Reverend Emmanuel Ndagijimana
Last month, the Association of Rwandan Baptist Churches (AEBR), our partner in Rwanda, held its general assembly to elect its new legal representative and leader of the denomination. We are happy to share that Rev. Emmanuel Ndagijimana was elected and will officially begin his new responsibilities next week on May 15th.
Rev. Emmanuel has served as a pastor and regional leader within the AEBR and has worked closely with many of our CBM colleagues serving in Rwanda. His integrity and servanthood will be a great blessing to the Church as it continues to strengthen its structures and ministries through this period of challenges facing local churches in Rwanda.
Over the past week, we have enjoyed getting to know Rev. Emmanuel who is quick to laugh and has engaged both our team and other partners with a desire to deepen his understanding and relationships within the partnerships.
Please join us in praying for Rev. Emmanuel, his family, and the AEBR as they begin this period of transition in leadership.
We also lift up our friend Gato Munyamasoko as he will transition into new things. We are deeply thankful for the work that he has done over the past five years serving the Baptist churches in Rwanda and raising the profile of the denomination.
We continue to pray for congregations in Rwanda that are struggling to meet new legislative requirements. Hundreds of Baptist churches remain closed as they work on improving their facilities to satisfy these recently introduced expectations.
Outgoing legal representative Rev. Gato Munyamasoko and AEBR Administrative director, Berthe Uwizeramariya with Rev. Emmanuel during the CBM Africa Leadership Exchange in Kenya.
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