Tuesday, May 30, 2006

Simon's wedding

Robina,

simon got married on May 27 in NY. We are very happy parents as you can see. I hope someday Dilia, Simon's bride, will visit Africa. She is a beautiful lady inside and out. We miss you and hope to see you in July.

Wednesday, May 17, 2006

I got an e-mail from Robina. I asked what kind books she needs for her teaching, she asked any material about dealing with rejections. Here is her e-mail;

It's long time.
For girls, mostly and according to our culture, we
faced a problem of rejection where girls had no
affection from their brothers and girls would be the
maids of every person at home.
Therfore a class about rejection is reccomended. Girls
are not given much love like boys especially to those
that came from Uganda. For those of Rwanda, rape cases
in genocide and other social and moral haresment were
met.
Topics of rejection, healing, forgiveness are
reccomended.

Mum stay blessed and bye.

Monday, April 17, 2006

bought tickets

Chris bought tickets for Craig,Jeanne,me and him. We will go to Africa via NY-London-Entebe. The strech from Entebe to Butare will be by bus.

Wednesday, March 29, 2006

Came back

I have not posted anything. I was too busy to update this site, Robina and I have been in contact with each other via phone. Robina is planning to have a retreat, and she reported that there are 18 students want to go for the retreat. She is proposing it. I guess it may needed to build team spirtit. But I am thinking, can they build team spirit by volunteering. For example, when our people go to Africa, our students save money by working odd jobs for the entire year. When they go to Africa, they work hard to make a difference.

I am wondering loud that how volunteering will work in Rwanda culture. I remember when I was in college, we used to go to villiages and taught students and took care of children while adults worked during the day. We wanted to make some difference. I am just wondering if the picnic is the right thing to do. I guess we can just try once this time. I would love to see students volunteer to go to Batwa villiage and play with children, and relieve overworked mothers for a few hours by taking care of children.

Tuesday, February 28, 2006

Monthly Report

Wednesday, February 26, 2006
Dear Family, Friends and Supporters,

God has been blessing Come & See Africa since this ministry began last year. He has worked in marvelous ways. We would like to share our progress so far.

On November first, CASA rented a house near the campus of the National University of Rwanda (NUR). Chris was in the house for four weeks (November 9 to December 9) establishing the “Christian Fellowship House” and launching a campus ministry. As far as we know, CASA is the only international ministry in Rwanda with the singular purpose of influencing the campus generation for Christ. We are convinced that university students are key to putting the entire nation of Rwanda on the a path toward reconciliation, peace, and prosperity.

After the first of the year, university students began returning to campus. Over the past seven weeks, the Christian Fellowship House has been buzzing with activity. We are welcoming people 24 hours a day. CASA has hosted morning devotions, noon luncheons, evening Bible classes, and all-night prayer meetings. Everyday we are visited by students, local farmers, evangelists, and Christians of every stripe. We have made this space available for use by the local community and it is being used to the maximum.

Please read the following excerpts from emails, one from Robina (activity director) and one from Frank (academic director):

From Robina on February 11:

"CASA is still receiving guests from the NUR because of the Gospel campaign. We had meetings taking place like the one of the NUR Students from the Baptist church. There was a counseling session by Evangelist Rutayisire Antony with NUR Students. I did not know that CASA will impact the society and the university to this extent. I wish you may come to see the inflow of people in the ministry and I have also realized why God initiated CASA.

For sure here in Butare we need prayers, God to grant us wisdom. When these visitors do come from Kigali, they go back singing CASA. One of them told to call the CFH as a Missionary House. Again that I should pray for such Houses to be introduced in many towns, especially Kigali. He added that it his first time to see a such House in Rwanda.


I love you, Robina"

From Frank on February 20:

"It’s night here. I’m very busy today, doing some repairs on lights, water and buy some stuff for the house. Construction of the outside toilet is almost done remaining roofing and finishing.

I found the class is full, the sitting room is almost full. They are 29 in number we hope for more, so continue to pray with us for more space. These students are hungry, they come even before and do some reading and ask many questions. This class makes my day, so I wanted to express my joy to you. God sent me to seminary for this reason and I am really enjoying this.

your faithful FRANK "

As you can see, we are being blessed to overflowing. As the year 2006 progresses we are seeking ways to manage this overflow of blessing. We do need to rent more space for classrooms. We do need to provide snacks for hungry students. We do need theological books and classroom material. In East Africa today, the words of Jesus ring especially true: "The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field. [Luke 10:2]”

We are seeking your support – prayer support, financial support, and participation support. First, pray for Come & See Africa, especially for Robina and Frank, that God uses these two young people in a mighty way to build His Kingdom in this corner of Africa. Second, if you are able, we ask that you support this work financially. We have committed to send $2000 each month to sustain this campus ministry. This is challenge for us and we could use your help. Third, CASA is returning to Butare during the month of July. So far six people have committed to this mission. We could easily accommodate a few more. Are you interested in being a harvester at the National University of Rwanda? Pray and seek God’s guidance. For more information on who we are and what we do, check out our web site at http://comeandseeafrica.org/. And thank you for reading this email!

Blessings,
Chris and Kim Foreman


"Come and See a man .. is not this the Christ? John 4:29"

Friday, February 17, 2006

Pastor Chris' Feb. 18th Column from KoreaTimes

Knocking down a wall of separation
February 18, 2006 / Number 175.

A few Sundays ago I had the opportunity to preach a message to a group of Korean young people. The message was about the Samaritan woman whom Jesus met at the well. I was explaining the four walls of separation that Jesus demolished with his simple request “give me a drink.” The first wall that Jesus knocked down was gender – He spoke to a woman. The second wall was religion – he spoke to woman who worshiped on a mountaintop. The third wall was status – he spoke to an outcast, a woman living outside of marriage.

The fourth wall of separation was race. Jesus spoke to a mixed-race woman. The Jews despised the Samaritans more than any other group because of their mixed blood. The proud people of Judea could trace their ancestry back to Jacob, but the people of Samaria could not. About five hundred years before the time of Christ, conquering Assyrians forcibly mixed the people of Israel with inhabitants of neighboring nations.

As I was explaining this situation to teenagers, I reached back into my Korean vocabulary and found a word that I hadn’t spoken in a long time – the word was “twegi” [Half-breed]. Many of the young people were uncomfortable at this word and squirmed in their seats. Samaria was nation of “twegis” and was therefore scorned by pure-blooded Jews.

After the church service, the EM pastor apologized to me about the low attendance for my service. He reminded me that it was Super Bowl Sunday. Many regular church attendees, especially boys, were absent in order to join Super Bowl parties. I understood the situation replying that my own son was watching the big game with his friends.

The next morning, I picked up the Korean Times and couldn’t miss the banner headlines of the Super Bowl. I thought to myself, “This is unusual. American football does not typically warrant so much attention”. As I read more closely, I discovered that the Most Valuable Player of this game was identified as a “Korean”. I called to my son and said, “Did you know that Hines Ward was Korean?”. He was surprised and said, “You’re kidding. I didn’t know that”. My mixed-race son thought that he was Black with some unusual ancestry.


As I read more in the Korea Times, it became apparent that all this attention did not concern American football at all but was all about Korean pride. (If Willie Parker had won MVP, would Koreans have cared?) Just as Hwang Woo-suk was overthrown as a point of national pride, Hines Ward was being haled as “the first Korean to win a football MVP”. What is it in the Korean psyche that worships individuals who are “most valuable” on an international stage?

I was in Korea about the time Hines Ward was born. In 1976 there were many newborns in Korea that looked like this future MVP. Most of these Black mixed-race children were openly despised and many put up for adoption to the West. They were not claimed as “Korean” but insulted as “twegi”. Thirty years later, is this adoration of Hines Ward just another case of Korean hero worship? Or is Korea finally attaining the attitude of Christ, where mixed-race is not a barrier to full inclusion? It is probably just another case of hero worship, but I pray that Hines Ward is at the front of a long parade that includes all mixed-race Koreans and not just those who win impressive awards.

Wednesday, February 15, 2006

Great weather in San Francisco

We have great weather lately, around 70's. I was driving into the City and thought about our friends in Rwanda, and thought it would be so neat for them to see this bridge, Golden Gate Bridge. Amon and William had a chance to cross it when they visited us. So I can say with confidence that at least two Rwandees have walked on this bridge. We live at a small town called Mill Valley, about 2 miles from the north end of bridge, and I hope someday Robina and Frank have a chance to walk on this bridge. It takes about 30 minutes to walk from one end to the other.

Sunday, February 12, 2006

Snow in New York

Simon sent these pictures from NY. There are 2 feet snow, and it seems like Dilia and Ike are having great time in snow. Woudn't it be nice to send some of the snow to Robina and Frank in Butare? And to me in SF too.


Saturday, February 11, 2006

Report from Pastor Chris

Dear friends and family,

With excitement and anticipation, we are preparing for our upcoming summer mission to Africa.
See our upgraded site at: http://CASA website for details. (Thanks, Simon, for your help with this)

We are happy to be supporting Robina and Frank as they do God's work in Rwanda through the Christian Fellowship House. Robina is Activity Director, skillfully managing who stays in our rooms and what groups meet in our facilities. Frank is Academic Director in charge of discipleship training for students at the National University of Rwanda. These are two outstanding young people.

We are glad to report that the Gospel is being proclaimed, lives are being changed, and the poor are ministered unto. If you were to join us this summer, you would be staying at the Christian Fellowship House and sharing this joy.

Below is a recent email from Robina. Reading it will provide a glimpse of what we are doing. To read more of this daily correspondence, you can visit Kim's blog at http://comeandseeafrica.blogspot.com/

Report from Butare via Robina

On the case of Feb, CASA is still recieving guests
from the NUR because of the gosple campaign. These
included Pastor Mugisha and his delegation from New
Life bible church-Kigali, Ev Kwizera Emmanuel and the
GBU president, EV Antony Rutayisire and his more three
members and am still waiting for more visitors today
night. From 17th Jan up to 22nd Jan, am still waiting
to recieve Pastor RON he is an American residing from
SOUTH AFRICA. He is comming to carry out a seminar to
the pastors and this seminar will take place from LT
Church.

We had meetings taking place like the one of the NUR
Students from the Baptist church meeting their Legal
representative, Counciling session by Ev Rutayisire
Antony with NUR Student.


I did not know that CASA will impact the society and
the university to this extent.
I wish you may come to see the in flow of poeple in
the ministry and i have also realised why God intiated
CASA.

For sure here in Butare we need prayers, God to grant
us wisdom. When these vistors do come from Kigali,
they go back singing CASA. One of them told to call
the CFH as a Missionary House. A gain that i should
pray fro such Houses to be introduced in many town
especially Kigali. He added that it his fisrt time to
see a such House in Rwanda.

I love you
Robina

Friday, February 10, 2006

Come and Go

We had Amon last week, and Zach came this week. On Thursday night, we had a dinner that is turned out to be our first meeting of this year for Rwanda mission. Lynda, Tina, Craig, Brian, Lily came, of course Amon, and Chris and I were there too. We had great fellowship, watched last summer's video, talk about CFH mission, and what we want to do this year. Craig is our friend, also he is a music professor and a dean of graduate studies at a private university. Also he is a choir director for TBC. He is interested in going with us this summer and he will teach guitar class. It was great to see Tina and Lynda again. Tina will go this summer again. On Friday morning, we went to Muir Wood, and showed Amon around. They attended Friday Men's group Bible study at Presbyterian as well.

On Saturday, we went to Prayer Mt. On the way to prayer Mt. We stopped at Kim's Flower. Pastor Kim and his wife insisted that they take us out, so we went to a Chinese restaurant. Food was good. I was so impressed with their sons, they are so faithful and smart. These people did great job raising children. They were easy going, respectful, and most importantly they were very affectionate toward their mother and appreciative. They did awesome job as parents. We stayed a night at the Prayer Mt. I think we were the only one there that night.


On Sunday, we got up very early then drove to Monterey for 8:00 morning service. Sunday was very busy. Chris preached for three services from 8 O'clock to 12:00, then we had a lunch. I did a parenting seminar from 1: to 3:00. We thank God for this church. They are praying for us and also they give their offerings. It was also so good to see old friends who went to Rwanda with us a few years ago. They were happy to see us again. I pray that this church will be on our side. But they support five different countries already, so we will see what God has for us. Amon left on Monday morning, and Zach came on Monday evening.

Saturday, January 28, 2006

Amon is coming

Amon will visiting us in Mill Valley on Thursday! This is now "Come and See California".

Thursday, January 26, 2006

Pastor Chris is working hard on CASA website

We have not heard from CASA house in Rwanda for a few days because Robina is out of the CFH. Right now Robina is on the road somewhere between Rwanda and Kenya. She usually update what is going on for us frequenty. She is gone since Monday, and she will be back in Butare next Monday, I think. Frank sent me a brief e-mail yesterday that he is going to meet with Mr. Kim and also he will host 100 days Hope people at the CFH.

When Simon visited us, he made CASA web page templates, and now Chris is putting the content in. There are lots of work involved. Here is the work in progress:
http://comeandseeafrica.org

Please pray for Robina's safe trip and activities for CFH while Robina and Frank are out. Also pray for Pastor Chris. He is waiting to hear from the church that we believe and feel right for him to serve.

Sunday, January 22, 2006

CASA January 2006 report from Robina

God is doing wonderful things in Rwanda through people like Robina, Frank, Immaculate, and others... I want to post this report so anyone who is interested in Come and See Africa ministry can have an idea what the Christian Fellowship House for National University of Rwanda is doing. This house is less than 2 months old, but it is doing wonderful things to brining God's people together. In my mind the secret for the CFH is prayers. They have 5:30 AM morning prayers and devotion and open the door for 24 hours a day for Prayer Closet. God will honor their effort. I thank God for Robina, her love for God, her creativity. Please continue to pray for her and for the house activities.

***Robina's report***
VISITS

CASA has visited 2 churches and these are LIFE TRNSIFORMATION CHURCH and ASSEMBLIES OF GOD. These churches have given us a great welcome and they have promised us a great corporation.

I have shared a lot with people from LIFE TRANSIFORMATION CHURCH and our sharing concerned the word of GOD. among the people that came also the pastor of LTC was inclusive. 10 People dropped at the house to share with me the word of GOD and we even prayed together.

More than 20 came from different churches and also students of NUR came and are still coming. I have shared and prayed with 5 girls of NUR and they received a blessing from CASA.

PRAYER CLOSET:

We are so much blessed because our prayer closet. I have received 8 people. One was a pastor and another one was an Evangelist from Restoration church of Kigali and the rest are UNR students. Now there is also a Mum from the NUR who will finish her prayers on Monday.

MEETINGS

CASA has hosted four meetings from different groups and these groups are:
1. student leaders
2. New Generation
3. Pastor’s meeting (2)
4. LT Church choir
5. CASA staff meeting

COUNSELING SESSIONS

I have carried different sessions of counseling and some I have finished with them. These are:
1. 4 students of NUR
2. 2 mothers
3. 1 father (old man of 39 years)

There are others that am still carrying on.

BIBLE READING

Am done with one lady called Jane. She is a primary four drop out and now she can trace cite the bible very well. Soon she will be able to participate in sharing the word of GOD with us in our devotions.

DEVOTIONS

We carry our morning devotions daily from 5:30 – 6:30AM in the morning due to different reasons. These are:
1. Students have to prepare for their classes as early as possible
2. The business people have to go and prepare themselves so early
3. It is a season of planting , those who dig have also to do it.
After seeing that their request of changing the time was worthy, I had to abide with the situation wholeheartedly.

Since 13th Dec 2005, a register was set fro those that come daily for the morning devotion. I also record in that register the preacher and the sermon preached.

DATE NUMBERS OF PREACHER SERMON
PEOPLE


13TH DEC 10 FRANK EXOD 3;13-14

14TH DEC 10 FRANK 1 COR 13: 1-12

15TH DEC 12 FRANK PHIL 4: 4 – 9

16TH DEC 14 ROBINA 2 CHLON 20:5- 15

17TH DEC 11 FRANK MATTH 16:13

19TH DEC 8 FRANK GAL 5:16

20TH DEC 12 FRANK 1 TIM 4:11 -15

21TH DEC 19 ROBINA JOB 14:7

22ND DEC 15 PETITE ECCL 1:1- 11

23RD DEC 13 CLAUDINE GEN 22:3 – 14

24TH DEC 16 WILLY MARK 5:1-11

26TH DEC 8 FRANK MATTH 25:1-13

27TH DEC 17 FRANK PSALMS 34:5-7

28TH DEC 16 FRANK MATTH 6:24-27

29TH DEC 15 FRANK JOHN 4;30-38

30TH DEC 15 FRANK MARK 10: 46-56

31ST DEC 12 FRANK JOHN 5: 1-8

2ND JAN 2006 18 FRANK ROMANS 3:10-12

3RD JAN 21 ROBINA EXOD 3:7
4TH JAN 20 ROBINA JEREM 23:29

5TH JAN 15 ROBINA COL 2:15

6TH JAN 15 ROBINA HEB 11:6

7TH JAN 18 CLAUDINE LUKE 4:25-27

9TH JAN 12 FRANK EXOD 10:9-10

10TH JAN 12 FRANK 1 KINGS 19:19

11TH JAN 16 JACK LUKE 19:1

12TH JAN 9 PASCAZIA EXOD 17:8-16

13TH JAN 14 IMMACULATE JOSHUA 6:1-16

14TH JAN 13 ROBINA LAMENT 3:40-53

16TH JAN 18 FRANK 1 KINGS 17; 1-8

17TH JAN 8 ROBINA NAHUM 1-7

18TH JAN 16 FRANK 2 KINGS 7:3-16

19TH JAN 14 FRANK EZEKEIL 37:1-10

20TH JAN 11 FRANK MARK 6;45-52

21ST JAN 14 STEVEN JOHN 5:1-9, MARK 7:1-7


So that is how our devotions are and now we are having pastor Paul Gasigi starting teaching on Tuesday 24th Jan 2006.

STUDENTS IN THE HOUSE

CASA is a blessing to students. A minute per minute am receiving students from NUR A good example is today 22nd Jan when 14 of them came directly to visit the ministry. They all came together from the Heart of worship and came to the ministry.

Student’s leaders also came and we talked a bout the big gospel campaign that will commence on 5th FEB 2006 up to 19th FEB 2006.
They come in time to time especially evening ours after their classes and recording them is not easy due to their frequent visitations.


PEOPLE CAME TO THE HOUSE.

We received numerous number of people of different dignitaries and we hope more are coming. Those that came are;
1. The bishop of EER and his delegation
2. Two professors of NUR
3. A police commander of BUTARE Province
4. An army officer from Kigali (CAPTAIN)
5. A journalist from Radio Salus (NUR’s Radio)
We hope more are coming.


PERSONAL REPORT

I believe that nothing am doing in Butare apart from supporting CASA and for sure to me I fell am doing my best to the extent of creating other new things that I found not existing. These are like counseling, teaching some people how to read and cite the bible, allowing to be waking up at 5:00 AM to prepare for the devotion and more others as we shall be communicating.

My prayer is that may my good Lord grant me the anointing of creativity, wisdom and favor that I may real discover more new things. I believe my request God will grant it.

I visited Radio Salus (NUR’s RADIO) and in very few hours our announcements and adverts will be hear in the whole of RWANDA. To me that is not enough I hope God will open my eyes to see other strategies of how CASA can reach her goals.

About the number of hours I work, its hard one to evaluate him or her self but I surely know that I work. Just imagine am like a mother at home, very early in the morning am out of the bed for devotion and I go to bed almost mid night. One can wonder what am I doing for all these hours? But a mother at home can easily answer that question.
No week end since I receive students on Saturday and on Sunday having Agape.

JACK is doing good in fact he has sent you greetings. He has lost some weight due to malaria he suffered last December for few days. He recovered and he is blessed.

PASCAZI is one the happiest person I have at CFH. She is missing pastor Chris so much and her prayers is that my pastor be back as soon as possible.
She is waiting to see Frank shifting and she begins her classes of tailoring. She is in love with me and it also challenges me how she really loves me. I also pray to be a good mother to her because she calls me all the names she wants. Some times Robina or Aunt or Mum. Which ever she comes across she calls me.

She is also in good terms with FRANK and the wife with Petite their House girl. She also set a day fro prayers, every Friday she has to fast and pray also Petite prays on Tuesdays.





TESTIMONIES

Recently Frank told me that he met a pastor and they congratulated him that CASA is training good Christians due to the morning devotion that we make daily.
For the students it is so great. One evangelist who came for private prayers told me that he has never seen a wonderful moment like the one he had at CASA.

There is a day when God surprised me when a lady called Jane brought me a baby who was almost dying, the baby had all the signs of a dead person but he was still breathing. Jane brought her son while crying and that was immediately after devotion. I prayed for the baby and immediately he came back to his senses. They took him to the Hospital and the following day he was discharged.

Personally CASA blesses me every day and I hope for the best.

FINANCE

My dear ones for sure do me a favor to give you a financial report with effect from FEBUARY 2006. Am not a signatory of the money at the bank, so how do you expect me to know that? Yes Frank can tell me that we have this amount or that we have deposited this amount. But my request is that you grant me that favor if you find it worthy. For I thought that IMMACULATE will be doing that monthly.
If my request granted let me know.


PRAYER REQUESTS

1. Pray for God’s presence at CFH for I wish it to be a quenching point for those that are thirsty for Christ.
2. My trip to Kenya and to get what the Lord wants CASA to get.
3. Pascazi is of feelling well for she has flu
4. God to give more wisdom and favor especially with students.
5. In mid Feb, CASA has to present her vision, mission and also to share the word of God at Radio salus. So my dear ones pray for me as am preparing my self for it.

Wednesday, January 11, 2006

Board meeting

Jean came from Portland to help to file an application for the Come and See Africa as a non-profit. Simon is here also for the meeting. Chris and Jean work on it for a few days, and they work very hard on it. Robina is really good with communication and let us know what is going on at CFH. I hope she will have a fruitful time at Kenya. Robina takes her job very seriously, and her heart is on God.

Wednesday, January 04, 2006

Translation

Dear Friends at CASA,

I have been praying about a special mission for CASA and the Christian Fellowship House. Please let me share this idea with you. Frank, pay attention, because you might head this up. -- Amon, I hope that you can help too.

As I see it, we have two major groups that CASA supports: first is NUR students, second is Butare pastors (and Christian groups). What could CASA do to organize the first group (NUR students) to help out the second group (Rwanda pastors). I think that the answer is "translation".

What would you think if CASA made an organized effort to translate Christian study material and devotional material from English (or French) into Kinyarwanda using NUR volunteers? And then provide this material to pastors in Rwanda at no cost? I am not talking about large books, but small things. One idea is a daily devotional -- from January first to December last. There are many of these daily devotionals in America. Is there anything in Rwanda? Yet, if you read a short devotional everyday -- and translate it daily into Kinyarwanda -- then in a year Rwandan pastors could have a daily devotional. There are so many talented NUR students who are looking for a way to serve God and serve Rwanda at the same time. This is a way they could do it according to their talent and their schedule. This could be individual work (one person works on a small piece alone) then it could be collaborative (other people polish the text).

For example, Robina could teach her Esther class in English, but two or three NUR students could be writing the lectures in Rwandan. Robina and the students could then polish up the notes and provide them to pastors. One page of good translation a day could greatly benefit Rwandan pastors. What could we do in ten years?

I believe that this would truly bless the NUR translators and it would truly bless the readers.
I want to know what you believe. Can this work?
Please share your thoughts.

Blessings, Chris

Christian Fellowship House Prayers

Dear Robina,

Thank you for your detailed information. I feel like I am right there next to you. How nice that you have a devotion at 6:00 am. God will bless all of you who attend that early and seek out His face. You are really challenging me and Pastor Chris to be diligent prayers. Korean churches have early morning devotional meetings, but there is no such thing in American church. I attend Korean church at 7 am devotion on Saturday morning, and I am always glad that I got up early and went to it. So it is nice to hear that Christian Fellowship House is doing an early morning devotional meeting.

I thank God that you are there to set the pattern for the CFH from the start. I can see many are getting blessed because of your dedication and passion to our Lord. I don't know whether you can access internet easy or not. I have set up a blog site for Come and See Africa. Please check it out, and mark it.
http://comeandseeafrica.blogspot.com/

you can leave a comment on the blog site if you like. Actually I would love it if you leave a comment. I posted your last e-mail. I think many people who are praying for the ministry will read and see what Come and See does. When you send an mail about what you do, I will post on the blog (of course I will not post things that is private). Please pray for us. We will have CASA board meeting on Friday. My son, Simon is flying from New York to attend the meeting, and also pastor Chris' sister from Portland is flying from Portland to attend the meeting. This is the first board meeting. In addition to the board meeting, I have a few more for you to pray for us.

1. Open doors for pastor Chris to preach Gospel and to introduce Come and See Africa in SF area
2. Raise funds to expand CASA ministry in Rwanda.
3. Get the property to build an Education Center
4. Pray for me that I am going to give a workshop for Japanese professors next week. Ten professors are coming from Japan, and I will teach how to be an effective teacher in the university setting. As you know there are very few Christians in Japan, I hope I can be of a good Christian witness to them.

Have a wonderful day,

blessings,

Kim

Robina, you are great!

It was always good to hear news from Rwanda. I am so encouraged by Robina, her commitment and her dedication. Just like Korean early morning prayers, she is doing it at 6 a.m. every morning. Praise God for her diligence. I need to get up early and have my devotion time at 6 am. The people at CFH really inspired me to do it with them. Thanks, Robina, Frank and everyone at CFH.

Here is a part of Robina's e-mail that encouraged me..

********
Thanks a lot or you good communication. We are so good at CASA and we are seeing God’s presence. Am doing some activities at the CFH and as am still waiting for the University to begin and start up immediately because time wasted can not be gained at all.

Every morning from 6:00 -7:00 we carry out our devotion because it is a season of farming and many people wants to go for digging and others in different programs. After that I continue to make the outline of the book of Esther that I was told to teach according to the program of the Academic director. I also receive many people that are different because since the ministry was opened officially people were welcomed at the house and so I have to welcome them and we share together the word of God, we pray together and we fellowship together.

When the university students start up well and of which they had already began but they are still in different movements of lodging and setting up their time table for the academics. I will start with them next week and now am drafting a program of how am to meet their leaders firstly.

Am praying unto God to give me wisdom of how to do His work of which CASA is a priority. I don’t see it as
pastor Chris and Kim’s ministry but as the WILL OF GOD ON THE EARTH. Therefore I serve CASA with my heart as
am serving my Almighty GOD.

Otherwise am doing good and with the Spirit of God as my helper.

Robina

Tuesday, December 27, 2005

CASA account

Chris brought cards from Rwanda in order to promote and do some fund-raising for the CASA. I think these cards are so beautiful, but I have problem selling them. It was too late this year, probably next year we will start early. Chris was trying to recruit Brian to go to Rwanda next summer, and Brian wants to recruit Chris to start a marriage seminar group. It is so wonderful to see these two men who are passionate about what they do, and they share visions and support each other. We prayed, and they went home at 11:00 P.M. I am touched by Lili and her faithfuness.

We opened the CASA bank account.

Saturday, December 24, 2005

Happy Birthday


Chris told me that he received an e-mail from Frank, (Chris checks his e-mail and he is most happy when he hears from CASA family from Rwanda) and he was in a very good mood. The news is the best birthday gift for him, I think. I will not tell what the content of the e-amil, but this is about the CASA ministry. Did I say something about a birthday? Yes, today is Chris' birthday. Can you guess why his parents named him Chris? He was a very cute baby, as you see in the picture. His older sisters still call him, "our Christmas baby".

Simon called to say "Happy birthday" to his father, and I told him his father is in prison. Simon repeats by saying, what?, I said he is in prison. I said with a straight face and a calm voice, he is in prison. As some of you know, Chris leads a Bible study at San Quentin prision which is a maximum security prison. Matter of fact, there was an excusion there a few weeks ago. I should of said, "he is at prison" not "in prison". Anyway, I like to joked with my children.

We will go to SF by a ferry this afternoon, and celebrate his birthday and look around Christmas decoration around the City. Hope all of you have a great Christmas. I will have a wonderful and relaxing time with this Christmas baby:)