The Messners and Skons made it to LAX exactly on time yesterday. Everything in Amsterdam went smoothly and even CJ stayed with the group and did not wander :-). Joe picked them up from the airport and they made it home in an hour....God was very nice and made the traffic very light. Pizza with Heather, Chris and Kelly's mom was yummy and they were very excited to see each other.
Thanks so much for your prayers for our Rwanda meeting today, they worked. We met with 10 key pastors that were all in the CR seminar in January. We spent the day reviewing the CR components and answering questions. They were so thankful of our visit as it helped clarify some things for them. They sent their greetings to the January CR team that was in Gitarama.
One church (Pastor John Baptiste's) has started CR with the Large Group meetings and is preparing to add the Open Share and Step Study groups so our visit was very timely. He completed the 8 week Road to Recovery sermon series before starting the Large Group meetings. Another church has started small group meetings in preparation to launching CR.
The meeting went very well and several of the pastors seemed eager to start CR in their churches. We learned some valuable lessons that will help us in future trainings like using flip charts with diagrams to explain the 3 components of CR and a timeline of the 8 principles showing from "Realize I'm not God" to "Giving back", from hurts to health.
Please pray for the team that returned to the US, that they adjust to the new time zone and get good rest. Pray for the emotional adjustment and reverse culture stress as they experience life in Orange County after 3 weeks in Kenya. Pray for our debrief meeting tomorrow at the PEACE office as we plan next steps to go forward with CR in Rwanda.
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Awesome! He is the God of what seems impossible to some of us. May God continue to bless and guide you. Small group meets tonight and will continue to pray for you.
ReplyDeleteCongrats on such a successful meetig.
ReplyDeleteMy prayers for the part if the part of the team that returned to the US and Orange County. May they adjust quickly to the change in environment and get some needed rest.
So glad to hear that the meeting went well! Very exciting that Pastor John Baptiste is growing with CR, how amazing! I can't wait to hear all about it. I can only imagine all the healing that will happen in Rwanda because of your faithful service and your willingness to share CR with others.
ReplyDeleteMike and I will continue praying for you three. We miss you all already and are looking forward to seeing you soon!
Love you all,
Kelly
A Big Hello to Jana Teri, Paul!
ReplyDeleteYou'll get your pizza soon too!!
So glad your other "half" made it home safely. (Welcome back Linda & CJ, Kelly & Mike!)
Thanks for adding this trip to Rwandan! Continuing to pray that God will supply the strength you need to listen and hear and speak with His love and truth. Praying for good physical, spiritual and mental health and wholeness.
I can see this follow-up meeting was very beneficial and timely to these 10 key pastors. Thank you for being God's ambassadors - in yet another facet of Rawandan recovery - and for being teachable. :~)
Praise God for the courage and faith of Pastor John Baptiste by being a pioneer in starting CR in his church. May God bless his endeavors by having many church-less members of the community come to through their church door.
Continuing to pray for a greater understanding of Rwandan's needs and how to present CR to their unique culture.
Love,
Jo