Rwanda 2019

Rwanda 2019

Greetings from Kigali! This is Shane Colwell from The Church On Seven Hills. John and I arrived last night after a very smooth and uneventful trip. Upon arrival we received a wonderful greeting and meal from Bishop Theophile and his family. It has been great getting...

Ripple Effect

Pastor’s Word Thursday afternoon I had the privilege of dropping off John Scudiere (an Elder at Hope) and Shane Colwell (Hope’s former Church Planter) at the airport as they headed out to Rwanda. They will serve as the teachers for the first week of Good Rain...
Signing Off – Final Thoughts: Good Rain ’18

Signing Off – Final Thoughts: Good Rain ’18

We’re back.  We arrived Monday night, clearing customs in Boston just before 8PM after close to 29 hours of travel that saw us go from Kigali to Entebbe to Istanbul to Boston.   The trip went smoothly, but that didn’t mean the Good Rain ’18 team wasn’t exhausted. ...
Signing Off – Final Thoughts: Good Rain ’18

Retreat Wrap-up : Good Rain ’18

Day 2 & 3 of the Marriage Conference: Rated PG-13 🙂   Hello everyone, Shane here. Wow, what a great last two days of our Marriage Conference. Yesterday morning began with a teaching session from David and Lucy on “Communication in Marriage.” They did a...
Signing Off – Final Thoughts: Good Rain ’18

Good Rain ’18: Women and Solar Panels

Hi, everyone.  This is Christina.   Well, we’ve been having quite a time here.   Every day is an adventure, every experience an opportunity to learn.  Yesterday we drove down a couple of hours to the southeast region, Bugasera, almost to the Burundi border (but only...
Signing Off – Final Thoughts: Good Rain ’18

First Impressions – Good Rain ’18

David and Lucy Li are making their first trip to Rwanda.  Here are their first impressions after a few days in country… First impressions This is Lucy and I’s first time in Rwanda and first time in Africa. While we have had a number of cross-cultural experiences...