Well, much has happened since I wrote the last post. We will all be home tonight. I wanted to get this update out before the “real world” starts tomorrow. On Tuesday and Wednesday, we had the second and third days of the business seminar. We taught on success and failure, knowing God’s will, marketing, evaluating…
We had a great day on Monday. One of our friends here, Moses, took us out of town to a couple of rural villages. It is always so much fun to get away from the crowds of the city. One of my favorite things to do is to take pictures of people and show them…
We finished the first day of the business seminar yesterday. We tried to create an atmosphere that invited dialogue and the exchange of thoughts – all as we were teaching material to them that was completely foreign (in more ways than one – pun fully intended). The dialogue was fascinating. In part, it exposed a…
Finished the first seminar – Bible study methods. Had no idea what to expect. Had 35 people. Seemed to go well. I was reminded of Jim Rose’s sermon on the parable of the sower. He told us to sow seeds broadly and not to be a soil inspector. That is a good word for what…
We made it to Kigali. We had a great pizza dinner at a restaurant on the side of a hill in Kigali. It was a beautiful evening. Here are some prayer requests — the same requests that are on a yellow card that you may have. Thanks for praying. Prayers for the Bible Recipients:…
Wednesday – Arrive and meet the Mayor & building relationships Thursday – Speaking at a Bible school & building relationships Friday – Bible Study Methods Seminar (about 50 people) Saturday – Business Seminar Day 1 (about 50 people) Sunday – Mark preaching Monday – our day off Tuesday – Business Seminar Day 2 Wednesday –…
Looking forward to getting on the airplane. The prep time is coming to an end! Please pray that Newton’s very long bus ride from Nairobi to Bukavu would go well — safely and no bribes. He is bringing the Bibles. Mark and Kenna Smith and I are flying from three separate directions — meeting in…
Well, it’s just five days to go. At this point, I am just ready to get on the plane. I am tired of the details. My daughter Emily sent me a sobering statistic today: 1/2 of the people that die every year in the Congo are kidsless than 10 years old. In the US, 1/2…