Many of you may already know, but this past fall I started at Elmhurst College. I have been enjoying college life and, although I have not picked my specific major yet, I like the general education classes I have…

Well, I guess I'm really going home… I mean I'm sitting here with my bags about to board the plane… WHAT?!?! It has been a hard morning saying goodbye to my teammates. We have grown together and been through a…

This is just a short list of things I miss so far about Mpeketoni… 1.   Chapati 2.   Mandazi 3.   Cortilar, well really her whole family (Eugene, Vinley, Bramwell, Mama Christine). They really were like family to me and I had…

I have been meaning to write a blog but I just haven’t been able to figure out what to write about. But here's a little update on ministry here and what's been going on here.   I have about 2…

I first want to say thank you to everyone who has been praying for me this week. It’s been a pretty tough week with Grandpa Schmitz passing away. We’ve been taking a team debrief so that is a blessing. I…

This is a little overdue (sorry). Our weekend in Chacamba at the open-air meeting was filled with lots of joy and encouragement. It was hot and there were lots of people where we lived, but it didn’t matter in the…

In a couple hours my team and I will be heading out for the weekend to go host a crusade, a big open-air church meeting. We will be there from today (Thursday) until Sunday. I am just asking that you…

Update from Angela: Soooo, it only took one day and the $200  is already on it's way to start a business for Elisabeth. Thank you for your prayers! If there it turns out that we raised a little more than…

My teammate Angela and I are going to try to help out a family here in Mpeketoni so read below to find out how you can help! I need some help to meet the needs of an incredibly beautiful neighbor.…