With Dan and Kari
The last few days have been spent with our Redeemer Missioners to Rwanda, Dan and Kari Hanlon. What a great time we have had reconnecting, learning about their life and work here, and experiencing the [...]
The Cathedral Chapter
For years we have talked about our relationship with the Anglican Church of Rwanda. In the last few months this has become even more real as we have had to discern our congregation's future journey [...]
Teaching the Teachers
Wherever one travels in Rwanda, particularly in the rural areas, small children wander the roadsides and villages. Public education used to begin around age 7, although it is being lowered in some places. But before [...]
A Preschool Visit
First thing Monday morning, the Bishop drove us to visit and observe one of the preschools started by the Shira diocese. Starting preschools is one of the diocese's major initiatives - and it is proving [...]
Monday in Musanze
People walk everywhere in Rwanda. It makes driving a bit scary... but that's just life in Rwanda. Bikes and motorbikes are very common, with or without passengers. Precocious school kids greet the muzungus. Time to [...]
A Rwandan Sunday
We all arrived safely Saturday night, then drove two hours north (with our driver Herman) to Musanze. Sunday dawned very early (it seemed) with pastoral duties for the clergy. Deacon Amanda preached at two services [...]