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the local young guys, eager to learn, had soon picked up the skills from Jonny 26 Jesus Life s s Continued from previous page per-person per-week budgeting. He looked pained at the mention of such administration. I patiently explained that for the scene to grow, people, resources and organisation must all develop in step, or else things topple over. Left to run the evening meeting, Ian and I decided it was time for some application. I explained about practical sharing (“needs and givings”). Claud went round all the 40 or so people, writing down their responses. Meanwhile Rukundo called together the delegates from Congo to form a new leadership group. On the way home I wondered why this leg of our trip had been so absorbing. First, we were staying in the community, which created much more interaction with Rukundo and his friends. Second, it was my first time in Rwanda, whereas I’d been to Kenya before. Third, we’ve sensed we’ve engaged with the spiritual atmosphere. DAY THIRTEEN: MONDAY We’d finally arrived in Tanzania after discovering we’d been re-booked on a late flight. We were caught unawares, as we had no phone signal in Rwanda. Our Conference didn’t get off to a good start. Money sent in advance had gone astray. Steven, our Multiply man, was stricken with malaria. Invitations had gone out last-minute, and catering needed sorting. The Abundant Blessings church, in Dar es Salaam, came to our rescue. But then heavy rain and floods had cut off several roads and the electrical supply. The hall was without power until a generator started up. By 10.45am, when we arrived, not many more than a dozen pastors were seated around the hall. Lunch was prepared for over a hundred! Now part of the team, Rukundo warmed up in Swahili, cracking jokes and speaking vulnerably about Rwanda’s recent episodes, then drew a comparison with Tanzania’s history of stability. The hall had filled, and the delegates loved our warmth and authenticity. Pastor Luvanda relayed www.multiply.org.uk
Ian Callard (back) with the Multiply Team that local leaders wanted us to carry on with teaching they’d missed. DAY FIFTEEN: WEDNESDAY On the plane journey home from Nairobi, Jason filled me in on his and Jonny’s adventures. “We were in a hotel – for security. I went to wash my hands and the basin filled with brown water. I pulled out the plug and water went all over the floor. I wondered what we’d come to. We hardly slept that night.” He explained that the farm they’d been working on, just outside the town, had been owned by Gregory’s family. “They have this local thing where when someone dies, they flatten the house. But his family and the pastor want to end the superstition. It’s a substantial place, and the church now uses it for training and stuff.” He and Jonny had spent one day selecting timber and materials. Then they’d made some doors and tables. The local young guys, eager to learn, had soon picked up the skills from Jonny. They’d also visited several churches. Jason had been shocked to see a group of orphans sniffing glue – the only palliative available against the pain of their lives. Alfred, from Uganda, leading a newly-formed Multiply team, had expressed something similar. An aim of his kingdom business initiatives is to help people to build a new life by healthy manual work. With many trials and joys, it’s been a time of breaking ground. New relationships have been built, and strong links established across the whole region. JL Ian Callard is a member of the Jesus Fellowship’s apostolic team and a key strategist for Multiply International Christian Network. He and his wife, Mary, live in Sheffield. READ HIS BLOG AT: notrustingaway.blogspot.com WHAT IS MULTIPLY? Multiply Christian Network is a worldwide apostolic stream of churches, initiated by Jesus Fellowship Church. CONTACT MULTIPLY: www.multiply.org.uk Contact Multiply Director, Huw Lewis, Tel: +44 1327 344533 Email: huw.lewis@jesus.org.uk Write to: Jesus Fellowship/Multiply, Nether Heyford, Northampton, NN7 3LB, UK www.multiply.org.uk Jesus Life 27
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