Today the sun has been shining brightly with no rain so far.
We had breakfast with Jonathan, Ian and Carol before waving them off in a car which was taking them to see the volcanoes. We then sat and waited for Charles to come and pick us up. He was somewhat delayed by the fact that the middle of Kigali had been closed off for a bicycle race.
Charles eventually arrived and took us to his church by a very circular route to avoid the city centre.
The church meets in a tent in their house, the church is quite small but very enthusiastic with lots of wonderful singing and African melodies. We very much felt the presence of the Spirit their much more than any other church, in which we had been. We were fully engrossed in the worship even though it was in a language we did not understand.
Many people stood up and gave testimonies of what God had done in their lives.
We had both been asked to preach so we spoke on the stories of the lost sheep, the lost coin and the lost sons. Mary used some of the reflections from her Godly play presentation and I also expounded the passage.
After the service we were invited to a wonderful African meal of rice, ugali made with maize flower grown in Charles's garden. Together with boiled cassava leaves, African beans and peanut sauce.
Afterwards Charles spoke about many of the problems he faces as a pastor. He was especially concerned about the rising rate of divorce and abandonment in African marriages even in the church.
Eventually we arrived back in Solace and had a welcome cup of tea and rest.
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