Missionary Style

One of the greatest privileges of coming to a place like Rwanda is the opportunity to connect with friends--people that are loved and known, and each visit makes those connections deepen and grow. That's true whether they are Rwandans, or very close family like the Hanlons. They moved to Rwanda five years ago from Church [...]

By |2018-01-23T21:12:19-05:00December 8th, 2016|Rwanda, Uncategorized|0 Comments

St. Nicholas and the New Europe

Traveling to Africa from Chicago almost always means going through someplace else, and these airline pathways usually follow the route of the old colonial powers, centered in England, Germany and Belgium, among others.  My trip to Rwanda is taking me through Brussels, where I stopped a day to make the best plane connections. Today is [...]

By |2018-01-23T21:03:36-05:00December 6th, 2016|Rwanda, Uncategorized|0 Comments

Here Comes the Rain Again

Traveling to Rwanda involves careful preparation.  While there has been much development over the last ten years, especially, it still serves the traveler to be aware of things to take along on the trip, such as medications and other items that you may not be able to purchase.  It also means being aware of the [...]

By |2018-01-23T21:14:30-05:00April 28th, 2016|Rwanda, Uncategorized|0 Comments

Sunday in Musanze 

The children's choir at St. John the Baptist Cathedral Sundays are always big days in the Rwandan Anglican Church. They start early and run long, marked by joyful and exuberant worship services. When we come to Rwanda it's important that we participate in worship services, not only to signify our unity together in [...]

By |2018-01-23T21:18:30-05:00April 25th, 2016|Rwanda, Uncategorized|0 Comments

In Kigali Once Again

We've finally arrived and settled in on this particular journey to Rwanda, after what felt like a really long trip getting here.  Following the terror bombings in Brussels our usual way of getting here from Chicago ( 2 flights--straightforward) became three flights (two overnight) with long layovers.  It meant we had very little sleep on [...]

By |2018-01-23T21:24:23-05:00April 21st, 2016|Rwanda, Uncategorized|0 Comments

Space, Time and a Rwandan Sunday

By Ethan Carlson   The concepts of time and space fascinate me. The Sunday services have concluded here in the Shyria dioceses, but the worship at Church of the Redeemer (or "Redeemer Church", as we are known in Rwanda) has only just begun. It's already "tomorrow" in the home country of today's preacher at Redeemer, [...]

By |2018-01-23T21:30:32-05:00October 13th, 2015|Rwanda, Uncategorized|0 Comments