Events

Be Part of the Mission

Mission Maasai events are more than dates on a calendar. They are opportunities to serve, connect, give, and go deeper into the work God is doing among the Maasai people of Kenya.

Whether you travel to Empukani, volunteer right here at home, gather with other supporters, or simply come to hear the stories of what God is doing, there is a place for you in the mission.

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Pastors Conference

November 12 to 20, 2026. Every pastor in the network comes to Empukani with his wife for a week of worship, fellowship and training, and this year the week closes with the Empukani Seminary graduation.

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The pastors of the network gathered outside at Empukani under an acacia tree, Bibles and notebooks in hand, some in shukas and some in jackets

The annual calendar

Five events, every year.

Three of them are here at home and open to anyone who shows up. The two in Empukani are not, so both are explained in full.

A team member surrounded by schoolchildren in Empukani, all of them leaning in close to the camera and smiling

May 20 to 28, 2027

Summer VBS Trip

Every summer · Empukani, Kenya

Each summer, a team travels to Empukani to lead Vacation Bible School, spend time with students and families, encourage the local church, and build meaningful relationships with our Maasai brothers and sisters. For many team members, this is their first opportunity to meet the children they have prayed for and supported from thousands of miles away. It is a week filled with worship, laughter, service, and the opportunity to see the mission firsthand.

This trip is intended for people of strong faith who connect well with children. We hope that each person who makes this commitment of time and money will develop a long term connection to the Great Commission and stay involved in Mission Maasai in some capacity.

Limited spots available.

The trip costs about $3,500, most of it airfare, so the figure moves with ticket prices. A $1,000 deposit is due with the application.

Applicants must be at least 16, and anyone under 18 travels with a parent. Every traveler, including a spouse or a child, completes their own application.

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A Maasai pastor in a red shuka listening with his hands clasped, a spiral notebook open on his lap, rows of others seated behind him

November 12 to 20, 2026

Pastors Conference

Annual · Empukani, Kenya

The Pastors Conference brings together pastors and ministry leaders from across the Mission Maasai church network for a time of biblical teaching, encouragement, collaboration, and spiritual refreshment. Pastors come with their wives, and this year the week closes with the Empukani Seminary graduation.

As these leaders return to their churches and communities, they carry with them renewed encouragement, biblical teaching, and tools to strengthen the ministry God has entrusted to them.

When we invest in leaders, the impact reaches far beyond one person.

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Date to be set for July 2027

Christmas in July

Every July · United States

You don't have to travel to Kenya to experience the joy of being part of the mission. Christmas in July gives friends and supporters of Mission Maasai an opportunity to gather together, hear what is happening in Kenya, meet members of our team, and celebrate what God has done.

We prepare a special gift for every child, each one carrying a note of encouragement from the USA to Kenya.

Come help us make Christmas special for every child at the school in Empukani.

Volunteers of all ages around long tables, packing stacks of notebooks, pencils and supplies into boxes for the children in Empukani

January 2027

School Supply Drive

Every January · United States

Each year, volunteers gather to pack school supplies for students at the school in Empukani. It is a practical way to serve, but it is also an opportunity to come together as a community and remind children thousands of miles away that they are seen, loved, and remembered.

Bring your family. Bring a friend. Come ready to serve.

March 23, 2027

Annual Banquet

Annual · United States

The Annual Banquet is one of the most special nights of the year for the Mission Maasai family. It is an evening of fellowship, stories, ministry updates, and celebration as we look back at what God has done and look ahead to what He is calling us to do next.

Come hear firsthand about the people and communities being impacted through education, church planting, leadership development, healthcare, and the many other ways Mission Maasai is serving in Kenya.

Come celebrate what God has done. Come hear where He is leading us next.

Photographs

A year in pictures.

From the trip, the conference, and the evenings here at home.

Two students at the school in Empukani, one grinning with a hand raised in a peace sign

Volunteers working down a long table of school supplies, filling boxes for Empukani

A team member playing a hand-clapping game with students under an acacia tree

A young girl decorating a gift box with her mother at the Christmas in July tables

Students lined up along the concrete water trough at the school

Two volunteers filling boxes from bins of small toys and supplies

A boy holding up a paper bag he has colored with the name JESUS in orange and green

A full classroom at the school in Empukani, a teacher and a visitor at the front

Two volunteers stacking finished gift boxes, one lettered Merry Christmas

Students wearing costume beards for a Bible story, laughing under an acacia tree

Two volunteers decorating gift boxes and writing notes at the craft table

A visiting team member holding a young student in a classroom, both smiling

Children around a table decorating boxes with markers and stickers

A Maasai elder in beadwork smiling beside a visiting team member

A speaker at the podium at the Annual Banquet, photographs from Kenya on the screen

Not everyone is called to the field.

Most of the people who carry this work have never been to Kenya. They give every month, they pray for the Maasai by name, and they bring someone else along. That is not second place. That is the work.

Ways to give