Winding Down !

 In light of the current unrest in Goma (North Kivu Province), we felt it prudent to leave Congo before the recent unrest closed the Congo/Rwanda border.  The email warnings we received from the American Embassy, along with the unrest we heard last weekend outside the walls of our compound, confirmed the need to pull out earlier than planned.  Yesterday morning (Nov. 2) a very experienced chauffeur picked us up at our compound, drove us across the city to the border, and his experience at helping expatriates (like us) cross the border really made for a smooth exit from Congo and entry into Rwanda. Our return flight is about one week away, so we're able to relax and regroup here before we leave Africa. We're very blessed to be able to stay with long-time friends, Gary & Barb Bennett, in their home in Kigali, the capital city of Rwanda. This morning we were privileged to join their missionary team for the weekly prayer time and to hear about each of their individual ministries and prayer requests.

Before we left Goma, Judd was able to safely get to the print shop and wrap up some loose ends there.  He was also able to say proper goodbyes to the workers there, being able to wind up our work at Imprimerie Siloam. We were able to present certificates of completion of the P4A system training to the four men who will be carrying on the work there.  It was a pleasure to work alongside these guys and see significant progress in their abilities as the time went along.  Please pray for this print system to be used to continue to get Scriptures and Christian literature to the believers in this area.

The evening before we left, we were visited by a group of African pastors and leaders, thanking us for coming and bringing back to that region the printed literature to help the believers.  These leaders were from the Baptist Association of Churches, the same organization my parents and others of their generation served for many years.  These pastors shared a real appreciation for those dear servants who were faithful to the call of God on their lives. 

As soon as we crossed into Rwanda, we were able to meet & greet some of the dear people who had a part in ministering to us when we were here many years ago.  What a good visit with Pastor Leonard, Ephraim, and Anastasia. These were friends that were also a part of my parents' ministry in the 70's and early 80's.