Global Trips

Hello! My name is Arianna and this will be my second trip to Kenya!! I had the most amazing and life changing experience on my last trip and truly felt a calling from the Lord to go back. This will be my first solo trip without any of my family members which will be a very different experience because I went with my sister to Kenya last year. I know the Lord will use me exactly how He wants to and I am just going to trust in Him. If you would like to help me with this journey any donations would be greatly appreciated there is no such thing as “too small” or “too big” everything helps. Even if you aren’t able to donate financially, prayer would also be a huge blessing. Thank you and I cannot wait to share this journey with you :)

Safe arrival!

Jul 30, 2025 07:44 PM

The team adept arrived to the guesthouse in Kenya approx 5a Kenya time! They are all nestled into bed and ready to face their first day. 

More updates to come soon!

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Kenya Day 1

Jul 31, 2025 11:07 AM

Hi friends and family! 

We officially wrapped up day 1 in Kenya and I’m feeling a lot of things. The CCP staff was amazing and picked up from the airport at 3a and welcomed us “home”. We then had a quick 2 hour night’s sleep and hit the ground running. We were then taken to tour the facilities at CCP and even got to see the new medical center they’re building. It was so cool to see everything God is doing there and how he’s transforming lives every single day. 

After our delicious lunch at CCP, we watched a performance that each class made to welcome us. It was so cute and sweet to see the thought that they put into our arrival and how they were just as excited to see us as we were to see them. We then split up into groups of about four, and at home visits in the slums of Nairob it was heartbreaking to hear the stories that were shared with us but also the beautiful to see the steadfast and unshakable faith each and every family had. We are definitely feeling a lot of heavy emotions as we process the conversations we had today. Nonetheless, we are all very excited to be witness to how God moves in the duration of this trip. 

PRAYER REQUEST – please be praying for us as we continue to walk alongside the staff and children. Also, lots of us are struggling with motion sickness, and just being rundown in general from our long travel journey, so please just pray that our temples are filled fully with the holy spirit and not sickness. We appreciate your prayers and are believing for miracles in these coming days.

signing off!!!!

- Jillian Demasi (:

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Kenya Day 2

Aug 1, 2025 08:28 PM

Hello loved ones!!

We made it too day too YAYAYAY!! Oh how God is working for every single one of us! We woke up around 5:30 A.M., had an amazing breakfast with our team and we had a good full rest of sleep. Today we got to do bonding with the CCP leadership team and volunteer! The day was filled with joy and so much love!!

We got to do so many fun games together as a team. The day was filled with laughs and smiles all day! Some of us are still feeling a little sick but it's getting better day by day! We got to the zip line and had fun team building games! We had an amazing lunch together with great conversations! God is truly moving and it makes my heart so happy! Today for me i felt so happy i have been dealing with very bad anxiety over the past couple days with being away from home.

After a long day of fun and games we came back to the house and had dinner together and then i got to Lead today's debrief and i was sooo existed! So that took some time and right after we jumped into lessons and things for VBS and started to get ready for all the fun to come!

PRAYER REQUESTS: Plz pray for peace and good rest for us the next couple of days before we start VBS. I know we will be having long days ahead because your prayers mean so much! If you could also pray for me with my anxiety from being away from family and with not feeling good the past couple of days! Thank you so much for your love and support! Love you and miss you all so much!!!

                      Love, 

                          Hallie Higgins 

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Kenya Day 3

Aug 3, 2025 08:08 AM

Hello! 

Today marks three days of being here in Nairobi Kenya! God has been moving in so many different ways throughout this trip and I can just feel his presence wherever we go. Today, we were able to do prayer walks which were very heavy but also so joyful. The hope and joy the Kenyans feel despite their circumstances is so amazing and so powerful to witness. I also was able to take my family and I’s sponsor child Ethan as well as his twin brother Nathan shopping which was definitely a core memory i will always remember. I am so excited to see what God has in store for us throughout the rest of this trip!! 

- Ari Burgeno 

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Kenya Day 4

Aug 3, 2025 11:31 AM

Hello Friends! 

It's day 4!! That means it's church day! Wooooo! After breakfast we were met with the CCP team with hugs and morning laughs. We piled onto the bus and journeyed over to Nairobi Chapel Church for their 9 am service. The service was filled with exciting worship and a sermon that spoke volumes on missionary work. Soon after we headed to an adventure park to feed giraffes! This was a huge surprise to the team and shocked all of us at how large the animals were up close. As we finished that portion of the day, we headed off to lunch at a market nearby. People ended up splitting into groups and got the chance to purchase kenyan snacks and items within the grocery store. We then gathered and got assigned into groups to prepare for the next adventure. As everyone piled on the bus once again, we all murmured to each other about what's next on the itinerary. As we all are in wonder during our drive, the streets around us begin to grow busier and busier. Then the bus begins to slow down, a sudden stop happens and people begin to peek out the windows. Derrick (our bus driver) shouts were here, the destination was the maasai market. A multitude of emotions began to well up in the team, not knowing how this was going to go. The maasai market was chaotic to some and adrenaline filled for others. It felt like we were lamps in a moth infested area. People orbiting us from all angles trying to either sell us items and guide us to their booths. After an hour or so we all gathered back on the bus to head back home for debrief and dinner. Stories were shared and laughs were had as we talked all described our perspective of the market. The day felt light and much needed as we are heading into a week of VBS with the CCP team. 

Prayer Request: 

We love for you to pray for the nerves of the team to be calmed and a restful night as we head into day one of VBS. Thank you! Much love. 

-Mac Hong

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Kenya Day 5

Aug 4, 2025 12:22 PM

Hello family and friends,

Today we wrapped up day 5 and completed our first day of VBS and youth camp with the “watoto” and “vijana” (kids and youth). It was incredible. Similar to the VBS and youth camps back at home, the Lord’s presence was magnified and the Holy Spirit completely filled the space. Our O&A and CCP members teamed up and split into two teams on two different sites - Team Gatina and Team kinyanjui . Being that it was day 1 of VBS and 8 AM, there were not many kids present when the event started. This did not stop the CCP members from extending the invite. We set out to the neighborhoods to welcome more kids and it worked! Both sites had hundreds of students attend today. We both participated in worship, dancing, skits, crafts, Bible lessons, games and more! It was an absolute blast. You can see the pure joy on the sweet students' faces. All they want to do is hold your hand, hug you, play with your hair, and sit on you if they can. The time spent out here with these students is a true blessing from God. Not only the students, but the staff too. The CCP members already feel like family. Once VBS concluded, both teams joined back together for a quick debrief over a delicious meal. Shortly after, the youth camp started where we welcomed students from ages 12 to their early twenties. We began with worship, which is much different than the states. They include lots of dancing and I absolutely loved it. Following worship my “lil sis” Hallie boldly shared her testimony and crushed it. Then James brought a good Word that focused on our identity being in Christ and not of the things of this world. It was special to hear him preach being that he was my former Bible Club advisor and high school math teacher. Neither one of us had any clue we would be on this mission trip together. So neat how God works! After hearing the Word, we broke into small groups with the students and leaders and went over questions focusing on trusting God. I got the “grade 9” students and I loved them!! I am so happy I get to spend the rest of my week pouring into them and being filled by them as well. Before we concluded for the day, I met a student (Veronica) who wants to pursue a career as an interpreter. She is fluent in Kenyan Sign Language and we spent some time teaching each other the different signs between American Sign Language and Kenyan Sign Language. They are mostly similar with few differences. It was such a special moment to sign with her and encourage her in pursuing a career that will support the Kenyan deaf community. Today was simply magical and I am so excited to see what the Lord has in store for the rest of the week!! Thank you, Jesus!!

Prayer Request: Please pray over day 2 of VBS/youth camp! Pray that everything continues to go as planned, that more students attend, and that students experience Jesus in a way they have never experienced His love before. Thank you, love you all!

Lexi Vega

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Kenya Day 6

Aug 5, 2025 09:07 PM

Hi Friends, 

Today we officially wrapped up day 2 for VBS! Man has it been so amazing with everyone! We started off the morning devotional with the team and morning prayer which is always great to stay aligned with Jesus before heading out! As we packed up the van and got ready to head out to VBS and go to our sites! One fun thing that we have been doing is going out in groups and bringing the kids to VBS while shouting watoto watoto and Tuende VBS which was so cool to experience and seeing all the kids run out and come with us was the sweetest thing ever! While on the walk we were able to connect with the kids and we headed back to the site, as soon as we got there we got to start our cool and exciting agenda with the kids. We start off with worship where we get to teach the kids some of the moves to the Songs like Kings of Glory and it was fun to see them all learn and sing along it really warmed up my heart, we finally headed out to play games where I was part of and it was fun seeing all the kids laugh and have fun and just participate with each other and us. Then we headed to the Gatina site where we had time to enjoy the youth and listen to beautiful worship and see the little kids perform and hang out with CCP and just continue to build relationships with them and those to me became so meaningful to get to know their stories. As it came down to hear sermons and testimonies it was so beautiful to see towards the end of both that we had an altar call and although some were hesitant at first giving them some time and also encouraging them seeing so many get up and be vulnerable and come to us to seek prayer and healing and some of the stories although heart breaking were beautiful to hear and speaking Jesus into their lives was such a beautiful moment. We ended the day in Gatina by playing games and just enjoying each other's company. We ended up coming back home to enjoy some delicious dinner and get together to recap the day, talk about our favorite moments and finally get some good rest! But let me tell you GOD IS SO GOOD AND HE IS MOVING HERE! I am so grateful to be part of it. 

Prayer Request: I just want to ask for prayer to continue giving the team strength and guidance as we continue throughout the day. Keep us healthy and support each other to give us encouragement in moments where we may feel that we need it. Pray for healing for all of the encounters we are having here! 

-Dani Flores 

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Kenya Day 7

Aug 6, 2025 11:14 AM

Hello everybody!! 

It has been an amazing week and today we completed our third day of VBS. Today was such a great day. Personally, my favorite moment of the day was being able to revisit one of the most special boys that I met during our prayer walk on day 3 (Gift). Early in the week I was able to buy Gift coloring pages and a toy that he asked for. Gift is in grade six and he was recently diagnosed with stage 4 cancer in his left leg. He was unable to walk and do all of the normal kids things, he has been home from school since february, and due to his chemo he struggled with energy and eating. After our first session of VBS, I was able to stop by his house and talk to him and give him some things. Seeing his smile, his stories of his healing process, and especially his growth from a couple days ago is awesome. Through this I was also able to see the impact and intentionality CCP has with their families is amazing. And going into our youth 

VBS with a sermon from Josh, and a testimony from me was also really cool. Being able to be apart of youth while speaking to youth was amazing, I know that both of us were very nervous and seeing God absolutely shine through what he was speaking was so moving! Every day that I am here I get reminders of how amazing God is through everyone’s joy, love, care, servingness, and selflessness. Although I am sad that the week is coming to an end, I am so excited to see how God is going to move through the rest of these days!!! Praise God!

Prayer Request; Please pray over our team and the ccp team for energy, health, and perseverance through these next two days. Also please please please pray for healing and boldness for Gift and his family!

Faith pascasio

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Kenya Day 8

Aug 11, 2025 04:44 PM

We completed Day 4 of VBS! Another packed, blessed, awesome day of fun and learning. So many connections have been made with the kids, as well as the CCP team. There is so much love! Today’s lesson for the Kids VBS was when Jesus healed the paralyzed man when his friends lowered him through the roof. We learned that Jesus heals our inside (forgives our sin) and can heal our bodies. 

Youth VBS was about having a personal faith in Jesus Christ. We had a salvation message and many students raised their hand to accept Jesus for the first time! We had an invitation time for prayer. Hallelujah!

After the youth VBS ended, we headed to an indoor market for some bartering and shopping! Then a quick snack at Java House before dinner and debrief back at our guest house. Another full, fabulous day!

Deborah Fleming

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