McMahon October 2026

The year was 1993, and I was in kindergarten. Every Tuesday morning, my mom and I carpooled to Bible Study Fellowship (BSF), which was one of the highlights of my week. We sang, played, memorized Bible verses and learned from the Book of Acts. What exciting stories! Jesus’ followers suddenly speaking dozens of languages they had never learned. Peter and John healing a lame man with just words. Saul getting stopped in his tracks by a blinding light and a voice from the sky and then becoming a missionary for the same beliefs he had persecuted. Those stories of his missionary journeys awakened my heart’s desire, even at such a young age, to travel around the world and tell others about Jesus.

Fast forward to 2026. I have learned that the same woman who started Rafiki, Rosemary Jensen, was the director of BSF when I was in that kindergarten class. And now I have been in Rwanda for over two years doing the thing I had been inspired to do. Not only that, we have also just finished studying the Book of Acts for our school-wide Bible study. Talk about coming full circle!

After we finished, I asked students and teachers, “What did you learn?” Here’s just a few answers:

“How to be courageous.” – Elementary student

“If God can change Paul, he can change anyone.” – Junior high student

“We will meet trials in our life, but we can stay strong.” – High school student

“Paul was a great teacher. He inspires me to try to reach all my students.” – Rafiki teacher

What a treasure of lifelong lessons! Join me in praying that this study has planted true seeds that will grow into indelible commitments by children and adults to serve the Lord boldly and proclaim His message wherever they go.

End of a Saturday workday at school with secondary students and teachers.

Students sharing what they learned in Acts at morning assembly.

By the time you read this, I will likely already be in Massachusetts for a visit from October 10-28. I am planning to present at the annual Missions Sunday at First Congregational Church of Hamilton on October 18. I would also like to see as many of you in that area as possible. If you have not already contacted me, feel free to email or text me to set up a time to visit.

Praise the Lord with me for

Continued wisdom in delegation and multi-tasking skills.
New team members Steve and Lorri Blum who already feel like family.

Our entire Rwanda team (Clockwise from L - Rachel, Tamasha, Eric, Keisha, Mike, Steve, Lorri, Me, and Faraji)

Prayer Requests

Wisdom and diligence to fill out government paperwork as I lead the school to start taking Rwandan national exams.
The students who will be taking the exams this year (grade levels six, nine, and twelve) to trade fear for confidence as they prepare.
More long-term missionaries to join the Rafiki family and continue the work that has been started .

Thank you so much for everything. I really feel so blessed to have you on my support team.

Learn more about Rafiki’s expanding opportunities.

Visit our newly designed website RafikiFoundation.org to learn how to:

Purchase the Rafiki Bible Study for small groups for your church or neighborhood
Serve as a missionary with Rafiki
Sponsor a child with the Rafiki Foundation to bring God’s Word and the best education in the world to some of the neediest children in the world in Africa.

Explore the Rafiki Foundation YouTube channel.

Visit (youtube.com/@RafikiFoundation) for videos from Rafiki children, teaching at our annual Enrichment conferences, and the teaching at our African classical Christian conferences.