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East Africa 2022: Update #5 The team drove north through the desert to Dukana near the Ethiopian border. The area is in a severe drought—it hasn't rained for three years. The Haspels support AIM missionaries (Africa Inland Mission, a mission sending agency focused on...

East Africa 2022: Update #4 The team traveled to Kibera in Nairobi, Kenya, the largest slum in Africa, with Eastminster supported missionary Boaz Masinde. They visited the schools Bishop Boaz founded, Glory Primary and Secondary School.   Pam Van Bebber commented,...

East Africa 2022: Update #3Sunday morning worship has the same purpose but looks a bit different in Tanzania! Check out the Eastminster team jumping right in and joining the choir.Earlier in the weekend, the team also had the opportunity to visit some of the buildings...

East Africa 2022: Update #2After breakfast, we headed over to the dining hall to set up for the glasses clinic. Many people there already waiting. Mary, Roy and I took turns testing people for glasses from 9 a.m. - 2:15 p.m. We were assisted by our African friends,...

East Africa 2022: Update #1 Forty-two hours, five flights and multiple security checks since we left Wichita, we arrived at our destination, Mwanza, Tanzania, feeling tired, but so blessed and thrilled to be in Africa. We were greeted excitedly by 10 pastors &...

Greece Family Gathering Trip Wrap-UpHow do you summarize a week like we just had? It is impossible in just a few paragraphs, but we can at least present some key points that hit home for us in a way that would not have been feasible if we had not attended the Family...

Greece Update #10 Today was the day we faced with simultaneous relief and sorrow, our last day of the program. The relationships the third culture kids (TCK’s) have formed and deepened with each other and with us made this day a difficult one in many ways. For the...

Greece Update #9 Tears dripped down onto the steps of the little chapel. A woman had just found out her daughter-in-law had cancer. A small community of believers huddled around her, laying hands on her and offering prayers. Mosquitos bit my legs as a global worker...

Greece Update #8 From Dr. Shaver: We were back in class today after another morning of worship music to start the day. For the 11-13 year old’s, the lesson focused on empathy and how it contrasts with mere sympathy. We discussed how empathy puts one in the place of...

Greece Update #7Today we took a break from the classroom for an excursion to the historic city of Corinth! We had a brief stop at the isthmus (literally meaning “neck”), where a canal had been dug. Over the bridge we were able to view ships sailing through the canal....