Posted on February 21, 2020 Posted By: East Africa River Mission
Categories: PROJECTS
In this first video we’re introduced to the Rufiji, to the camp at Baker & Sons Safari Company built on the banks of the wild river, and to the local villages and project that the team from Canada have come to serve through East Africa River Mission.
Watch as the team begins to demo the old pastor’s house, with its faulty foundation, in preparation for the construction of a new home for this local family. See footage of the Rufiji and rural village life.
The team goes on ‘safari’ this episode, searching for the wild and wonderful beasts of the continent through the Selous Game Reserve, the largest animal sanctuary in all of Africa! Graydon explains more about the projects in the village done by his family’s safari company.
An overwhelming number of kids from the village show up for the team at the camp they’re hosting. The first day of camp, twenty kids arrived; the second day, one-hundred fifty; the third day, just under three-hundred kids and only a handful of leaders. While the camp leaders are wondering how to handle the influx of children, the other half of the team continue construction of the house for the pastor.
The final video wraps up with a celebration at the village church, as the pastor and his family move into their newly built home. The team returns home to Canada, but not before playing one last soccer match versus the young adults of the Rufiji. The work continues in the area, and East Africa River Mission is always looking for new recruits.
The last thing I said to Graydon Baker when we left his safari camp in August 2018 was, “we’ll be back.” I said it with hope, but without any plans. Well, here we are two years later, planning to go back and fulfill those words. Last time we were there, we helped to build a […]
East Africa River Mission, on behalf of its Board of Advisors, Partners, and Director are proud to announce the Rufiji Lighthouse Teachers for the upcoming 2020 season. Hailing from Chatham, ON, Canada, dubbed the ‘Chatham 5’, they are Dale & Karen Elliott, Jim & Ginny Shields, and Alana Haines. Between July and August, this team […]
