Wednesday, May 09, 2007

Heading to Burundi


As most of you know, I'm heading to Burundi on Friday as a co-leader of a short term mission trip with 11 other awesome peeps! The map above shows the different places we will visit while there.

About our Mission: We will be working with World Relief, a Christian international development organization that works through the local churches in some of the world’s poorest areas. We will have the privilege of holding two rallies, discipling college age students, teaching seminars on evangelism and discipleship, encouraging local pastors, playing with children (many of whom are orphans), and sharing Christ’s love with those suffering from AIDS and other devastating illnesses.

About BURUNDI: Small, poor, densely populated, and landlocked, Burundi lies just south of the Equator in central Africa. Burundi has experienced many of the same devastating conflicts as Rwanda, yet with a fraction of the attention from the international community. Thirteen years of civil war have uprooted and devastated the lives of hundreds of thousands. Burundi ranks 169th on the Human Development Index of 177 ranked countries. One in five of Burundi’s children die before they reach the age of 5. And adult life expectancy is just 51 years. Yet against this backdrop of despair, Christians and indigenous churches equipped by World Relief are playing a pivotal role in Burundi’s recovery.

We will be in Burundi for 12 days and then on the way home we have a two day layover in Nairobi, Kenya and will have the opportunity to visit and spend some time with some of the orphans in Kibera (the place shown during the American Idol Gives Back show).

I'm not planning on having any access or time to be able to blog while there, but I promise to give a full report when I return. We get back to DC on the 27th.

10 comments:

JohnnyB said...

Bless you Cajun Tiger! Have a safe and productive trip!

Anonymous said...

May you use your unique gifts and talents to make a magnificent difference in the body of Christ in Burundi and to the lands that God will bring you to!

Dionne said...

I am so excited about how God is going to use you while there. I am praying and will link to you sometime soon and encourage others to pray as well. Godspeed brother!!

The WordSmith from Nantucket said...

Good for you! Stay safe and keep us posted.

Unknown said...

I am praying for you and I look forward to hearing your stories.

Carole Turner said...

Jesus be with Mr. Tiger while he travels. Bless him lord. Amen.

Dave Miller said...

Have a great trip. I pray that your presence will make a difference for the Kingdom. War Eagle!

Anonymous said...

to quote from the movie Dave:
"Ah yes, Burundi. The have nice hats in Burundi."

Best wishes.

Jean Ohlerking said...

praying for you...

Cajun Tiger said...

Thanks for everyone's prayers!