It is hard to believe I’ve already spent six out of my nine months with Missions of Hope International (MOHI) in Nairobi. I have enjoyed my time here and it has let me see an entirely different side of Kenya than I have the previous two years.

Rustin Hamann of Flatirons Community Church, Lafayette, Colo., always wanted to do mission work, but didn’t know what that looked like for him. Then he visited the La Ruta campus ministry in Montevideo, Uruguay, saw a highly relational ministry in action, and he was hooked. Students in Montevideo come from all over the country, and as La Ruta becomes their home, the campus ministers become an active presence in their lives.

A team of plucky hikers made the arduous trek up Tanzania’s Mount Kilimanjaro in late December and raised more than $140,000 for Missions of Hope International (MOHI), CMF’s ministry partner in Nairobi, Kenya.

Amanda Dunn works with young women rescued from trafficking, prostitution and poverty in the Kore slums of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. She raised funds and opened Hareg House, a residential training facility that offers a Christ-centered rehabilitation and jobs-training program.

Aaron and Diane Lincoln have been CMF team members since 1993, so they are well-acquainted with the ups and downs of serving in a cross-cultural setting. They currently work in Rugby, England, planting missional communities and training new disciples.