1. Supporting Etienne’s work in Rwanda
Etienne & Denise in UK in 2014

2. Etienne & his family
Have had to leave their beloved country because of threats to their lives
Also the 700+ FECABu churches over which Etienne was General Overseer
The children are in new boarding schools
Except Moses the youngest
Denise works for Tear Fund based in Kigali
Peter with Etienne’s household in Kigali, Oct 2016

3. The beautiful countryside of Rwanda

4. The bustling city of Kigali, the capital

5. Women take their produce to market

6. Etienne’s ministry in Kigali
Starting a new church for Burundi refugees
Ministering to traumatised people
Cell groups of Burundians in different areas
Cell groups of university students
Helping with food and clothing
Etienne says ‘They look to us as their pastor’
Bringing wounds to the cross in Burundi in 2004

7. Map of Rwanda- Central Africa
Capital- Kigali
Mahama Refugee Camp
near Kirehe

8. Mahama refugee camp Opened in April 2015
Following violence after Burundi President Nkurunziza’s bid for a third term in office
Over 300,000 have fled for safety to other countries
This camp now houses over 50,000 refugees from Burundi
First accommodation was plastic tents
Shade is welcome in this arid area

9. New semi-permanent homes
UNHCR
Many refugees from Burundi have now stayed in this camp for 2 years
Nobody expects them to be able to return home any time soon

10. A woman prepares food outside her home

11. Daily task of collecting water ration

12. Huge school built for the camp
A huge school with 81 classrooms has been built
There are over 10,000 Primary children in the refugee camp
Children in first year of Primary school

13. Justin Welby visits the camp
Burundi drummers are world famous
March 2016

14. Church meets under plastic sheeting
PEFA have bought a plot just outside the camp
750 adults meet with very many children
They can build a church with baked bricks
They have asked help with iron sheeting to roof it
For the lucky few

15. The church is growing 65 people have recently been baptised
120 have been received into membership from other churches
Others stand in the sun or under umbrellas

16. Physical needs are being met
But there is no work & little to do
Some people turn to alcohol & drugs
Etienne is making regular visits to help the church
A child refugee holds her sibling

17. Much ministry is needed
Young girls are falling into prostitution & early marriages
View from church plot over refugee camp
The church can be mobilized to give parental care to unaccompanied children
Etienne has asked us if we can help with leadership training seminars

18. Creative Solutions Thank you from Etienne & Denise!
We would like to send Etienne a supporting gift of £200 per month
We need contributions towards this – best are regular monthly sums but a one-off gift is always useful
We hope to hold a leadership seminar near Mahama later this year
Thank you for supporting us to serve the church in Africa
Thank you from Etienne & Denise!