I needed Tanzania as much or more than Tanzania needed me! One of my motivations for returning to teaching was the opportunity to use my summers to serve on short-term mission trips. When I heard about an opportunity to serve alongside Twelve21 Global in Tanzania, I knew almost immediately that God had opened a door […]
We just got back from Tanzania, and it was incredible to see all that God did on this trip! One of my favorite stories is of these 10 guys. My translator and I met them while they were building a house one day, and we started joking around together. After a few minutes, I was
“And Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am
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I am sure of this, that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ. Philippians 1:6 I questioned my decision to go on a mission trip. Not because I hadn’t traveled before. Mexico, Puerto Rico, New York City, Colombia, Spain, Tunisia, and China sat
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Here at Twelve21 Global we promote a culture of lifelong learning and development. We believe that children of God growing in grace are continual learners. As we learn, we deepen our walk with God and increase our wisdom and sensitivity to our Lord. In my opinion, becoming a lifelong learner means intentionally embracing the habit
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In the beginning was the Word. The Word was with God, and the Word was God. Through a spoken word, God created everything. As societies progressed and written language was developed, God used people to write His words. This produced the Living Word, The Bible, a plan of communication between God and man. Holy. Infallible.
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When we pray for world missions, God hears us. God hears our prayers, and He responds. I remember a moment at age 19 when an answered prayer astonished me. My friend had some difficult things going on in life that were getting her down. On a certain Thursday, I set my mind to pray for her every
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In the summer of 2017, I decided to go on my first mission trip to Tanzania. I crawled into the tent closest to one of two dim lights hanging from ropes surrounding our campsite. I pulled out my sleeping bag, exhausted already from the 30+ hours it took to get to Maisome Island. I wept.
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WHO IS TWELVE21 GLOBAL? We are a faith-based mission organization made of ordinary people transformed by Jesus and called to an extraordinary journey mobilizing people to serve alongside local leaders in spiritually dark and impoverished communities. Twelve21 Global was founded by Yusuph Emmanuel, who was born in Tanzania. This allows our mission organization to have
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WHY DO WE DO MISSION TRIPS TO AFRICA? One part of the Twelve21 Global ministry is mobilizing people to go on mission trips to the areas where we have schools, new church plants, and mobile health clinics! A mission trip to Africa can be scary if it is your first time, but we are here
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