We arrived in Rwanda late Monday evening after 28 hours of traveling (about 20 or so spent in an airplane). And all our luggage arrived with us too- which was an answer to prayer right there! Rwanda is 10 hours ahead of Pacific Coast Time & the jet-lag has been pretty difficult for us this time. This is partly because we have not been as active during the day as in past trips, as we have been waiting for the container to arrive. Then, today, ta-daah!, the call finally came that the container was here. Mike & the guys went over & checked it out & it is still full of everything we sent! The bad news is that we still have been struggling to get the letter from the local district here that we need in order to be registered as an international NGO. At this point we will be looking to Africa New Life Ministries, a local partner ministry, to receive the items in the container. At this point the container is still in the receiving facility in town & we expect to have it released this next week & transport arranged to our property.
Thursday we spent at the feeding program for street children. Even though it was a cold and rainy day there was a good turn out. We enjoyed sharing in their worship and encouraged them that God does have his eye on them & that they have a reason to hope. That afternoon we got to spend some time with Celestin. He is the boy whose story was in our most recent newsletter, and will be the first boy to enter the Home of Innocence (temporarily in a rented home until our development on the Acres of Hope is ready). Celestin has already been able to return to school and enjoyed receiving the pictures and letter from his sponsor.
Tomorrow we will have the children who are currently sponsored through TTI come to our office (same property where the rented home is). We will spend some time visiting with them as well as helping them with writing letters to their sponsors. Sunday we will spend in Kayonza with the children from the Faith Home, and that is also where the Kanombe Home is now located.
We thank you for your prayers for the ministry here, as well as for our health, and for God’s supply for the ministry. We are thankful for all that God has done thus far & look forward to more!
God Bless You,
Lisa
