Here we are again. It’s been a while since I’ve been able to type up some new stuff about what’s going on here. Not because we’re not doing anything, but because there’s always something happening.
Our team tried out some traditional dancing just a few days ago. It was Nanai’s birthday, and he does the teaching so we gave it our best. Lol, good thing too because the next day when we went to a new church down the road from here, the Pastor, for the closing song asked Karina and I to join them dancing. Lol, that was scary. I kept looking over at Dillon and Blair...(get up here) I kept saying with my eyes. They finally started coming up the aisle.... and then the song was done... lol. Dillon is actually not bad at dancing. I think he’s better than I am.
Oh, for those who don’t know what Rwanda’s traditional dance looks like, it reminds me a bit of Spanis
h dancing... if you don’t know what any dancing looks like.... Think of it as standing in water up to your neck, and shuffling your feet to the right and then swinging your arms to the left and going the other way. I don’t really know how else to explain that. Lol.By the way, the week of doom is upon us. At least, that’s what Blair calls it. He’s going to be assuming some o
f my leadership responsibility for a while. Please be praying for both him and for Joanna who’s doing more of Karina’s stuff as well.About half the team now has had some really cool ministry times just from walking to the bus stops with a bag of bread and giving it to some of the needy people there. At Remara, one of the big bus stops near here are some guys who are missing either both legs or both arms or have other ailments. The other day Dillon saw the guy with no legs begging as they were driving away and he was able to find a simple bag of chips and tossed it out the window where he caught them with much delight. Food seems to be a simple way to bridge into relationships here.
We also have been doing house visitation now. Basically we go to the home of someone who is sick or needy and we pray for them, give them some food and talk with them and their family for a while. It’s a really hard ministry to do, but these people really need hope and love. The one lady I visited with lives near the base here and she doesn’t expect to live longer than this month. She’s HIV+ and she was really scared of what to do. There’s a lot of people here like her.
Please be praying for the team as they help around here with chores and with the different ministries we’re doing. We’re going to be having a big outreach this Friday. We’re going to announce the outreach on the radio. Should be neat!
In any case, there is a jumping spider attacking my foot. Therefore, i’m going to ship off for the moment. Have a great day everyone. Grace and Peace
- James
P.S. Emily says hi to everyone :D
