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Posts Archive

  • With Only the Shirt On My Back

    May 4, 2025Rufiji Lighthouse | EastARM

    The day had finally come. During my first trip to Tanzania along the Rufiji in 2021, God told me that the Rufiji is my home now. I didn’t know then when that was going to be made a reality, so the fact that it was now becoming true, it was...

  • Joy, a Childhood Essential

    April 28, 2025Rufiji Lighthouse | EastARM

    Imagine that you are a child. It shouldn’t be hard, you were one once. Imagine yourself in a dusty little village without electricity or running water. Your bare feet pad well-worn paths down to the water. You fill your plastic bucket along the muddy river-bank and your little arms tremble...

  • A heart longing for Tanzania

    November 18, 2024Rufiji Lighthouse | EastARM

    My name is Sean Henry. Six years ago in March 2018, God brought me to my now home church, Christ Almighty Baptist Church (CABC) in Toronto. I didn’t know the Lord then, but God was already working to place the Rufiji people of Tanzania in my heart. During that month,...

  • Placed us on this journey

    May 20, 2024Rufiji Lighthouse | EastARM

    Hi my name is Wally and I’m humbled to share how God has put a plan in motion in our lives and placed us on this journey towards Missions in Tanzania. My wife Grace and I have been praying and planning for this mission trip over the past 5 years...

  • The Team for Summer ’24

    May 5, 2024Rufiji Lighthouse | EastARM

    Meet Wally & Grace Damian, their children, and Mr. Sean Henry. Summer of July 20th – August 10th, 2024, this team is bound for Tanzania, to join East Africa River Mission. Sean Henry, one of the team members, is no stranger to EastARM! In 2021, Sean was part of a...

  • The last thing I said…

    March 4, 2020Rufiji Lighthouse | EastARM

    The last thing I said to Graydon 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...

  • Introducing ‘The Chatham 5’: Dale & Karen Elliott, Jim & Ginny Shields, and Alana Haines

    January 27, 2020Rufiji Lighthouse | EastARM

    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...

  • Ben & Raluca Cleary Final Update

    September 10, 2019Rufiji Lighthouse | EastARM

    Habari za leo to everyone! We are back! We wanted to give a final update of our time spent here in the Rufiji and at Baker & Sons Safari camp. Time here has been full of God’s work which has blessed us abundantly, and we are overjoyed to share these...

  • A Note from the Clearys

    July 20, 2019Rufiji Lighthouse | EastARM

    Habari to our friends and family from the other side of the world! We wanted to carve out some time to give you all an update on our first month here in Tanzania!  When we arrived in Tanzania we were met with the first lesson of Africa. There is no...

  • Next stop: Tanzania

    June 9, 2019Rufiji Lighthouse | EastARM

    Hello to our friends  & family, It has a been a crazy few weeks for us! With the summer season quickly approaching us it brings many new beginnings and marks the end of a season ( metaphorically and literally).   Many have approached us to ask how we are feeling...

  • The Great “African Illusion”

    April 22, 2019Rufiji Lighthouse | EastARM

    Hello to our Friends & Family ! We want to begin this post by saying a big thank you once again to everyone who participated in our potluck. Thank you again to those who invested their time, their products, their delicious food, and their services. Thank you to those who...

  • A Cause Greater Than Ourselves

    March 28, 2019Rufiji Lighthouse | EastARM

    Hello Friends & Family ! This past month and a half has been very busy for the two of us. We have officially started our  fundraising process and we have found that the journey of fundraising is both scary and exciting. You may be asking yourself , “how can fundraising...

  • This is Only The Beginning

    February 18, 2019Rufiji Lighthouse | EastARM

    Hello! We are so glad that you have found our blog post. As you may know Ben and I will be going to Tanzania this summer and we want to invite you to partake in our journey. Along with this journey there have already been many emotions. Firstly, we are...

  • Introducing Ben & Raluca Cleary, heading to Tanzania June 2019 to teach at The Rufiji Lighthouse

    February 15, 2019Rufiji Lighthouse | EastARM

    Follow Ben & Raluca’s progress through updates posted here @RufijiLighthouse blog. To Invest Financially, go to EastARM secure donation site https://eastarm.net/CLEARY/

  • December 25th, 2017: The Official Opening of The Rufiji Lighthouse

    February 15, 2019Rufiji Lighthouse | EastARM

    Christmas Day 2017, The Rufiji Lighthouse was officially opened to the residents of MLOKA Village, within the Rufiji District, just outside the Great Selous Game Reserve. Built at Baker & Sons Safari Company, Tanzania, the opening was met with much celebration – dignitaries arrived to mark the occasion, including the...

  • Interview w/Max & Lischa, Volunteer Teachers 2017-18

    February 15, 2019Rufiji Lighthouse | EastARM

  • The First Lighthouse Recruitment Video

    February 15, 2019Rufiji Lighthouse | EastARM

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