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Nancy Collins - Regional Liaison for East Africa (Kenya, Malawi, Rwanda and Zambia) Learn more about Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) work in Rwanda |
Rwanda experienced Africa’s worst genocide in modern times in April 1994 with 1 million Tutsi and moderate Hutus losing their lives. Rwanda was left with virtually no infrastructure and an impoverished and traumatized population. Since then Rwanda has made tremendous progress in many areas of social welfare, and the government is working to diversify the economy to minimize dependence on subsistence agriculture. Despite a 12 percent reduction in percentage of people living in poverty, economic deprivation remains widespread. The Presbyterian Church of Rwanda has called on the PC(USA) to walk with them as it addresses ongoing inter-ethnic tensions, trains clergy, and builds the capacity of congregations to support their pastors.
Nancy Collins
regional liaison for East Central Africa (Kenya, Malawi, Rwanda and Zambia)
As regional liaison for East Central Africa, Nancy facilitates PC(USA) relationships with partner churches and institutions in Kenya, Malawi, Rwanda, and Zambia. Her special focus is on partners’ work related to evangelism, leadership development, and church growth. Nancy also provides support for other mission personnel in the region and assists PC(USA) congregations and presbyteries that are in or that want to be in a relationship with partners in East Central Africa. Home presbytery: Southern New England/Des Moines; Learn more
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Kay Day
Kay prepares men and women for pastoral ministry by teaching English and practical theology at the Protestant Institute of Arts and Sciences (PIASS). The school places a special emphasis on equipping students to facilitate reconciliation, mutual respect, and societal development in Rwanda, which is still scarred by the 1994 genocide. PIASS is a joint project of the Presbyterian Church of Rwanda and four other Protestant denominations. “I am humbled that my small gifts can help build his kingdom in Rwanda as the people there are strengthened to rebuild their country,” says Kay. Home presbytery: Pittsburgh; Learn more
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Meg Knight
Called to play a unique role in the country’s healing and reemergence, leaders in the Presbyterian Church of Rwanda are working to build a community of spiritually strong and socially engaged Christians. Meg teaches English as a second language at the denominational headquarters in Kigali. It is her hope that as the moral and spiritual leaders’ ability to express themselves in English improves, they will be better equipped to serve God and the people of Rwanda in the church’s parishes, schools, clinics, and hospitals, and to take a prominent position in ecumenical and pan- African programs focused on reconciliation and social justice initiatives. Home presbytery: Albany; Learn more
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