We are the Andrianjafy family: Rija, Hianja, Joshua, Johanna, and Jordan. Originally from Madagascar, our family moved to Chico, California, in June 2014 to serve full-time with Youth With A Mission (YWAM).

Rija has been a missionary with YWAM for over 20 years, serving in various nations, mainly across Africa and the Americas. As a family, we carry a shared calling to missions, discipleship, and seeing lives transformed by the love of Jesus.

Rija currently serves as the Executive Director and Director of Mission at YWAM Chico. Our ministry focuses on discipleship, leadership development, and equipping missionaries to serve the nations with both character and competence. At YWAM Chico, we help lead a multicultural missions community, teach steward leadership, mentor emerging leaders, and support the training schools that prepare believers to go into all the world.

Part of our current season includes helping rebuild our campus after the 2024 Park Fire, which destroyed our hydroelectric system and damaged critical infrastructure. As a family, we are actively involved in restoring what was lost so that our community can continue launching and supporting missionaries effectively.

We believe deeply in creating healthy, Christ-centered environments where people can grow, be discipled, and encounter God in real ways. Ministry brings both joy and challenge, and as a family, we rely on God’s grace, His daily provision, and the strength that comes from doing this work together.

As a full-time missionary family, we depend on God’s provision through generous partners who believe in the Great Commission. Our family’s ongoing ministry requires about $5,000 per month to cover living expenses, ministry needs, and the cost of serving full-time in missions.

Your prayers uplift us, your encouragement sustains us, and your financial support helps us train workers, rebuild our campus, and continue impacting nations with the gospel.

If God leads you to partner with our family, know that your generosity is making a lasting difference in lives, communities, and nations.