This past Friday we were able to hear more about Rwanda first hand from a gentleman who has spent quite a bit of time there since the genocide of 1994. We learned a bit more about the culture, the survivors and victims of the genocide and AIDS. He shared with us some of their stories, many of which were hard to even listen to because of the horrors they have lived through. These are the people we will be serving along side of at the ywam base and out in the community. I wish I could tell you more about what we will be doing but until we are actually there, its hard to say. The need is so enormous that all of our team could each be serving in different areas. The base helps support over 200 widows, they run a couple schools, work with the orphans and street children, run different ministries for AIDS victims, as well as have different building projects they are working on. Our time there will be busy, it will be emotionally and physically exhausting. As I am writing this I'm already feeling the difficulty of having to say good-bye to these people and this country I don't even know yet. I think of the children who have lost both parents and are fending for their lives and their younger siblings lives each day. I think of the widows who have watched their husbands and children killed before their eyes. I think of the widows who are dying of AIDS and can not take care of their own children. I think of the children who are dying of AIDS, who have experienced more pain and sickness than any of us will ever have to experience. The widows who have no source of income to even provide for their children's basic needs. These are the people we will be sharing life with as we serve them in as many ways as we possibly can. We are wanting to help feed the hungry, aid in the care of the sick, play with and love the children, teach basic life skills to the youth, help supply a source of income for the widows.
We are praying and trusting that God will provide the extra necessary funds for us to help the people of Rwanda. The money will be going directly into the community to buy food, school supplies, building supplies, possibly for chickens and sewing machines for the widows.
If you are interested in being part of this ministry, you can make checks out to First Baptist Church **please keep the memo line blank!!**
and send them in my name to
33207 Cord Trail NE, Cambridge, MN 55008
Please keep us in your prayers for HEALTH, SAFETY, and for SUFFICIENT STRENGTH for each day. Also very importantly please pray for the people of Rwanda, they have had to live through and endure so much.
In Christ,
Tonya
posted by Tonya @ 9:44 AM
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