To check up on the four students that we currently sponsor
To further relationship with a nonprofit called A Voice For Rwanda
To check up with our current staff member Jeremie
To apply for Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) status
To meet new students to sponsor
Most of my time will be spent in and near the capital city, Kigali. This is different for me, as on my recent trips I have lived in Gitarama and visited the Umuryango Boys' Home a lot. As you can see I have other purposes for the trip, but I plan to visit Umuryango a couple of times. My staff member Jeremie and I will be staying at a motel in a convenient part of Kigali, which is where I stayed when I went to Rwanda on my first trip in 2007. It's a historic place where thousands of Tutsis sought refuge during the genocide in 1994.
With the help of A Voice For Rwanda we will be working primarily with students in a very small and extremely poor village. There are about 25 children who need scholarships for secondary school there. Many of these kids are either orphans and live in child-headed households or they only have one parent. We would like to focus on improving this village and the lives of its people!
When I return from Rwanda we hope to begin a fundraising campaign to raise the money for the secondary school scholarships.
Prayer Requests:
- Efficiency in my time there. It's gonna be a busy time and I want to be purposeful in what I do but also enjoy my trip.
- Connection with the students I meet with, both old and new.
- Connection with the Umuryango Boys' Home.
- Safety. Presidential elections are this year and although it's pretty much a guarantee for the current Pres to be re-elected there is unrest.
- Peace that my responsibilities at home are being taken care of.
- Continued guidance for the strategic plans for Global Capacity.
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