Dates: We will leave on October 28 and come back on November 25.
Total Cost: 60 000 Kc
What will we take with us: Two backpacks full of clothes, balloons, gifts, 3 sleepingbags, toothbrushes, soap and a good mood.
Prayerpoints: Please pray whatever the Holy Spirit inspires you to pray, we know from experiance that if we write a list with prayerpoints there will be always some other surprises. :-)
After our flight from Vienna to Kigali we will stay for a few days in the capital of Rwanda. Two years ago we supported with our church a pastor from the South of Rwanda. After our time in Kigali we will stay with him and his family. He wrote us a program of the things we can do:
1. We will preach the Word of God and organize evangelization actions.
2. We will organize trainings for young people, women and church elders.
3. We will visit the poor, widows and orphans. We will make programs for them where we encourage each other. The plan is to bring food, clothes and other necessities.
4. We will visit christian families in their homes.
5. We will visit a small HIV PROJECT.
6. We will visit different area in Rwanda and learn about the culture; nature, dance, food, history etc.
7. We will visit some local government authority.
There is a story about an old donkey who can't work anymore because he is partly blind, very slow, and lost his strength. His owner decides to throw him into an empty water well. The donkey starts to talk to the owner. Why are you throwing me inside this well sir? Do you not care about me anymore? Stop talking!...
Because we travel a lot with small children I often get questions about the practical part of traveling with kids. How to pack? What to pack? So I thought let me write my tips and tricks down in case there are more (missionary) families looking for ideas. The funny thing is I almost pack the same things for 3 months...
It is snowing and it is cold. It is also slippery and a car drives right behind me. He makes me nervous, so I keep looking in my rear mirror. So much that I lose focus and the car slippers a bit to the side. Quickly, I stir back and realize that instead of focusing so much on what is...