Mission Journeys Founder/Director Ken Henderson led a small team (5 people total) doing teaching, preaching and other ministry projects in TANZANIA, East Africa.
Ken’s team consisted of Ken, his wife (Carol), daughter (Keni Parks) and two granddaughters (Natalie & Nicole Freebersyser).
This group placed 18 water filters in strategic locations along with sharing Jesus in Masai tribal villages, other African villages and homes and an orphanage in and around the city of Arusha.
Ken commented, “It was a whirlwind of activity, but I don’t know when I’ve been more blessed by the opportunity to serve God’s people and so many who need Jesus. The water filters are certainly a fantastic door opener AND we’re most certainly saving some people from terrible illnesses or even death from water-born diseases.”
Ken’s daughter Keni had this to say,
“All I can say is WOW. We have talked a lot about bringing water filters to people, and clean water, and all that…but today it became real. We drove hours into the middle of nowhere. Dust so thick we could barely breath, temperature well up over 100, and this was not just “the road less traveled,” but truly seemed to be “the road never traveled.” There weren’t even tracks in the dirt. But the smiles that awaited us made trip worthwhile, and the even bigger smiles as we took their smelly yellow water and watched it run out completely clear into bottles…amazing. The people passed around the water bottle and took their first drink of clean water. They also saw their faces for the first time on a camera. And they knew that people far, far away cared enough to send us. It was the best feeling ever for them and us.”
Why not go with us this year on a mission trip?
Check out this year’s projects (stateside & international) at www.missionjourneys.org. There’s still time & room for you to go. The following trips are still open to volunteers:
International Journeys
HAITI – June 01-09, 2014
HONDURAS 1 – June 14-21, 2014
HONDURAS 2 – June 19-28, 2014
BELIZE – August 02-11, 2014
Stateside Journeys
Dayton, OH – June 15-21, 2014
Memphis, TN – June 29-July 05, 2014
Campton, KY – July 06-12, 2014
St Albans, WV – July 20-26, 2014
God bless, Greg Herriford – Executive Director
