John & Rachel Clifford

Missionaries in Kigali, Rwanda

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Triumphant Graduation, Despondent Vacation

Triumphant Graduation, Despondent Vacation Updates from Kigali// January 2026 // Happy New Year friends and family!We hope your year ended well and that you are currently living your best lives as you are sticking with all your newly established habits and goals that you made on New Year’s Eve! our unplanned side quest on the way to the beach! We ended the year on a low note, to be honest. Our Christmas plans with friends fell through as we fought a family-wide flu, but we shook that off as...

20 days ago • 3 min read

It's Crunch Time!

It's Crunch Time! Updates from Kigali// October 2025 // Happy fall, y’all!We hope you are sipping apple cider by a bonfire and breathing in the smell of crispy crunchy leaves extra for us, as we are over here in our perpetual summer and feeling a bit sad we’re missing the BEST season America has to offer…but on that note… Rachel was able to sneak away for a whirlwind trip to the US, under the guise of seeing a sister graduate from firefighting school, but she took the opportunity to cram her...

3 months ago • 2 min read

The Highs of Julys

The Highs of Julys Updates from Kigali// August 2025 // Hello Everyone! We have officially made it through one of our favorite months of the year and the kids have started school, which means we are able to take a deep breath and update you all on what God’s been up to here in Kigali! We absolutely LOVE July because that is internship time! A huge part of why we are here in Rwanda is so we can run a month-long program for college age individuals who are interested in learning about missions...

5 months ago • 3 min read