Family Essentials Africa 2026

Richard & Laurie Godsil

Strengthening marriages, parenting, fatherhood, and family discipleship across Africa.

In August 2026, Laurie and I will travel to Africa to train pastors, ministry leaders, fathers, and families using the Family Essentials curriculum.

Our mission is simple: equip leaders to build Christ-like marriages, raise godly children, and strengthen families that reflect the heart of Jesus.

This page is your home for updates, stories, photos, prayer needs, and ways to partner with us.

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Trip Overview

Dates: August–September 2026

Locations: Uganda, Nigeria, Cameroon

Mission Focus: Family Essentials Training

Partner Ministries: Great Commission Alliance + local African churches

Purpose of the Trip:

Family Essentials is a Christ-centered training designed to transform marriages, parenting, fatherhood, and relationships. We will be equipping pastors and leaders who will take this training back to their churches, villages, and nations — multiplying the impact far beyond what we could ever do alone.

What We’ll Be Doing:

Teaching Family Essentials workshops
Training pastors and leaders to teach the material themselves
Strengthening marriages through biblical principles
Equipping fathers to lead their homes with love and integrity
Encouraging families to live out Christ-like relationships
Commissioning leaders from multiple nations to carry Family Essentials forward

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Why Family Essentials Matters
in Africa

Across Africa, pastors and leaders repeatedly tell us the same thing: “Our churches are growing, but our families are hurting.”

Family Essentials addresses the core issues affecting homes today:

Marriages under pressure
Fathers absent or overwhelmed
Parents unsure how to disciple their children
Leaders needing tools to strengthen families in their churches

By training leaders in Family Essentials, we help them:

Build Christ-centered marriages
Raise children who know and follow Jesus
Restore the role of fathers
Heal broken relationships
Strengthen churches from the inside out

This is discipleship at the family level — where transformation lasts for generations.

Testimonial from
Bishop Kamanzi, Uganda

Funding & Partnership

Total Needed: $27,000

Current Donation Total: $9,600

Matching Gift: $5,000 through July 31

Your gift is doubled up to this amount.

Amount Donated Towards the Matching Gift: $2,300

Gift Level What Your Gift Does

$1,000 Sponsor a Conference: Covers the full curriculum, facility fees, and meals for an entire conference group.
$500 Sponsor Travel: Covers travel, lodging, and meals for one pastor to attend the historic Commissioning Conference in Uganda.
$150 Launch a Leader: Funds startup materials for one "Family Essentials Africa" commissioned leader to begin teaching and mentoring.
$50 Provides curriculum, workbooks, and reference guides for five leaders to keep and use for years.
Any Amount Every gift sends the Gospel further. No amount is too small to matter or too large to be needed.

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Checks can be made out to Great Commission Alliance

Send Checks to the address below:
Great Commission Alliance
Attn: Godsil Ministry
26361 Via Canon
Capistrano Beach, CA 92624

Note: Write Godsil Ministry on the Memo line.

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Every gift helps us equip more leaders, strengthen more families, and bring Christ-centered transformation to entire communities.

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Family Essentials is a ministry of Great Commission Alliance, a registered 501(c)(3) organization. All donations are tax-deductible.

TEACHING SPOTLIGHT

“Teaching fathers how to lead their homes with love”

Unconditional Love: Perhaps the most profound aspect is God’s unconditional love.

A nurturing father loves his children regardless of their flaws or mistakes.

Pastor Roland Kang from Limbe, Cameroon, recently shared these powerful words: “The recent marriage conference brought much-needed insights into fatherhood, loving relationships, and roles within marriage and the church. Families were strengthened, and churches united under shared values and a deeper understanding of love and commitment.”