I think sometimes people get confused about who is who when I am talking about all my precious family in Rwanda...so I am going to be introducing all of you to them one by one!
When I speak of my Rwandan family I am talking about those who I lived with and loved for the last two months of my trip to Rwanda. They are also the precious family that I will be going back to when I return. I did spend the first four months in a different area working at a boy's home and all of those boys are like brothers to me too but God has really joined my heart with my family in Kanombe and surrounding areas. It is a special connection and a special love that I can not even find words for!
Let me start by introducing my favorite missionary friends, Les and Yvonne Parr. Actually they are much more than friends...they are family too! They have been so amazing to me and have accepted me as part of their family and part of the ministry that God has entrusted to them.
In 2005, God called me to Rwanda and I remember feeling like "okay God how are you going to pull this one off?" I had absolutly no connections to Rwanda. I did not know anyone there and even the mission organization that I assumed I would work with had no missionaries serving in Rwanda. Well.... He totally knew what He was doing, as always! I was a student at Elim Bible Institute and was planning on joining a professor of mine on a trip to Uganda. So I am thinking "okay I am called to Rwanda but I am going to Uganda? What are You doing here God?" Well, nine days after God called me to Rwanda I was sitting in a class when my professor announced that not only would we be going to Uganda but we would be travelling to Rwanda to visit some missionaries there for a few days. You guessed it... Les and Yvonne were those missionaries that we went to visit.
I did get to meet them for a few brief moments right before they left to go to Rwanda and I will never forget the connection I felt with them. I just knew that God was connecting our hearts.
I will also never forget the feeling I had when we finally arrived at their house in Rwanda in the summer of 2006. "HOME!!!" That was all I could think as tears rolled down my face..."I'm home!"
So that is how I met Les and Yvonne. God has been knitting our hearts together ever since that day and I can hardly wait to see what He will do with us in the future! They are currently in the process of starting a non profit organization called "A Voice For Rwanda" and I am so excited to be able to be a part of it! There is so much that I could say about them but really all you need to know is that they love God with all their hearts and they love the people of Rwanda with all their hearts too! By the way in Rwanda they go by Mama Muto and Papa Muto, just so you know if I ever refer to them that way:)
And hey you can check out their blog too! http://www.avoiceforrwanda.blogspot.com/
When I speak of my Rwandan family I am talking about those who I lived with and loved for the last two months of my trip to Rwanda. They are also the precious family that I will be going back to when I return. I did spend the first four months in a different area working at a boy's home and all of those boys are like brothers to me too but God has really joined my heart with my family in Kanombe and surrounding areas. It is a special connection and a special love that I can not even find words for!
Let me start by introducing my favorite missionary friends, Les and Yvonne Parr. Actually they are much more than friends...they are family too! They have been so amazing to me and have accepted me as part of their family and part of the ministry that God has entrusted to them.
In 2005, God called me to Rwanda and I remember feeling like "okay God how are you going to pull this one off?" I had absolutly no connections to Rwanda. I did not know anyone there and even the mission organization that I assumed I would work with had no missionaries serving in Rwanda. Well.... He totally knew what He was doing, as always! I was a student at Elim Bible Institute and was planning on joining a professor of mine on a trip to Uganda. So I am thinking "okay I am called to Rwanda but I am going to Uganda? What are You doing here God?" Well, nine days after God called me to Rwanda I was sitting in a class when my professor announced that not only would we be going to Uganda but we would be travelling to Rwanda to visit some missionaries there for a few days. You guessed it... Les and Yvonne were those missionaries that we went to visit.
I did get to meet them for a few brief moments right before they left to go to Rwanda and I will never forget the connection I felt with them. I just knew that God was connecting our hearts.
I will also never forget the feeling I had when we finally arrived at their house in Rwanda in the summer of 2006. "HOME!!!" That was all I could think as tears rolled down my face..."I'm home!"
So that is how I met Les and Yvonne. God has been knitting our hearts together ever since that day and I can hardly wait to see what He will do with us in the future! They are currently in the process of starting a non profit organization called "A Voice For Rwanda" and I am so excited to be able to be a part of it! There is so much that I could say about them but really all you need to know is that they love God with all their hearts and they love the people of Rwanda with all their hearts too! By the way in Rwanda they go by Mama Muto and Papa Muto, just so you know if I ever refer to them that way:)
And hey you can check out their blog too! http://www.avoiceforrwanda.blogspot.com/
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Hey Val
We are so glad to be part of your family as well. We have gained another daughter. Hope your Mom and Dad don't mind.
Love Mama Muto
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