More About RVA

The Rift Valley Academy is a Christian boarding school located in Kijabe, Kenya. It exists to provide a Christ-centered education to the children of missionaries serving throughout the continent of Africa. It was founded for a single family in 1906, and today has grown to support over 450 students of over 20 different nationalities whose parents serve with approximately 80 different mission organizations in over 20 African countries.

RVA is staffed by Africa Inland Mission with self-supported missionaries like us. Because the staff is responsible for raising their own support, students who attend are able to get a quality American education at an affordable cost. Heather and I feel honored to have the chance to serve these missionary families by contributing to a quality education for their children. Most of these missionaries have sacrificed so much already, but through RVA, their children still have a chance to get a great education. RVA has established itself as an exceptional school (Ranked #2 in Africa in this survey) with students accepted to even the most selective colleges. To learn more about RVA and its students, check out this youtube video about RVA.

Just like every school, RVA has its struggles... and I'm sure missionary kids often have problems academically, socially, as Christians and (gasp!) behaviorally. But I'm really excited about being a part of these kids' lives. Many of RVA's students end up returning to the mission field... What a great opportunity to serve the mission field in Africa both immediately and far into the future!