DATE AND TIME: May 5, 2013, both the 8am and 10 am services.
Look out for the April Newsletter in the next day or so!
Hello from both sides of the world.
Mama and brother of the groom as escort.
Sara and Christian.
Mother Patricia and Dad Dale. I am a very happy Grandmother.Because Easter was so late in the month we are including it in the April Newsletter.
Pastor Antoine and translator Oscar. We are fortunate to have several translators including our kids.
Taking part in celebrating A RISEN CHRIST.
NEIGHBORS join in the service.
We are so fortunate to be in Rwanda to observe Palm Sunday. This morning the children gathered so they could walk into the church singing hosanna and waving palms. The teens and even the littlest one, Kevine holding Carol Baney's hand and carrying a palm leaf made this so special.
Arlene shared what this day means to her. "People were expecting a king but when Jesus came as a simple servant and was humble to the people he was not acceptable." For Arlene it comes down to 1 song sung at church today, "Jesus is Alive in Africa" or in Kinyarwanda "Jesu ni Muzima".
The 1 hr 45 min service included the children from the Urukundo Home as well as others from the community. The evening before Linda practiced songs with the teens and even taught them "He is Lord". After we all sang it once during the service Arlene asked Linda if she would sing it. You always say yes to Mama. So, for the first time ever, Linda sang not only solo but acapella. It was beautiful! Thank you Linda!!
We were thrilled to see the sewing center open and beginning operation. Five treadle sewing machines were purchased by donors in State College and at St. Paul's United Methodist Church. They were set up and being used when we arrived.
Aprons for the kitchen staff, uniforms for the farmers, dresses for the primary school dedication, skirts and shoulder bags. It was fully operational but needed the many supplies we were bringing. Two huge suitcases full.
Therese the sewing instructor and I are meeting for the first time. She was smiling as she received the many gifts of sewing supplies.
Women and men will come daily to sew as well as learn to sew. Orders are coming in, so many hands are needed.
The two Carols worked on the kitchen gardens that needed to be reinforced with new stakes and meshing. Felicitie gave us the final "good job" after a morning and afternoon of hard work.
ABC art created for the nursery that team and kids created.
Donated medical and burn supplies for the clinic
Pen pal letters
Loving the kids
The team from State College were busy the weeks they were at Urukundo. Projects included working in the preschool and primary school classrooms, continuing sister school partnerships and teacher trainings. Pen pal letters were shared with teens, art was taught to women in the English classes, kitchen gardens received a much needed facelift, soap and hygiene products were purchased and delivered to 400 university students and orders were made for sewing projects to be sold in the US.
Carol Falke, Carol Baney, Linda Schimmel
Big brother Claude and Jacob
