CBM Africa Team

Celebrating Caleb Bannister's High School graduation

from Rift Valley Academy, Kenya

There has been lots of transition within our CBM Africa team in the past year. We are so proud of Caleb who is beginning a year long program with Youth with a Mission (YWAM) this September. Caleb's parents, Tim and Diane Bannister, are also in a time of transition as they complete their ministry with CBM this December. We will miss the Bannisters, who have been such great team mates since we joined CBM together in 2006. While we are sad to see them finish their assignment with CBM, we are excited to know that they will be returning to Kenya in 2014 to begin new jobs with an organization focused on improving agricultural production in arid lands.

Erica leading a discussion at our first 

Kenya team meeting as Africa team leaders

 Fellowship time at the Kennys

Big transitions in Rwanda!!!

Kenya is not the only field where CBM is seeing some major changes. In Rwanda, our colleagues Bruno and Kathleen Soucy will be completing their assignment in September, and transitioning to Latin America where they will be serving as CBM's team leaders there. We are going to miss the Soucy's who have not only given extraordinary leadership to the Rwanda team, but have been a great support to CBM's operations in Kenya.

In July, we also had the joy of celebrating the installation of our colleague Gato Munyamasoko as the general secretary and legal representative of the Association of Baptist Church of Rwana (AEBR). Gato's secondment to the AEBR in this key leadership role marks an important step in the Rwandan churches strategic reforms to strengthen the church and deepen its impact upon the community. Please join us in upholding Gato and all of our team as they follow God's leading through times of change.