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Team Rwanda - Christ's Church

11/21/2020

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Victoria Bishop - Thursday - Saturday, November 19-20, 2020

As our week of teaching came to a close on Thursday and Friday all of us has been touched in ways that none of us expected. I know for me I have been touched by the hard work and determination that our students have shown this week. I have been amazed to see the progress that our students have made this week. Their hard work and determination has paid off. I cannot wait to see what our students go onto to do in the MACU program and beyond. We tried to send off our students with the assignment to write everyday and find ways to continue learn and grow. 

Our students also gave us the best send off at the end of the week. Our group went around and shared why they were thankful for us coming and that we were good teachers. My partner and I told our students that we could not have been such good teachers if we did not have such good students. Our students also got together and gave us each our Rwandan name. The name that our students gave to me was Neza, which means kindness. I have been touched in so many ways this week and I am excited to see what these students go onto to do. 

On Saturday we went to the wedding of Angel and Billy Graham, the daughter of Theophile's. During the day we participated in a traditional dowry ceremony. Part of our group carried in the gifts that were presented to the families during the ceremony. During the ceremony we all also presented with gifts from the family, which we are all touched that the family would think of us to give a gift. After that we then participated in the wedding ceremony at the church. After that we were in a reception party to celebrate the marriage. 

All in all our group has had a good week and have been touched in ways we never expected. Some of us are already planning our planning our next trip to Rwanda. I cannot wait to see what God does with these students and how he continues to use them as part of His mission. 
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Rwanda Challenge - Christ's Church

11/18/2020

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Sabrina DeWald - Wednesday, November 18, 2020

Greetings from Rwanda! Happy Hump Day! Today is day 3 of our English teaching in Kigali. We are EXCITED to see the learning progress of our students. This morning the task of our students was to identify sentence fragments and correct the sentences to make them complete. We are very pleased at their critical thinking skills. They are understanding the basics of what completes a sentence which is one step closer to writing a paragraph! This afternoon we focused on computer work, typing sentences in a Word document, and saving them in a file. These Rwandan students work very hard and are a blessing to us. Please continue to pray for our team as we teach throughout the week. Also pray for the students to have sharp understanding minds so they can ultimately obtain a diploma and serve in their local churches to further God's kingdom.​
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Team Rwanda - Christ's Church

11/17/2020

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Tim Turner - Tuesday, November 17, 2020
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Day 2 for the Rwanda Team teaching was awesome again. What wonderful students we have the privilege of sharing with. The team is doing a fantastic job. God is definitely using them.
I have some pictures and a video. The video is of the students praying for my mother. She has had a rough week. I hope this will lift her spirits.
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Team Rwanda - Christ's Church

11/16/2020

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Travis Taylor - Monday, November 16, 2020

Today our team began its first day of teaching computer skills and introduced basic English grammar. Our training is being held at Zarephath Christian Church here in Kigali. We have 24 students and they were split up into three groups of eight.  While there are some barriers in teaching in this context, we all as a team experienced a lot of encouragement from our time with the students. We are excited to see how God is going to use this time to further train these future church leaders.   Continue to pray for the students and for our team as we all are learning in how to best help these students excel as much as possible.
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Team Rwanda - Christ's Church

11/15/2020

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Karlee Hardison - Friday, November 13, 2020

We had a busy but fulfilling day today! We were able to visit the Kigali Genocide Memorial and the Nyamata Genocide Memorial. After reading about the genocide of the tutsi’s before coming, it was eye opening to be able to see first hand just how horrific it was. We walked through one of the churches where 10,000+ tutsis were murdered and were able to see the blood soaked clothing and belongings of the victims. We also got to go into one of the mass graves where 45,000 bodies are buried. While this was incredibly heart breaking to see, it was a very humbling experience that makes you grateful for the freedoms we have.

Jonathan Dewald - Saturday, November 14, 2020

Safari Day - Akagera National Park
Sabrina and Jonathan Dewald
Travis Taylor, Karlee Hardison, Jennifer Parker, and Victoria Bishop
Frank Reynolds and Tim Turner
Jennifer Parker - Sunday, November 15, 2020

What a great day in Kigali, Rwanda! Today’s my day to post an update so here you go! This morning we had church in our rental home and dug into the concept of love and what loving others intentionally really looks like. May this trip be a means for me to experience love in a way I never have - creating relationships with my teammates and the wonderful people of Rwanda. Today we enjoyed delicious Italian, visited the market, had the fellas measured for their suits for the big wedding day, and did some more shopping in downtown Kigali. Tomorrow we start teaching! Our team is ready to impact lives and we are ready to meet our first group of pastors to help equip them with English and computer skills training. As much as I miss my family, I am having an amazing week and am thankful for this life changing trip. My first mission trip has been both heartwarming and heartbreaking. More tears, smiles, laughs and memories to come. Sending hugs from Rwanda. I am now family, and I think I’ll come back.
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