From ?? To GO!

It was the meeting to determine our next step.  Since returning from Rwanda, we needed to meet with our pastor and the director of missions to decide what we were going to do. 

Reflecting back to earlier in the year, we were first asked to consider missions in Kenya.  After our interview, we were asked to consider Rwanda. As we researched the smallest country in Africa, we felt ourselves being drawn to the land and people.  We read books, watched movies, researched and talked to people who had visited Rwanda.  

Rwanda--words can't begin to express how this beautiful country impacted us!  As we met people, interacted with the community, established friendships and gained appreciation for the land, the needs of this nation called to us.  When we left Rwanda, we wanted to return.

We realized that we have been called to Rwanda.  It goes beyond simply meeting a need, but knowing that we are the ones who could best meet that need--willingly, gladly, with joy. It's humbling, exciting, scary, unnerving and so much more.  What a journey!  

So what does this all mean?  In January of 2014, we will be taking our children (who, by that time will be 17, nearly 16, 14, 8 & 5) and committing to a two year term at the Victory Family Home of Champions property, 45 minutes south-west of the capital city of Kigali.  Here, we will be looking at building bridges--within the church, within the community and wherever God leads.  As the orphanages transition out of Rwanda, the need remains great and we don't want the precious people of Rwanda to be forgotten.  We will continue to homeschool our children, with 2 completing their secondary education. Our children will be involved with all that we do, we are called as a family.  We hope to host teams and visitors and come up with special projects that will make a difference in the community we are in.

In the next four months, we will be selling as much as we can, raising the necessary funds for airfare ($8000) and monthly support.  We will keep our house and rent it out.  Despite feeling overwhelmed by the details, we trust God will supply our needs.  Please keep us in prayer.  

Specifically:

1) Clear prioritizing as we try to find where to begin 

2) Wisdom for Kim as he trains and mentoring successors in his business 

3) Finances, that adequate support would come in 

4) Peace, that ultimately we would trust God with everything 

If you feel led to support us, no donation is too small.  By giving through Victory Church of Lethbridge and designating it for "Rwanda mission-Kim and Renae", you will get a tax receipt.  Or, if you are interested in supporting us monthly (either financially or in prayer), please contact us at kim_ren@telus.net.

Thank you

Kim & Renae

Nat, Abi, Naomi, Joel & Ethan