our church.  In theological terms this points to the fact that because we’re living in between the death, burial...  Read More

Any guesses?As our team set out from the Ministry Center in Northfield, Ohio, we set a timer on one phone, and we won’t press stop until we are all completely checked in and settled in Maputo. That wa...  Read More

Well, our trip is finally here!  Tomorrow marks the start of our journey across the sea.Like on Christmas Eve, the excitement in the air is palpable.  And as our bags are packed, sitting in the dim li...  Read More