Rwanda update (1)

More info on Rwanda--

At this time the team is enjoying a home cooked meal from one of Emmanuel's friends in Washington, D.C. It is a pleasant 75 degrees. All is well....

Vicki Barram shared a bit yesterday morning with me about the schedule and her involvement with the twenty-five women that have been selected for the micro-business program. These women were selected because they are seen as leaders in their communities. Vicki says they will be attempting to teach them inductive bible study through the gospel of John. But they have no idea how well it will go over. She says that the expectations may not be realistic. She does not know how capable the women are of reading. Also in their culture apparently it is not normal for women to think of asking questions -- imagine doing a bible study where they may just nod along!

Although they were assembly of God in background, they have adopted a legalism of dress and non-adornment for the women. Therefore the women on this mission should not hand out makeup as gifts -- it's seen instead as prostitution. Vicki wants prayer for when she shares her testimony on Thursday morning. She is not sure if all the women are indeed saved by faith through Christ. She has been diligent to use scriptures with universal understanding, like "the bread" of life, and scriptures on light and dark in contrast.

Pastor Greg asks for prayer that he get rest on the plane trips and also that he would be able to sense the cultural gap so that he does not offend the pastors he'll be teaching.

They are keeping a blog at this site (which will be difficult to update):

Rwanda 2008 Mission Blog