Dear Ministry Partners,
Murabeho (Goodbye) was a word that all of the team members found
hard to say as we prepared to leave the IRM
partners in Rwanda following our ministry time there.
The U.S.
team - Leslie, Toni, Arlene, Terry & Brian
For me, this ministry trip was my first time to travel to Uganda
and my tenth time to go to Rwanda but for the four U.S. team members it was the
first time their feet would touch Rwandan soil, see the rolling hills and meet
some of the beautiful people there. It was an opportunity for us to serve alongside
our dedicated Rwandan partners to minister in villages and prisons, sharing the
gospel and training disciples.
Because off the work God has called IRM to do in the Great Lakes Region of Central Africa there are
struggles at times but with each struggle we watch as the Holy Spirit pours out
His power, equipping us and providing for us. It was that way when two days before
the U.S. teams arrival our signed IRM
application to do Rwandan prison ministry was not in my hands and it “appeared”
like there would be no prison ministry for us to do but God had his plan and our application was approved.
This spring as I was preparing for the trip I told
many partners that I felt that we were going to watch God pour out His power
like never before and so he did at every turn for the five weeks I was in
Africa. At the end of the trip Pastor Peter stated, “This trip had been
more amazing, more powerful and more unique than any other trip.”
A word to IRM partners
from Alfred Mupenzi, IRM
Vice-President Rwanda:
“Thank you to those of you who supported IRM prayerfully, financially and practically. Your prayers were
answered and your support blessed many thousands of Ugandans and Rwandans this
year as we witnessed the Holy Spirit bring to salvation 14,726 and as 13,637
confessed forgiveness upon those who had hurt them and upon themselves, 95 made other commitments and 1 was delivered from demon
possession but there is much more that is yet to be accomplished. We believe
that, by God’s grace, IRM will have
the privilege of seeing the Lord achieve many more powerful things in the village
communities and in the Ugandan and Rwandan prisons in the coming years.”
I just want to add a
very special personal “Thank You” to each one of you who partnered with us for this
trip.
That none would be
lost,
Arlene
