Jessi Schwertfeger's Blog

I became a Christian at the age of 13 and have always had a heart for ministering to people who seemed lost in the mix of life.  By the time I was 16 I was convinced that God was calling me to a third world country to spread the Gospel of Hope.  I graduated from high school in 2002 and moved onto a large university to major in Music Education.  After college, my husband and I got married and made plans to leave for Africa 6 weeks later!  Our first year in Zambia was spent running an orphanage and falling in love with our daughter, Sunda.  In the following year, we began spending weeks at a time living in the villages and learning how to serve and empower the Tonga people with the message of the Gospel.  In the last year and a half, I have worked with Overland’s LIFE Project to develop sustainable preschools in the very rural areas of the Mukuni Chiefdom.  This year, my husband, Sunda, and I have been blessed to add a fourth member to our clan:  baby Kya.  I feel so blessed to be a part of Overland Missions, the LIFE Project, and the wonderful team of people who work together to bring love, hope, and education to those who desperately need it.