MISSION TEAMS • TANZANIA

Come. Serve.
Be Changed.

Come alongside the people, churches, schools, and communities God has called us to serve in Tanzania.

Explore 2027 Teams

MORE THAN A MISSION TRIP

Come Alongside What God Is Already Doing.

When you join Asking for the Nations in Tanzania, you aren't simply coming to complete a project. You're stepping into relationships and ministries that continue long after your time here ends.

You'll serve alongside Tanzanian leaders, local churches, teachers, medical professionals, and the AFTN team as we work together through education, healthcare, practical outreach, ministry, and the Gospel.

Come ready to serve. Come ready to learn.
Come expecting God to work in you, too.

WAYS TO SERVE

There's a Place for You.

Come individually. Bring your church or group. Or bring your professional skills and serve in a specific area of need.

01

Join a Mission Team

Travel with one of our scheduled teams and serve alongside the people and ministries we partner with throughout the year.

02

Bring Your Group

We host churches, colleges, youth groups, and volunteer organizations who want to come to Tanzania and serve together.

03

Serve Short-Term

Bring your professional experience and spend focused time strengthening an area of the ministry where your skills are needed.

2027 MISSION OPPORTUNITIES

Come to Tanzania With Us.

Join an AFTN team and experience firsthand the work happening through our schools, medical outreach, churches, and communities.

MARCH 2027

Spring Team

March 11–22, 2027

Moshi, Tanzania

$4,100 Trip Cost

Apply for March

JUNE 2027

Summer Team

June 11–21, 2027

Moshi, Tanzania

$4,100 Trip Cost

Apply for June

OCTOBER 2027

Fall Team

October 15–25, 2027

Moshi, Tanzania

$4,100 Trip Cost

Apply for October

Trip funds are not due in full until one month prior to departure. Participants can receive a public fundraising page to help raise support for their trip.

You Don't Just Come to See the Work. You Become Part of It.

Serve alongside people. Build relationships. Listen and learn. Use what God has placed in your hands to strengthen work that continues long after your team goes home.

SERVE WITH PURPOSE

What You May Experience

No two trips look exactly the same. We build each team around the needs of the ministry and community at that time.

AFTN volunteer holding a baby while serving in Tanzania

Love People

AFTN volunteer teaching New Beginning students about medical care

Share What You Know

AFTN volunteer helping a mother receive medication

Meet Real Needs

SERVE

Schools & Children

Teach, encourage, play, pray, and serve alongside students and teachers at New Beginning.

CARE

Medical Outreach

Serve alongside medical professionals and local partners through clinics and community health initiatives.

BUILD

Practical Projects

Put your hands to work on practical projects connected to our schools, hospital, and growing ministry campus.

GO

Ministry & Outreach

Serve alongside local churches through children's ministry, outreach, prayer, worship, and sharing the Gospel.

Every trip is different. Specific activities depend on the needs of the ministry and community at the time of each team.

COME SERVE TOGETHER

Bring Your Group to Tanzania.

We love hosting teams who want to serve together. AFTN can work with your group to build a mission experience around the needs of the ministry and the strengths of your team.

Churches Colleges Youth Groups Volunteer Organizations

Your team may serve through education, medical outreach, practical projects, children's ministry, community outreach, local churches, and other areas where your skills can strengthen the work already happening in Tanzania.

Start Planning Your Group Trip

USE YOUR SKILLS • INVEST IN THE NEXT GENERATION

Short-Term Education Volunteers

2 Weeks – 3 Months

As New Beginning continues to grow, we're looking for experienced educators and skilled volunteers who can spend 2 weeks to 3 months in Tanzania serving alongside our teachers and school leadership.

Short-term volunteers can bring focused knowledge and practical support in areas where we want to continue raising the standard of education for our students.

Reading & Literacy

Reading instruction, phonics, comprehension, intervention, and support for developing readers.

Library Development

Help develop our library, establish effective systems, and build a strong culture of reading.

Computers & Technology

Build foundational computer skills and help students and teachers use technology effectively.

Mathematics

Strengthen foundational skills, instructional methods, problem solving, and student understanding.

Science

Support hands-on science, practical learning, core concepts, and teacher development.

CURRENT PRIORITY OPPORTUNITY

Academic Advisor

We are actively seeking a qualified and experienced educator or educational leader to serve as an Academic Advisor with New Beginning School in Tanzania.

COMMITMENT 3 Months – 2 Years
LOCATION Kilimanjaro, Tanzania
ROLE Volunteer

As our school continues to grow and we expand into secondary education, this person will work alongside school leadership to help us continue building and maintaining a high standard of academics.

The Academic Advisor may assist with academic planning, curriculum implementation, teacher development and mentoring, classroom observation, assessment and student performance, instructional practices, and overall academic quality.

This is not a general volunteer position. Applicants must have appropriate professional qualifications and demonstrated experience in education. Experience in school leadership, academic administration, curriculum development, instructional coaching, teacher training, or educational management is strongly preferred.

SERVING WITH AFTN

Who Should Apply?

You don't have to be a pastor, teacher, doctor, or missionary. God can use your skills, your story, and your willingness to serve.

Have a growing relationship with Jesus and a desire to serve others.
Are connected to and actively participating in a local church.
Are willing to serve wherever needed with humility and flexibility.
Respect Tanzanian culture, leadership, and AFTN ministry standards.
Are willing to work together as part of a team.
Understand that mission trips are about serving, not sightseeing.
Are willing to meet AFTN child-protection, conduct, and screening requirements.
Are ready to learn, grow, and allow God to work through the experience.
“There is just something about these people and this place that can't be explained… only experienced and felt.”
— Angie • AFTN Mission Team

OTHER WAYS TO SERVE

Have a Skill We Didn't List?

We would still love to hear from you. From education and healthcare to ministry, administration, communications, construction, and other professional skills, there may be a place for you to strengthen the work happening in Tanzania.

Not everyone can travel. There are also ways to serve AFTN from home through prayer and professional skills.

Education  •  Healthcare  •  Ministry  •  Administration  •  Communications  •  Construction  •  Graphic Design  •  Grant Writing  •  Prayer

Tell Us How You'd Like to Serve

MAYBE YOUR YES STARTS HERE

Ready to Go?

Come alongside what God is doing in Tanzania. Serve with humility. Build relationships. Use what God has placed in your hands. And be willing to leave changed.