Ministries Overview

We were supposed to go to Uganda, and then we didn't. We had wrapped up our music ministry. The Rwandan pastor (Sylvan) of our newly planted told Luke that he (Sylvan) would take over the preaching, so we wouldn't be needed anymore. So our ministries were finished, except for the twice-weekly English class. So we had an opportunity to start new ministries. We didn't know exactly what yet, but that was just exciting. At the same time, we also felt kind of finished and ready to go home.

So as we're praying about our next steps, our leader gets really excited to share a new idea she had, after “receiving some intense revelation” the night before. The idea turned out to be that we would spend our afternoons doing one-on-one sessions with each other. She figured this was fitting since so much of our ministry is about ministering to each other. She said she's done everything that she feels God called her to do in Rwanda. So we'd give everyone a dollar or two to split up into pairs and go somewhere like a cafe and hang out with each other, so that a mix of fun things and deep conversations could take place.

Everyone was pretty tired from all the work we had been doing and were generally happy about the idea. However, at least some of us got the feeling that it's kind of silly that we came to Rwanda and are doing something we could be doing anywhere. I didn't raise much of a fuss cause I'm still teaching English.

The one-on-ones turned out to be awesome because they're making us all really close to each other, and they are bringing about a lot of edification.

We're still doing a few other things. We went to an orphanage and taught English last Saturday. This Saturday we split up to either help Elijah's brother move or run a program at a youth group. And on Fridays, we play soccer with a team on a dirt court on the other end of town.

We're also doing a Bible study of Hebrews. We have a lot of time for prayer and Bible reading. I feel like I ought to try to learn more about everything going on with friends back home so I can have more informed prayers.

Also, I have 20 gigs of music from Sam. I'm very happy about that.