Well, my 32 and final night here in Kigali will arrive in about 3 hours. It is mid-Saturday afternoon, and for the first time in 32 days, it has been nice to have nothing that had to be accomplished today. Frank and I had a leisurely morning before heading out for some light shopping and our last "self-serve" lunch. Tonight we pack. Tomorrow we both speak at a Kigali church and then head for the airport for our 26 hour journey home. We hope it all goes smoothly, especially my now 1 hour tighter turn around in DC.
Yesterday was our final day at Masaka with the Pastors. It was rushed day to get through Revelation by 12:30 so we could begin the closing celebration. After 30 days, they were still eager to learn the Word. The closing celebration was both a bit chaotic and also tremendously special. Each pastor received a Certificate of Completion (you would have thought they were getting diplomas), a new bible, their notes from the month bound up in booklet form, 10K franks (about 17 dollars) for beans back in their village, and a 25 kg bag of rice. We also arranged for mini-buses to drive them the 20 minutes to the main bus depot in Kigali. Several Pastors here in Rwanda, who were not a part of the training, said they had never heard anything like it ever happening in Rwanda. When you add in the new suits and the Proclaimers they received earlier, they left feeling very blessed, which was a blessing to us. Frank and I got our picture taken with each "graduate", so it was special, very special. We were proud to represent so many good folks who made this all happen through their time, gifts, and prayers.
I want to say a special word of thanks to each one who traveled here to be a part of Good Rain 11. They were a lift of encouragement to me, a blessing to the Rwandans, and marvelous ambassadors for our Lord and Savior. Thank you John, Tom, Lisa, David, Frank and Christina. I don't think our new Rwandan friends will ever forget it. And we pray they will not forget what they learned, but will transform it into much deeper teaching in the churches.
Blessings from Rwanda,
Mugiraneza Neal
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