Friday, July 27th

This morning, Eric and I led a seminar for pastors and catechists (lay leaders) in the Gohogo Parish (not far from where we are staying).  There were 5 or 6 ordained clergy present along with twenty some catechists.  We led them in a training on Bible Study Methods; teaching them the three part method of Observation (What does the text say?), Interpretation (What does the text mean?) and Application (What does it mean to me?).  We had a very interactive discussion and practice session working through this method on Luke 11:1-13. 

After our session, an American couple from Colorado arrived and led a training for the pastors on how to build a ‘rocket stove’ – a cheap, efficient wood burning stove that can be built with only a handful of bricks and would save families a great deal of money each month in gas or wood expenses for their cooking. 

We spent the afternoon visiting the Rwandan Ancient History Museum.  We saw replicas of the grass huts that the Rwandan’s use to live in (The King’s Hut, the Milk Hut and the Beer Hut).  We saw some of the most incredible cows I’ve ever seen (with horns that would put our longhorn cows to shame).  After a few of our team members (who will remain nameless) allowed themselves to be bathed by the cows tongue, we visited the ‘mansion’ built in the 1930’s for the first King of Rwanda who didn’t live in a hut.  It was a fun outing and was nice to see some of the history of this beautiful country.