Rwanda Wedding

Hello! It's such a blessing to have internet connection today! There is so much to get down in print but I know I won't be able to do that! Thank you so much for praying for me and our team! The Pastor's conference on evangelism, the recording of the stories of the huge group of widows and orphans went very well!!! The members of the team that had those responsiblities had many many wonderful stories to tell.
I have already forgotten where I left off in this journal as the days have absolutely flown by!!
Pastor Mike T. and Pastor Emmanuel finished the conference yesterday so he and another man working with interviewing the widows and recording what they think would be a good small business to start up with...are leaving already on Monday.
Tj and son Jacob have been at the ERM office daily recording orphans stories and finding out their "dreams" with regard to schooling. Many are at different levels.
I have been doing several different things. A lady from Nebraska is here also and together we have been talking with the wedding shop ladies to assess their on going needs.....shop rental, electricity inventory needs. Things are so different here! As I was helping one bride to be finish up a curtain she was making there in the shop the string broke. I asked for a NEEDLE. There were none to be found! We went out to also BUY PINS and what an adventure we had! Because of my skin color (perhaps) they wanted to charge us 50 cents PER PIN! We came back empty handed and are savoring each straight pin with a head on! And this sewing shop has not one hand sewing needle.
On Wed. and Thursday my time was divided between the ERM Office and the wedding shop.
Friday we took inventory pictures of the dresses to put in a photo album to help with marketing their styles for rent. The hurdles are great. We had many dresses in bags awaiting dry cleaning which would cost around $20 us dollars each! I asked why that cost wasn't covered with the rental price. Things like this need to be discussed further with their business.
I'm trying to get pictures on here!
I really want to let you know how I have found my "niche!" At the ERM office while all those young people and widows are awaiting their "OPPORTUNITY" to be interviewed and have their picture taken they are just sitting out in the main "lobby" area. Jacob plays soccor with some but I've been working with the young people who are so very anxious to practice their English skills. I have been pleasantly surprised by how fast these young people who are in school....primary and beginning secondary are learning to read English! I have them read out loud to me in a large group, practicing the sounds...."L" is difficult or example, but then I ask questions about the content of what they are reading for comprehension and building vocab. What we are reading has proven to be just what I had longed for!!!!! The Good Seed booklets are the best READERS in the WORLD!!!!!!! They follow the Creator, His ownership, Sin entering .......Chronological Bible Study in an easy read way. These booklets I THINK were developed by former NTM missionaries and with another mission organization Wycliffe. I can't explain in words how wonderful it is to be explaining God's special revelation to people of the world for English class!
IT CAN't get any better!!!! The interest is high and His Spirit is working in the hearts of many. I have had the wonderful opportunity to lead in prayer many to a saving trust in Jesus alone for their salvation!
I'm going to a WEDDING TODAY of one of our orphaned young women that we started with at the sewing center in Kabuga in 2009! what a joy this is for me! I'll let you know how it goes!! I'm really going to try to post pictures too .....soon.....pray that the internet is up later too.
Also, pray for the travel of those who will be leaving Monday. There was also a theft at the ERM office. Solange the caretaker's phone was stolen two days ago by a group of the younger orphans. There is a competition sort of thing happening and two girls were in a fist fighting mode.....not sure what all was going on......could you pray for our place that God's word would be planted into the hearts of many who are listening........the boys that read also interpret for the younger ones who are just learning to read English. I tell them they will someday need to declare God's word to the "MOMMAS" also who, like me, find it very difficult to learn a whole new language at our age!
Thank you for your praying.
I'm sorry I'm not EVEN RE-READING this to see if I mispelled anything,bye.