A Little Rain for Good Rain

A Little Rain for Good Rain

We told you that this is the rainy season in Rwanda.  There were torrential rains before we came, to the point of washing away houses and lives lost.  But until now, we have only had minor downpours at night.  This morning we awoke to a steady rain, not...
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Observations

Neal here.  Tuesday’s teaching is over.  It’s hot, sunny, with a slight breeze.  I am by myself sitting on the “veranda” at a roughly hewn table with an ill-fitting table cover sitting on a similarly roughly made bench with a foam pad that really...
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Full Day of Teaching

Hi, everybody!  Christina reporting to you today.  Peggy, Miriam (the Bishop’s wife), Angel (our translator), and I drove about 1.5 hours to the village of Gahembe in the southeast district of Bugasera. (Look it up on Google Maps!)  For about six hours...
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God moving in Rwanda!

It is Sunday, time to travel to one of the new church plants in a rural area.   For those of you that are newer to Hope Chapel or Good Rain, I provide some context for today’s experience.  I promise if you wade through the background, that it will make...
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Ladies Joined the Team

Written by Peggy Scudiere Down a Sunny Dirt Road….. Muraho! (Hello!) from Batima, Rwanda! Today Christina and I were so blessed to have the opportunityto meet with 25 women from this village at Pastor Nicodeme and wife, Therese’s, church. It is a lengthy drive from...
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Day of Teaching

Written by John Scudiere It was a good day, Joel Gray competed his trainings.  Clearly, Joel has been teaching for many years – he makes it all look so easy.  When we talk, it very clear that teaching is his passion.  I have been very impressed with the ideas that...
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Reflections and Impressions by Joel Gray

Stepping out of the Kigali airport on a very pleasant day to experience the warm embraces and greetings of Neal, John, Theophile, and Joshua foreshadowed in significant ways a truly meaningful experience.  The clear blue sky and warm air were quite...
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First Sunday

Our first Sunday in Rwanda always seems like when we finally really get started.  The first couple of days are spent adjusting to the time change, gather the necessary supplies for the Pastors to take notes and such, and just generally settling in.  But when...