Nealey November 2026

This is a bittersweet moment for me. It is bitter because I have reached the end of my mission, but sweet because I am back in the arms of my family and friends here in the States. I am happy to be back and I miss the new friends I was able to get to know in Malawi. I thank God that I was able to complete my mission successfully with integrity and excellence. This was a life changing event for me that impacted a lot of other people as well. The Lord’s Word instructs us to live a life of holy conduct and godliness. That life will always be my mission no matter where I am. I was able to impact the lives of so many young people. They in turn impacted my life and encouraged me. We all grew and changed. The last three years have been full of new experiences. I have been able to guide and direct a lot of young people, not only the people at the Rafiki Teachers College, but also our resident orphans. All the ones I was able to interact with sincerely told me I made a difference in their lives. I will always treasure my experiences with them. I saw the residents go from childhood to living and working on their own or attending college. All of them are growing and need help as they transition to adults. I am so glad I was able to help.

Farewell from the residents

Next semester will be the first diploma graduates of the Rafiki Teachers College. I was there at the beginning and even though I will not be at the graduation, I know that the students are well equipped to carry on because of the effort of all involved as a group. We are the hands and feet of our Lord Jesus and though I will be missing in Malawi the Lord’s work will continue to be done. I will have a new mission here but the Lord has supplied everything needed to carry on there as well. That includes you. We are continually working to increase our student enrollment.

Thanks to you, our family and friends, we are able to train disciples as well as equip our students to raise the standard of living of many Malawians in the future as teachers. The mission is working. Not only at the Rafiki Teachers College, but also the residents and graduates from the Rafiki Classical Christian School. Please continue your support with the Rafiki Foundation, the mission goes on, whether prayers or donations, or both.

Our students need sponsors. Our partner university, the University of Livingstonia, recently raised the tuition and fees and now each semester’s fees are the same whether the student is going for a diploma or a bachelor’s degree. To receive a bachelor’s degree or diploma in the same field takes 500USD per semester. Those of you who are looking to donate for the upcoming holidays please remember that everything here in this Village is made possible through your generous donations, whether it be a missionary, or student, or teacher, or support staff.

A big thank you to all our sponsors and prayer partners. Will you share this newsletter with other family members and friends? To give online just go to RafikiFoundation.org and click on the orange box at top that says “Give Now,” and there are multiple opportunities to select from, you can scroll through the page for information. You can also send donations by post to Rafiki Foundation, PO Box 1988, Eustis, FL 32727. Please continue to pray for us, your prayers work.

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.

Listen to our podcast for current discussions on Rafiki’s work in Africa.

truenorth.fm/show/the-rafiki-foundation-podcast/

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