Posts by Bruce Snavely
7/16/2014 – Rwanda and Congo – 2
Learning about another culture can be so humbling. So many things we take for granted are a major job in a developing nation. Take for instance…food. FoodWe have three meals a day served to us in our host pastor’s home here on the compound. Pastor Denys is a gracious and loving man who is so…
Read More7/16/2014 – Rwanda and Congo
We awoke this morning to another beautiful day here in Rwanda. Today is the first quiz day and so the first hour of class will be taken up with that. African students are not accustomed to the learning environment, so they simply take their sweet African time!! It is really funny once you get used…
Read More7/15/2014 – Rwanda and Congo – 3
Today marks the first day of our third teaching class here in Kigali, Rwanda. Mondays are always the hardest, and today was no exception. We started in Theology 101 at about 9:15 with a study about the Bible itself. I usually cover the basics including the foundational facts of what revelation is, how it came…
Read More7/15/2014 – Rwanda and Congo – 2
Rwanda has come a long way since the Genocide that killed hundreds of thousands of people (that is a subject I will definitely address later because I have already heard the stories of several women and what they endured), but the country is still very poor. Although new, modern buildings are going up, the infrastructure…
Read More7/14/2014 – Rwanda and Congo
Where to begin. I feel like my heart is chopped in pieces and left all over the world!! Having arrived in Rwanda two days ago, that is already happening again!! First, let me say what an amazing ministry God has given us! I can’t conceive of a more rewarding way to spend your life than…
Read More7/13/2014 – Rwanda and Congo
Today begins our blog for the 2014 Rwanda and Congo classes. The big difference this year is Grace’s presence here with me. This changes the entire trip for several reasons. The first is that the church leaders here in Rwanda have wanted to meet her for over two years now. Last year when I left,…
Read MoreRwanda Week One Reflections 8-4-13
Rwandan Wrap-Up for Week One of Africa Classes. Grace has told you of the new plans for next week’s classes here in Africa. Akeem left this morning by private car for the Congo class. The class is expected to be a large one, possibly well over a hundred pastors from a hundred mile radius of Bagira! On Monday I will…
Read MoreRwandan Pastors
Pastor Mpakaniye Boniface He is from the South province and pastors the South Province Baptist Church. He has been here for about 2 years. He previously led the Mwendo Baptist Church in the village of Mwendo for four years. His entire family and extended family fled to the Congo during the genocide of 1994 and…
Read MoreGraduation Day!!! Rwanda 8-2-13
This morning came too early for our entire group. You could see the weariness upon everyone’s faces. Five days of intense study is difficult, but today is graduation day! In the morning we began with our last quiz, and then we wrapped up the subject with the final lesson and some last hour application of…
Read MoreRemote Rwandan Class Begins
Today began our second week in Rwanda in the area known as Kamonyi. I was taken about an hour away from the compound into one of the village areas. First there was paved road, then there was dirt road, and then there was a rocky path full of holes. Out the window I watched children,…
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