Lukes Mission Blog

We were privileged to visit Rwanda. We were extremely impressed by how green and clean the country was. On the last Saturday of every month everyone must do service such as cleaning or painting from 8 to 11.  The people were very friendly. We visited several government offices and were able to train a great person to in the duties of a National Director. He already was doing a great job. Several people asked us about the Church. The small branch is growing. They baptized 10 new members on the one year anniversary of the establishment of the branch. Sister Glen taught a language lesson at a school and I helped by teaching the children how to make books by folding a piece of paper. It was lots of fun. We visited the Memorial Centre for genocide victims, it was very sobering. They are really trying hard to rebuild their country. The weather was wonderful and the traffic was light. We were told by the branch president that it has great weather all year round. Looks like it would be a great place to serve a mission as soon as it is opened up for missionaries. We can put anyone interested in touch with the mission president.

Ethiopia PA Council

We just returned from Ethiopia. We trained the PA council there, two of them have been members of the Church for less than a year. We also met  the couple missionaries (the Wilkes and  the Himles) serving there. We visited the Alert Leper’s Hospital Craft store. The people who have recovered from Leprosy make things to sell there. They sit on the ground and spin yarn, weave cloth, crochet, embroidery, make mats and other craft items. It’s amazing to see them working, many without fingers. This time I asked about taking pictures and they said it was fine because I bought some of their crafts. I was able to get a few pictures before my camera’s battery died. I usually check it so carefully before we travel to make sure it is fully charged. I forgot this time.