I'm extremely excited to journey down this road God has called us, and feel extremely blessed to be able to serve in this way. As I have said before we will be helping the widows in the area by purchasing goats and or chickens to help supply food and a source of income for them. The YWAM base that we will be staying at and working with runs many different ministries in the area so we will be involved in most of those, from working with orphans, widows, schools and those suffering from AIDS. We are going to be encountering a lot of heavy, situations, sights and stories that we have never experienced in our lives. Please pray that we will have both the physical and emotional strength to be able to see past the poverty, sickness and despair and to be able to see how God is working in this country despite those. Just a side note, if you have not seen the movie "Hotel Rwanda" I would encourage you to see it, you will have a better understanding of what this country has been through in the past, and the people who we will be working with, what they have been through.
Well, this is going to be my last update for seven weeks since I will not have internet access while in Rwanda however, there is another website blog you can go to for updates about our whole team, which will be updated everyday or every few days. Our leaders will be in communication with the base here in Scotland and they will be posting the updates. You can find those at www.xanga.com/cwdts
Prayer requests;
*safety during traveling to and from Rwanda as well as while we are there
*health (this is a huge one, we are going to be out in the community so there are no guarantees of proper sanitation,
also medial facilities are not what they are in the States.)
*physical and emotional strength
*for my family back home that they will be able to survive the Holidays without my presence..... :)
*for unity within our team
*for the orphans, widows and children we will be ministering to
*the people of Rwanda for continued healing from the past and reconciliation.
* for God's guidance and our openness and willingness to listen.
* financial provisions
*the list could go on but its hard to say exact prayer requests since many we will not know of until we arrive in Rwanda.
I would also like to thank all of you for ALL your support, I have been so completely blessed by all of you! Know that you are part of this ministry both here in Scotland and in Rwanda, none of this would have been possible if I didn't have such supportive family, friends and church helping provide for the financial needs and continued prayer!
FYI......We will be leaving Rwanda on January 13 and arriving back in Scotland on the 14th so there will be an update posted after that.
I hope you all have a wonderful Christmas and New Year!
In Christ,
Tonya
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