BY PASTOR MILTON WANYAMA, RAB AFRICA COORDINATOR, “MY APOSTOLIC VISIT TO BURUNDI AND RWANDA MAY 2018

AN ARTICLE ABOUT MY APOSTOLIC VISIT TO BURUNDI AND RWANDA, EAST AFRICA.

By: Milton Wanyama, RAB coordinator, 6th, June, 2018.

Pastor Milton Wanyama encouraging the saints in Burundi, “Immeasurable Ministries.”
Pastor Milton Wanyama encouraging the saints at “Jesus is the Answer Ministries,” Burundi

My sincere greetings to all RABs Families and friends.

I appreciate all of you for your prayers for this Faith Assignment of bringing back the Run Away Brides of our Lord Jesus Christ.

My journey to Burundi and Rwanda was an awakening call to my beloved brothers and sisters in The Lord. I left Kampala on 22nd of May 2018, and spent 2 days in Rwanda with my beloveds, Pastor Robert Kinyatilo, RAB DRC National Director and Habumugisha Evariste, RAB Rwanda National Director.

Pastor Milton Wanyama, RAB Africa Coordinator with Pastor Evariste Habumugisha, RAB Rwanda National Director at the Church he oversees for the Lord.

I had a good time with the brethren, strengthening them with the word of encouragement. Brother Robert suffered a severe fever which needed serious attention and as a leader, I had to take him to hospital for a thorough examination.

It became challenging, seeing my fellow brother in a bad situation

PASTOR ROBERT MEETING MILTON AT RWANDA AIRPORT

and leaving without any attention. I had to take Robert to the hospital with the little coins that was left with me. You don’t know how I felt, in a foreign land where no one knows you apart from your host who at the same time was very sick. It was hard to be in touch with pastor Evariste since he was busy teaching at school.

The sickness came upon him a few months ago when the enemy tried to dim the light and Pastor Robert found himself wrongfully accused and in the Rwandan prison. But God Almighty stood with him and after two long months he was found innocent by the hand of the Lord’s intervention and released. It was a real trying moment as he was trying to explain to me how things went on the ground, but our God is faithful He brought into the situation His Justice, Truth! Truth prevailed! Glory be to God!

I however, took time to encourage my brothers and sisters through James 1:2 where he says; “Count it all joy when you fall into various trials, knowing that the testing of your faith produces patience.” We can find joy in the midst of problems only when we recognize their purpose and results.

The enemy is not happy as he sees much happening in the body of Christ, hundreds of reconciled brides of Jesus learning more and joining the faith assignment. We are witnessing many churches becoming so much more effective by experiencing the new growth through this RAB mission ministries and so the devil will try to dim the light but our God always raises the standard.

Saints gathering to Praise the Lord and hear the Word of the Lord through Pastor Milton Wanyama

As Apostle Paul says; “Therefore my dear brothers and sisters, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of The Lord, because you know that your labour in The Lord is not in Vain.” 1 Corinthians 15:58.

A new governmental law being consistently enforced has forced the closing of churches throughout Rwanda. Four months ago, the Rwanda government made an announcement to bring down every church which was not permanently built. Any church that cannot reach the government’s standards were closed. Authorities have closed more than 7,000 churches across Rwanda, including 714 in the capital city of Kigali for failing to comply with health, safety, and noise regulations.

The Rwandan brethren said some of the requirements a church must meet is:  a church MUST have a parking yard, a large enough parcel of land with all facilities like toilets. It’s true in areas where cars are driven to avoid blocking streets, parking yards are necessary, however, most people attending church walk to their churches because they do not own cars. Additionally, the new regulations include no loud noises especially musical instruments. Interestingly other religions make loud-speaker-noise daily in the Rwandan streets seemingly unnoticed. Let us keep the body of Christ in prayers especially in this scenario of our dear pastors in Rwanda who cannot afford the millions of funds needed to reach the standard the government wants.

I truly felt pity for the saints I visited with and those I encountered seeing the hopelessness of their situation most especially when I saw mega churches and other religious buildings and mosques operating because they have money and are well off because they can afford the necessary requirements the government wants. I do not disagree that unsafe and unsanitary gathering places must be regulated and that some conmen calling themselves pastors need to be stopped for that too was part of the government’s mandate, but one cannot help but see the discrimination in the standards set that most Christian Churches in Rwanda are unable to meet.

Like my pastor friend Emmanuel Mugabe’s church building I visited in 2016 in Nyanza province with bishop Wilfred Barasa, I felt sad when I passed by and saw it closed and the congregation scattered. God have mercy and do something for the body of Christ especially pastors who have the true calling but are under a poor state.

I took my second journey to Burundi Friday the 25th. I could not travel alone on this journey so I took the “sick Pastor Robert” as my companion. We arrived in Bujumbura late evening and welcomed by Pastor David Nsegiyumva, Burundi RAB National Director.

BURUNDI STREET WHEN PASTOR DAVID MET PASTOR MILTON MAY 2018

David’s family and friends showed us good hospitality despite the long journey to his home. Burundi roads are full of caves and mountains and so we were very weary upon our arrival that evening. However, all in all, God was faithful! He rendered us journey mercies and we arrived safely.

In Burundi, RAB’s ministry is taking stronger root compared to Rwanda where communication is a problem to most of the people.

Kinyarwanda is the only outspoken language throughout the country of Rwanda according to my investigation. People in Burundi are welcoming and eager to learn. I visited Bishop Bukitwa Kilongo of “Immeasurable Ministries” and Rev. Augustine Omana of “Jesus is the Answer Ministries.” These two servants were special tools to me and good vessels for propagating the Gospel and the message of reconciliation in Burundi. These two men also served us well in their homes.

However, as we all know, Burundi is one of the poorest countries in our African continent which needs a lot of prayers. It is hard for Pastor David who serves fulltime as a Shepherd overseeing a medium-size congregation to do ministry there as a number of people think in their hearts, he has help for them in terms of money. It’s a common belief that pastors are financially secure and able to help the members of the church—if only this were the truth many less people would suffer from such debilitating poverty. This is the only country I witnessed a Christian coming to church bare footed with no shoes or slippers due the poverty.  

As you can see in the ‘Article’s Featured Photo even Pastor David does part time work because  BURUNDI IS ONE OF THE POOREST NATIONS IN EAST AFRICA:

BURUNDI ONE OF THE POOREST NATIONS IN EAST AFRICA:
Pastor David Nsegiyumva, Burundi, selling boiled eggs and packaged soya beans to support his family.

Pastor David does part time work in Bujumbura, selling boiled eggs and packaged soya beans on the street to bring up his family. David himself is still a hustler with no support of the church he oversees and no sponsors to provide with his family needs as a husband and a wife with three children. A hustler in our African countries is someone who still struggles financially, like a go-getter. They don’t know how the day will be, struggling to get enough money to bring home to your family. This is what I mean being a hustler. I saw this and I felt like oh my God!! 1 Thessalonians 2: 9 “Surely you remember, brothers and sisters, our toil and hardship; we worked night and day in order not to be a burden to anyone while we preached the gospel of God to you.”

As we seek together eternal results, let us remember the nations, the churches, and our beloved brothers and sisters, who are not in the same position in their hearts with Jesus Christ as they once were.

The church at large in these two nations I have recently visited needs real Biblical teachings. We need your support as far as GOD’S work is concerned. Please consider making a donation today to RABS. You may specify the donation is for Rwanda or Burundi or for our food programs or purchasing Bibles or training pastors. Let your heart be known this day in your financial gift. Proverbs 19:17 and Proverbs 22:9 “When you help the poor you are lending to the Lord—and he pays wonderful interest on your loan.” “Happy is the generous man, the one who feeds the poor.”

With these few remarks, may the almighty God bless you.

Yours faithfully,
Pastor Milton Wanyama, RABS’ Africa Coordinator
P. O. Box 1151, Kampala
Uganda East Africa.




DANGEROUS FLOODING THREATENS THE NEW MILLING PROJECT BUILDING IN KIEREKA KASOKOSO UGANDA

WE GIVE THE LORD ALL THE GLORY! We wanted to give our testimony and be witnesses of the mercy of our Lord in what you are about to read. His love endures forever! We are grateful. 

Many Nations of East Africa entered into their typical ‘rainy season’ in late February 2018. Many prayers had gone up to the Lord for several months due to the 2017 droughts that devastated many portions of every East African nation. The harshness of the drought claimed many human and livestock lives as well as the crops and increased hunger to another 21st Century high in the region.

This year has proven to be any thing other than closed heavens as the rain has continued to fall at higher than normal volumes. Many nations and their citizens were caught off-guard as most nations worldwide are when suddenly the rivers and lakes and ditches and drains are filled to over-capacity. Many lives have been lost and many more are endangered. The suffering also includes that of the livestock and homes and farmer’s fields and newly planted crops caught in the high-rising waters washing away the works of their hands. Let us pray against LOSS!

We felt the same sense of loss when our Construction Engineer, Toto Sande went to check on the Milling Project’s foundation knowing that far beyond normal rainfall had saturated the community of Kiereka Kasokoso. Surely, he found the foundation was indeed on the verge of being compromised. WE PRAISE GOD! WHO enabled us to pull together a team and necessary materials to reinforce the building’s foundation. The Miracle, though, is the Lord truly stopped the rain from falling the 3 days that were necessary to do the work! 

NWSC (National Water and Sewerage Corporation) came May 2, 2018 and buried the necessary pipes for the building’s hook up to the city’s system. We are getting closer to our opening day of operations–Lord willing the corn will come in by the truck loads at harvest and many will benefit from the grace our Lord has given us for this Milling Project.

–Pastor Cyndi Higgins (May 11, 2018)

The Bridge washed over and submerged under flood waters. This bridge leads into Kireka Kasokoso, Uganda (suburb) of Kampala, where the Milling Project’s Building was just completed.
The water damage that the flooding rains had caused to the foundation of the Milling Project’s newly built building in Kiereka Kasokoso.
The water damage that the flooding rains had caused to the foundation of the Milling Project’s newly built building in Kiereka Kasokoso.
The continual rain water had no place to go so as it rose it began to erode the newly poured foundation of late 2017 of the Milling Project’s Building in Kireka Kasokoso
Pastor Milton’s home the water had risen so high it poured into his house.
Such hard rainstorms beating against the concrete with no place to go because drains are overflowing.
Construction Engineer, Pastor Toto Sande, and a worker quickly get to work to secure the Milling Project’s foundation. The work began May 7th and was May 9th–the photos of the clouds were taken by Pastor Milton just as the final work was being finished on May 9th 2018.
Pastor Toto Sande, our Construction Engineer takes special care of making sure the Milling Project building’s foundation is secured against any future water erosion caused by high-rising waters.
May 9, 2018, as the work on securing the Milling Project’s foundation is completed, the sky that had been sunny and warm without the threat of rain for 3 days showed the threats of new rain coming.
May 9, 2018, as the work on securing the Milling Project’s foundation is completed, the sky that had been sunny and warm without the threat of rain for 3 days showed the threats of new rain coming.
Pastor Sande and Pastor Milton visited the Kiereke branch office of NWSC to inquire when the water trenches would be dug and the pipes installed so the building would be connected to the city’s system.
This NWSC engineer came and dug the water trenches and laid the pipes so the building is ready to be connected to the city’s system. PRAISE THE LORD
The Milling Project’s installed city water pipes. GLORY TO GOD

RWANDA AND BURUNDI MAY 2018 VISITS FROM RAB AFRICA COORDINATOR

PASTOR MILTON WANYAME, RAB AFRICA COORDINATOR



 

Pastor David Nsengiyumva, RABS Burundi National Director. Pastor David is married and has children. He pastors a local church in his hometown.
Pasteur Robert Kinyatiro of DRC but teaching in Rwanda. Pastor Robert is married with children. He teaches Theology and Greek at University.
Pastor David of Burundi, Pastor Evarsite of Rwanda, and Pasteur Robert of DRC Congo

Your donations to help cover missions’ travel expenses for all the RAB Volunteer Leaders and to print Books are greatly appreciated. RABS International could not do the Kingdom work without your generosity in giving and your prayers. Thank you and God Bless you and your family! 

Pastor Milton Wanyama is preparing to take a RAB Missions trip to Rwanda and Burundi in May 2018. He will be visiting Rwanda RAB Director, Pastor Evariste Hambumugisha and Pasteur Robert Kinyatiro DRC-Congo RAB Director in Rwanda for additional training for the RAB National Directors and for the Rwanda and DRC RAB Team members. It is also an opportunity to encourage the Rwandan saints. Many (over 700) Christian churches were closed recently due to new building condition regulations passed by the Rwandan government. Pastor Evariste and the saints after a hard month of work were able to reopen the building they meet in for Sunday and mid-week services. Then Pastor Milton will go into Burundi to meet with Pastor David Nsengiyumva, RAB Burundi Director. Pastor Milton will add to the training that Pastor David and the RAB Burundi RAB team members have received and all of the new changes of RAB’s procedures and policies will be explained.

PLEASE ENJOY THE MANY FACES AND TASKS OF PASTOR MILTON WANYAMA, RAB AFRICA COORDINATOR,  IN THE GALLERY BELOW–INCLUDING WHEN HE ALONG WITH BISHOP WILFRED BARASA, PASTOR ALISON, BISHOP EDWARD, AND ELIJA ROLLED OVER IN A SUV THEY WERE TRAVELING IN WHILE WE WERE IN TANZANIA AUGUST 2017.

 

RABS WEBSITE & OUR FIRST MILLING PROJECT

WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE WHILE WE CONTINUE BUILDING AND TWEAKING OUR NEW RAB  INTERNATIONAL MINISTRIES’  WEBSITE

Feel free to make a donation if you like toward any of the RAB Projects or Missions you see on our website. 

These photos are from the recent building of the first Milling Project in East Africa. You can learn more on the Humanitarian Mission’s Menu. We thank all of you for your prayers and for your desire to be a part of these exciting changes for RABS International Ministries.




SEPTEMBER-9-2017-MILTON-SEES-THE-PLOT-PURCHASED-FOR-MAMA-CYNDIS-MILLING-PROJECT-WAS-A-GARBAGE-DUMP
OCTOBER-26-2017-BEAUTIFUL-STONE-FOUNDATION-LAID-FOR-MAMA-CYNDIS-MILLING-PROJECT
The delivery of bricks seemed to never cease–we praise the Lord for the funds and beautiful weather He gave us during construction.
We thank the many local church volunteers and local workers who with God saw THE POSSIBLE that which others said was impossible. Glory to God
Roof rafters built on the site and lifted and raised into their position to hold the roofing
Final bricks being laid in the front façade and the roof is on–Glory to God!
From the outside to the inside. Construction Engineer, Pastor Sande Toto oversees the pouring of the cement floors in early January 2018.
MILL-FULL-PROFILE-PHOTO-WITH-ROOF-AND-COMPLETED-DOORS-AND-WINDOWS
February 21, 2018, Overseer giving final instructions before the Dedication Ribbon is cut to officially dedicate this Milling Project to the Lord and the people of Kiereka Kasokoso and all the adjoining zones and those in communities that we are enabled to help. We praise the Lord for this honor to help our brothers and sisters in Uganda.
Pastor Milton Wanyama RAB Africa Coordinator who oversaw this entire project along with Pastor Cyndi Higgins RAB Founder, President, and International Director prepare to cut the ribbon to dedicate the Milling Project to the Lord and the People of Uganda! Glory to God!
The Mill was filled with Christian Leaders from all over the community and Kampala and many areas and some of the Community Leaders of City Council joined for the Dedication of the Milling Project.

 

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RAB INTERNATIONAL TEAM TANZANIA AND MALAWI AUGUST 2017
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  • Reaching runaway brides (RABS) of Christ
  • Teaching established Christian leaders how to evangelize RABS
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  • Helping ‘The Church’ prepare as the Bride of Christ for His return–Jesus is coming soon for His Bride the Church

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