What an amazing week we have had, working with our sisters here in Musanze! We have enjoyed getting to know these incredible women through deeper conversation, worship, constant dancing and laughter! All of them have experienced magnificent changes in their lives over the past year and it is such an amazing witness to the power of God!
We were witness to one of the most incredible stories with Alphonsine, just yesterday. In the early 90’s Alphonsine became gravely ill and her husband abandoned her and fled with their two sons. In during the 1994 Genocide, Alphonsine fled to the Congo where she met and married her second husband and had a daughter. Upon returning to Rwanda, her second husband was killed in a civil war. Months later, she learned that her first husband had also died and her two sons were living with a paternal aunt. With a new home and steady income, Alphonsine has been praying with the other widows that she would somehow be reunited with her sons.
Yesterday, for the first time in 10 years, her youngest son came to here to the bakery in Musanze. It was so incredible and Alphonsine is overwhelmed with joy. Additionally, she has located her oldest son in Kigali and we are encouraged that both sons will be moving back with Alphonsine. Her daughter, who is now 12 years old, is so excited to know her brothers! What an incredible answer to prayer!
The ladies have been practicing English! They can say sentences such as “Good-bye, see you tomorrow”, “How are you?” and “Good morning”. Today, Faina told each of us, “I love you”. Awww… Sometimes Rwandans like to speak English…even if they don’t know what they are saying. For instance, yesterday our landlord from the bakery (huge man) got on the bus with us and said to me…. “Hello my love, it’s been a long time” in an extremely deep and hoarse voice. Needless to say, we have had some fun with that…Baraka says “Thomas was so ashamed for him!” Earlier this evening a little boy could only say, “I swear I was there” over and over again to Molly… he had no idea what he was saying! On the other hand, Sean has been quite the Kinyarwanda student! He can say all kinds of things!
Yesterday, we distributed reading glasses, donated by a good friend to the ladies! It was so much fun! We forget that the eyes start going after 40... they were so grateful!
Today, we had a TVM staff meeting to determine and pray about how to grow our ministry here. It was very exciting! On Monday morning, we will all be going to visit a bio-gas project to learn how we might incorporate bio-gas to operate the solar oven during the rainy season. Apparently, we have enough sheep to make this a viable resource! Talk about God connecting all the dots!
This afternoon, I called all the widows in before they left to introduce them to my sweet little Keira, via pictures, on my laptop. They were so excited and thrilled to see her pictures!
Answered prayers today! Iranze Daniel Smith has been adopted! Praise God!
Tomorrow, Saturday, is our day off. We will be going on a wonderful adventure, provided Ollie keeps up her new-found best behavior!
We are so blessed -all of us.
Many blessings-
Diana and Molly
We were witness to one of the most incredible stories with Alphonsine, just yesterday. In the early 90’s Alphonsine became gravely ill and her husband abandoned her and fled with their two sons. In during the 1994 Genocide, Alphonsine fled to the Congo where she met and married her second husband and had a daughter. Upon returning to Rwanda, her second husband was killed in a civil war. Months later, she learned that her first husband had also died and her two sons were living with a paternal aunt. With a new home and steady income, Alphonsine has been praying with the other widows that she would somehow be reunited with her sons.
Yesterday, for the first time in 10 years, her youngest son came to here to the bakery in Musanze. It was so incredible and Alphonsine is overwhelmed with joy. Additionally, she has located her oldest son in Kigali and we are encouraged that both sons will be moving back with Alphonsine. Her daughter, who is now 12 years old, is so excited to know her brothers! What an incredible answer to prayer!
The ladies have been practicing English! They can say sentences such as “Good-bye, see you tomorrow”, “How are you?” and “Good morning”. Today, Faina told each of us, “I love you”. Awww… Sometimes Rwandans like to speak English…even if they don’t know what they are saying. For instance, yesterday our landlord from the bakery (huge man) got on the bus with us and said to me…. “Hello my love, it’s been a long time” in an extremely deep and hoarse voice. Needless to say, we have had some fun with that…Baraka says “Thomas was so ashamed for him!” Earlier this evening a little boy could only say, “I swear I was there” over and over again to Molly… he had no idea what he was saying! On the other hand, Sean has been quite the Kinyarwanda student! He can say all kinds of things!
Yesterday, we distributed reading glasses, donated by a good friend to the ladies! It was so much fun! We forget that the eyes start going after 40... they were so grateful!
Today, we had a TVM staff meeting to determine and pray about how to grow our ministry here. It was very exciting! On Monday morning, we will all be going to visit a bio-gas project to learn how we might incorporate bio-gas to operate the solar oven during the rainy season. Apparently, we have enough sheep to make this a viable resource! Talk about God connecting all the dots!
This afternoon, I called all the widows in before they left to introduce them to my sweet little Keira, via pictures, on my laptop. They were so excited and thrilled to see her pictures!
Answered prayers today! Iranze Daniel Smith has been adopted! Praise God!
Tomorrow, Saturday, is our day off. We will be going on a wonderful adventure, provided Ollie keeps up her new-found best behavior!
We are so blessed -all of us.
Many blessings-
Diana and Molly
2 comments:
We love you Molly. Keep on dancing! Puff is doing great. You're a wonderful daughter. Papa Louie and Nanny Jo
Good to hear things are going so well. Wonderful stories!!! Miss you guys! God Bless!!
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