In less than a month I will be in Rwanda. There are a bunch of emotions rolling around in my head about the trip. On one hand, I will miss my family. This will be the longest time I will have spent away from my wife in 17 years. I remember one time I was away for a little more than a week and I walked in the door when my wife was feeding our oldest son. He looked at me, then back at mom, then at me again and started to cry. He didn’t recognize me. I was ready to cry myself. I know I will miss them all very much. The other side of the equation is the excitement of seeing some people I very much desire to see again. I will also meet some new people from a group in Midland, MI. The one thing I know is that it is starting to build in my mind and occupying more of my thinking time.
I am also looking forward to visiting the Genocide Museum again. I know that I will be shaken once again at the thought of how many died in those 100 days of genocide. I will also be impacted by those I see whose lives have been forever changed by that horrific event.
•Please pray for me and for the Midland, MI team as we prepare for our time in Rwanda. •Please pray for all the travel involved. Pray that I can make all my connections and that I will get my passport back with some more pages in it in time for the trip. •Please also pray for the people of Kigufi, that God would be working in them while we are there and that they will be sensitive to the working of the Holy Spirit. •Please also pray for health and safety for the entire team. We will be traveling from June 18th to July 4th.
