July Newsletter

MINISTRY IN RWANDA

Through teaching missionary children I have been able to be a small part of many of the things that God has been doing here in Rwanda. Here is just a small glimpse of the various ministries the people I serve are a part of here in Rwanda:

Henry Pomeroy is Country Director for Send a Cow. Send a Cow is a Christian NGO providing training and support in integrated cropping and livestock agriculture, together with the gift of an animal —usually a cow, goat or rabbits. Caroline teaches English at a vocational training school in a poor neighborhood of Kigali. She is also working for A Rocha, a Christian conservation organization, putting together resources on stewardship.

Gary Bennett works with an association of Grace churches helping them with church development. This involves starting new churches and encouraging existing ones to grow. He also works with New Creation Ministries which is training pastors and considering starting a University level degree program. He is the field treasurer and does a lot of administrative work. Barb is teaching English at New Creation Ministries and teaches music from time to time in several other schools and organizations around Kigali. She is hoping to start a kids’ Bible club in her yard as part of her Kinyarwanda study.

Kent and Michelle Smith are in Rwanda with the Assemblies of God mission. Kent has been helping with the administration of their Bible school and has been the liaison between the mission and folks back in the States. He has also began a Saturday soccer club for youth in Kigali where he is using the sports program to disciple both youth and coaches. He is hoping to get enough funding to open a full youth center in 2009.

Patrick and Valerie Finnerty are in Kigali doing church planting on behalf of the Vineyard church. They have a small congregation in which they are discipling leaders, evangelizing and doing some development work in the community.

Kelly and Laura Sager are here as strategy leaders sponsored by Southern Baptists. They work with all denominations in developing strategy for reaching Kigali for Christ. Some of their projects include leadership and discipleship training, teaching English, and bringing in volunteer teams to do prayer walking, medical care, and more.

Dave and Debby Thomas have been working to develop a new program called Discipleship for Development. It’s goal is to help transform communities through the presentation of the gospel in a way that affects all aspects of life —farming, relationships, sanitation, business, etc.