CategoriesUpdatesReaching Leaders and Living Through Change: Our Last 6 Weeks in Rwanda
The last 6 weeks of our time in Rwanda for this year were very good and exciting for us. In the past couple of years, we have not had a very busy schedule, and we wanted that to be different this year. Our schedule had us travelling to the Eastern Province and the Northern Province […]
Six Weeks in Rwanda: Building Bridges Through Leadership, Football, and Faith
We have been in Rwanda for 6 weeks, and in some ways, the days have gone by quickly. We arrived on Saturday, November 2 and were taken to the Dove Hotel (ADEPR’s hotel and convention centre) where we stayed for the first 5 days while we looked for a place to live (ADEPR paid for […]
CategoriesUpdatesOur summer in Canada – 2019
We are in the back stretch of our time in Canada for 2019, leaving for Rwanda on Friday, November 1. We’ve had a very busy 5 months and are expecting another busy 5 months ahead. Lynn, her sister Colleen, and her brother Larry We landed in Winnipeg on April 16, reconnecting with our family and […]
CategoriesUpdatesBridging Seasons: Healing, Vision, and a New Year of Ministry
Hi friends, We had a great time with family at Christmas, and many laughs were had by all. He had surgery for a macular hole in his left eye, which was successful, although complete healing could take several months. We have been enjoying our extended stay in Canada while Dave deals with the situation with his […]
CategoriesUpdatesRising from the Ashes: A Call to Rebuild the Church
Six weeks in, and we have completed book 2 of 4 with 118 leaders in Kamonyi District. This is the new material Dave has written, and it carries our heart for raising leaders, becoming fathers, and for leaders to be people of integrity and character. The material has a strong focus on spiritual fathers raising […]
CategoriesUpdatesGrace in the Midst of Chaos: Walking in Light, Leading in Love
We have been in Rwanda for 3 weeks, and it has been quite busy. Our schedule for this term is that we will be training on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. Our Fridays are kept for connecting with the young men and women whom we are mentoring/discipling. During this last year, the church has been again, […]
CategoriesUpdatesGrace in Every Step: Our First Week in Kigali
We have arrived – over a week ago! Our flights were great, and the times in the airports were pleasant. Jean Paul met us at the airport and then went out for a light dinner with Viateur (the new Secretary General on the executive and a dear friend) and Joshua (another pastor and friend). The […]
CategoriesUpdatesStrengthening Bridges: Leadership Training, Family, and God’s Work in Rwanda
Greetings, our friends, We have been having a great time this summer, refreshing, connecting with our grandchildren, our family, and our church family. It has been a great time of recharging our batteries. This time in the church community is bittersweet as Dave’s time as a paid pastor is nearing an end. December 2017 will […]
