On the one hand, it’s hard to believe that it has already been a month since I landed in Kigali.  On the other hand, I feel like I’ve been here much longer than that.  I’ve truly started to feel at home, and for that I’m thankful. Part of that feeling has come from entering into the [...]

Jay Greener and Jason Miller have graciously allowed me space on their blog to keep in touch with the people at Church of the Redeemer.  I’ll use this forum to post my experiences in Rwanda, especially those having to do with the Church here.  Kigali.  First, a bit about the city:  I think the most [...]

Well, we're now back in the central time zone, having arrived Sunday about 24 hours later than originally planned.  Not bad, considering all the potential mis-connections in two weeks away.  We did a quick inventory and realized we had each slept in 7 different beds in two weeks...for Mark it was 8.  So if we;re [...]

What does it mean to partner with a church on the other side of the globe? Are we bold enough and humble enough to think such a thing possible? It’s this quest and all of the surrounding issues that brought us to Rwanda this summer, having been asked to enter a ‘sister’ church [...]

One of the great things about visiting Rwanda is the music--particularly in worship.  There are six choirs at Sonrise School, and they each sing at each worship service  (three each for the Primary and High School).  This is one of the reasons the services run as long as they do, and it gives an opportunity [...]

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We are spending a few days resting following the time in Rwanda before we head home. This is not just “down” time or a chance to have ‘fun” (although I hope that will happen), but we have been drinking from a fire-hose the last week, and while it has been tremendously refreshing we’re [...]

NOTE:  The following news  happened while we were in Rwanda, so we have included it as part of the blog.  The man in the photo second from right, Grace Mugabe, was our host during our Kigali stay. Meeting recently in Rwanda, the House of Bishop of the Anglican Church there elected new bishops [...]

Taking a trip to the other side of the world is one of the best ways to have the phrase “You are Not in Control” uttered over you life, like a latent blessing. We’re thankful for safety, and that we did arrive pretty much on time in Rwanda…but we are learning again that [...]

It may have something to do with when I grew up, or the places, or the people that guided my wandering path, but there was a lot of waiting. “Wait ‘til you’re older” seemed to be the standard response for so many things that seemed really interesting. It may be the reason I was in [...]