September, 2009 archive
Day 7 [excerpt]
Wednesday, September 30th, 2009
Phew, what a day. It started off early, with Krysti and the guys heading into town to buy supplies. The men had to get some key items, and Krysti needed fabric for her project today. The sewing ladies learned how to sew from a pattern today, and they’re becoming increasingly familiar with using the electric machines. These ladies are also being encouraged to think about how they can help others, while they are building their [...]
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Another Day On The Job [excerpt]
Tuesday, September 29th, 2009
Another day on the job site. Most of the team was out at the Kabuga site working on projects there. Krysti and Debbie continued with the ladies, teaching them how to better use the electric sewing machines and talking with them a little more about their ideas regarding the opening of a wedding dress shop here in Kigali. We were able to bring over about seven wedding dresses with us in our trusty bins, and when they were [...]
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Preaching, Sewing and Woodworking [excerpt]
Monday, September 28th, 2009
Things started off a little slow this morning. Shortly after breakfast Emmanuel and Steve Emerson headed to the airport to rescue our bins of scarves and ties and sewing supplies. Steve got a lesson in third world bureaucracy but him and Emmanuel managed to get the bins safely back to the guest house. Needless to say, we didn’t leave for Kabuga, the site of the sewing room, and future woodworking shop till about 12 noon. [...]
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First Days in Rwanda [excerpt]
Monday, September 28th, 2009
September 28, 2009
Yes! we are here. After more than 30 hours of travel we arrived Saturday morning at at about 2:00. We were so tired that it didn’t really matter what time it was, but I felt for those that had to meet us at the airport. Our flights were uneventful, just long. We spent the rest of that day sleeping and resting, trying to recover from jet lag.
Sunday morning we had the priviledge of [...]
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ERM Rwanda Team Is Off to Rwanda [excerpt]
Friday, September 25th, 2009
Our newest mission team left Thursday September 24th for Rwanda. They will be back October 14th. Keep them in your prayers.
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