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Egypt – Being Spiritually Fed

After a nap in the Kenyan airport, we got on our plane to Egypt around 4:45am. Though tired, we were all excited to enter Egypt as our last country of the African leg. We arrived at our hostel where we stayed for a few nights, where they blessed us with comfortable beds, warm showers and breakfast each morning. During our time in Cairo, we had the incredible privilege of seeing the Pyramids while riding camels! What an extraordinary thought it was that we were standing in the land connected to some of the biggest Bible stories. We were truly in awe of the place where we were after...

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Tanzania – Teaching Us to Rely on the Lord

The wheels on the bus do not go round and round. It is safe to say that our time in Tanzania started off with a bang. We arrived at the border in true African fashion; only a single day later than hoped for. This however did not show effect on moral to the news that we would be starting with our second Travel Challenge of the year. Despite the hint of exhaustion in the eyes of the team, many were excited and expectant for the opportunity to travel the full 1010km on nothing but prayers, guidance from the Holy Spirit and a small amount of money. We were blown away by the Father heart...

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Miracles in Malawi

After a long bus ride, Eastbound arrived at our accommodation in the early hours of the morning. We were welcomed by a lovely host, who stays on a banana plantation, and his seven dogs barking their hellos. This would be a time of beauty, hard work, and seeing Jesus in the little details of His Creation. The ladies helped with pruning the banana trees. This keeps them happy and healthy, preventing insects from getting under old leaves, and weakening the plant. After tasting how sweet and fluffy the bananas were, we found a new perspective on the plant and through...

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Zambia – Eastbound

There’s something so joyful in learning about one’s culture in the middle of the Zambian forest, chatting to a local around a fire, while watching the sunset and smoke rise into the air – almost like how we’d imagine our prayers lifting up to the Lord. How privileged we are to travel the nations, eat food we’ve never tasted before, sing passionately with people we have only just met, and pray under roofs, feeling the Holy Spirit move through the houses! So much happened in Zambia. Some of our team members were taught how to cook a traditional dish,...

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Kenya | Back to Africa

After seven months in Asia, Eastbound returned to our home continent feeling a mix of excitement and nostalgia. Even though most of our team has never been to Kenya, there was something familiar about the welcoming atmosphere. Similar to our arrival in the Philippines, we felt the same inexpressible feeling of being in a Christian nation, knowing there are brothers and sisters everywhere. Our first taxi from the airport played Gospel music which filled our hearts with much encouragement as we made our way to the Loita Hills, Southern Kenya. Hosted by Andrè and Corneli, incredible...

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