July 2012 Mission Team Has Arrived!

The mission team for this summer has arrived in Kigali. Everyone is safe and happy to be in Rwanda! Diana met the team at the airport and they promptly got in a car and are driving straight to Musanze, where the True Vineyard Ministries organization is headquartered.

There is a lot to be said about God's timing for this small mission team made up of the incredible "road warriors," Josh, Stacie, and Lisa. All three of them have been friends and supporters of True Vineyard Ministries for many years. They patiently waited for God to give them the "green light" as many other teams came and went to Rwanda. Now is their time! And it is such a perfect time for them to go after True Vineyard just hired six more women, bringing the total number to 34 widows. All three of them will have the incredible opportunity to meet all 34 widows who are hired by True Vineyard Ministries and spend some of their days side-by-side with the women getting to know them, helping with yarn production, and learning Kinyarwanda!

They will also have the opportunity to get their hands dirty and help with some much-needed construction projects for True Vineyard! As many of you know, True Vineyard has expanded our land because our sheep continue to multiply, which means they need more room for grazing. TVM has signed a five-year lease on a spacious piece of property where the sheep can safely graze and have ample space to reproduce. The mission team will be helping erect a sheep shed and also help with any additional work that needs to be done to the newly constructed fence around the property. Building and construction projects are always incredible, because dozens of local Rwandans come out to help or are hired for the day. Many of the local Rwandan children come by to see everyone working, and it is a really amazing way for the mission team members to meet more Rwandans and sing songs together, laugh, and play in between the hard work.

This mission team has an exciting adventure ahead of them and they are looking forward to what the Lord will be teaching them as they serve the least of these in the mountains of Northern Rwanda.

Please keep the mission team in your prayers as they get settled into a new culture and get ready to serve!

Thank you friends for all of your support and encouragement of the work TVM is doing in Rwanda.