Tom's Work

Tom continues to assist the city officials here in Kigali. He has been working on 8 projects redeveloping about 1000 acres in the city. He has found the city staff to be hard working and very ethical (he has also found many cultural differences which will need to be a subject of future commentary!) They are committed to see their country and their city thrive and improve especially after all they have been through in regards to the genocide 14 years ago. Just last night he had a meeting with the mayor in which he was able to share with her about the book of Nehimiah and how Rwandans are similar to the exiles from Jerusalem. They prayed together in her office and discussed the progress of the city. Tom has a wonderful opportunity here to influence leaders and to help set up procedures in this fast growing city. Also, Last Sunday Tom was asked to preach at one of the Rwandan churches. He was able to share his testimony and again about the refugees coming back to rebuild the city of Jerusalem in the book of Nehemiah. He even received a letter from a gentleman in the audience that had been a refugee for 40 years and had recently come back to Rwanda. There are so many stories of broken lives that God is renewing. Rwanda is a place where God is changing lives and changing a country that is trying to follow Him. It is exciting to see!