Tanzania - Joel & Michelle Swai

Michelle is the Tanzania field team leader – encouraging, equipping, and empowering ministry partners to thrive in their roles and relationships with God. She coordinates the child sponsorship program, bringing transformation to the lives of orphaned and impoverished Maasai children. Additionally, she and her sister, Megan, serve in a Women’s Ministry focused on uplifting the wives of church planters previously trained by the team.

Joel is the Head of Media and Tech for the worship ministry, which focuses on evangelistic outreach among urban youth and young adults. He is a drummer in the band, the team sound engineer, and leads logistics for each ministry event. He is passionate about mentoring the band members, increasing the standard of tech and media in the church, and engaging with kids during school outreach programs - all with the goal of reaching the current generation for Christ.

During her years in law school, God stirred a passion in Michelle to seek justice for the oppressed. She became a Christian in 2011. Two mission trips to East Africa confirmed her call to join CMF’s work in Tanzania in 2013. Michelle and Joel were married in 2020. Their son, Obadiah (Obi), was born in 2022.