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January 2019
The Bannick Family : Rwanda, Africa
Happy New Year! We pray you had a wonderful Christmas and wish you a Happy New Year! Here is a look back on 2018 here in Rwanda:
Pastor Training
Pastor Rick Seltzer taught a course on the New Testament, and Pastor Jim Baugh taught on Evangelism in November. They both said it went so well with the local pastors and leaders. One of the days, the pastors went out into their communities to evangelize and share the Gospel. They said this is a new concept for them to go out into the community, verses having the people just come to them. God is working, and it's so neat to see how He has grown these pastors over the past couple years. This particular class will graduate May 2019! They will have 3 more trainings (February, March, and May) before then.
Rwaza Hydropower
A huge praise that the hydropower project Chad has been working on for the last 5+ years is in full operation now! This particular project is 2.9 megawatts and is on the grid, supplying Rwanda with much needed electricity. It's producing about 1.5% of the country's total power. This is helping reduce the country's dependency on diesel fuel to produce electricity which is expensive and also harmful to the environment. Thank you for your faithful prayers for this project!
My mom and her friend Debbie were able to visit! Here they are with the turbines that came all the way from Austria!
Power house
Muraho Technology
Muraho Technology has geared up again this year. If you remember, Chad helped start this venture in 2013 in hopes of building relationships and providing jobs for Rwandans. This past year, we trained 48 women in software testing through a grant received from the German government. Various trainers came out to teach this group including GTN's Michael Penick who is not only a pastor trainer, but a certified Agile Trainer and Scrum Master with 15 years of software testing experience. We were so excited that 21 passed the ASTQB (https://globaltrainingnetwork.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=04b40ec0ddbab4d88ad9b8e08&id=399f0fede5&e=faabd7d0ee) (Proficiency Distinction) certification. Now we are doing an internship with 43 women from this training, so they can practice what they have learned. We're currently working with a German company as well as one from Colorado to test their software. Our hope is to gain more clients in this new year to keep providing jobs here in Rwanda.
The group of 48 women in the training.
Theoneste
Theo finished his S2 (8th grade) this year (Jan-Oct 2018). He has grown so much in maturity, knowledge, and in the Lord this year. It's been really neat to see! He's doing well in school and was #14 out of 60 students at the end of the year. Theoneste is also the captain of the futbol team at his school. A couple weeks ago he had the opportunity to go to a camp called 3D Christian Camps whose vision is, "The truth of Christ transforming youth in Rwanda." He said he learned a lot and has dedicated his life to living for God. We pray he continues to grow and we thank you for being a huge part of his journey!
There's Theo in the red!
Visiting the boys in Musanze (Shema, Theo and Isaac).
Theoneste will be in S3 this coming year (9th grade!). If you would like to help sponsor Theoneste, please see below:
Theoneste: Kigali Christian School (KCS)
School tuition, all meals, boarding, school supplies, uniforms, national exam, admin/wire fees.
Total for 2019 school year (January 2019-October 2019): $1,938, however, $300 has already been given so far!
If you would like to donate online, In the "Gift Notes" please type "Theoneste."
Family
This year for our family has been so special and full of joy. The girls are growing fast! Olive (6) is spunky, thoughtful, creative, and has a real love for others and the Lord. She started Kindergarten (homeschooling!) this July and is LOVING it. It's so fun to see her catch onto concepts and how eager she is to learn. Heidi (3) is independent, sweet, and loves her sisters! She loves to homeschool with Olive and feel like a big girl. Sometimes I forget she's only 3! Elin just turned one this month. This first year has flown by! Elin is joyful, curious, walking, and enjoys saying "Hi" to everyone she sees. An exciting highlight this year was a trip with friends to Akagera National Park (2 hours from our house!) where we went on safari for a couple days. Here are some pics!
Thank you for all your encouragement, prayers, and support this year (year 7 in Rwanda!). We love you all and are excited to see where the Lord leads each of us in 2019!
In Christ,
Chad, Kortney, Olive, Heidi, and Elin
Check:
NEW ADDRESS
Global Training Network
PO Box 6507
Peoria, AZ 85385
*Please address to Global Training Network and put #455 in the memo
By Phone:
623-217-3867
Communicate
Blog:
thebannicks.com (https://globaltrainingnetwork.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=04b40ec0ddbab4d88ad9b8e08&id=7be39532a6&e=faabd7d0ee)
Skype:
chaddigity
kortneybannick
Mailing Address:
Bannick
BP 1361
Kigali, Rwanda
*Remember your donation is tax-deductible
Would you like to support our ministry? Click HERE
January 2019
The Bannick Family : Rwanda, Africa
Happy New Year! We pray you had a wonderful Christmas and wish you a Happy New Year! Here is a look back on 2018 here in Rwanda:
Pastor Training
Pastor Rick Seltzer taught a course on the New Testament, and Pastor Jim Baugh taught on Evangelism in November. They both said it went so well with the local pastors and leaders. One of the days, the pastors went out into their communities to evangelize and share the Gospel. They said this is a new concept for them to go out into the community, verses having the people just come to them. God is working, and it's so neat to see how He has grown these pastors over the past couple years. This particular class will graduate May 2019! They will have 3 more trainings (February, March, and May) before then.
Rwaza Hydropower
A huge praise that the hydropower project Chad has been working on for the last 5+ years is in full operation now! This particular project is 2.9 megawatts and is on the grid, supplying Rwanda with much needed electricity. It's producing about 1.5% of the country's total power. This is helping reduce the country's dependency on diesel fuel to produce electricity which is expensive and also harmful to the environment. Thank you for your faithful prayers for this project!
My mom and her friend Debbie were able to visit! Here they are with the turbines that came all the way from Austria!
Power house
Muraho Technology
Muraho Technology has geared up again this year. If you remember, Chad helped start this venture in 2013 in hopes of building relationships and providing jobs for Rwandans. This past year, we trained 48 women in software testing through a grant received from the German government. Various trainers came out to teach this group including GTN's Michael Penick who is not only a pastor trainer, but a certified Agile Trainer and Scrum Master with 15 years of software testing experience. We were so excited that 21 passed the ASTQB (https://globaltrainingnetwork.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=04b40ec0ddbab4d88ad9b8e08&id=399f0fede5&e=faabd7d0ee) (Proficiency Distinction) certification. Now we are doing an internship with 43 women from this training, so they can practice what they have learned. We're currently working with a German company as well as one from Colorado to test their software. Our hope is to gain more clients in this new year to keep providing jobs here in Rwanda.
The group of 48 women in the training.
Theoneste
Theo finished his S2 (8th grade) this year (Jan-Oct 2018). He has grown so much in maturity, knowledge, and in the Lord this year. It's been really neat to see! He's doing well in school and was #14 out of 60 students at the end of the year. Theoneste is also the captain of the futbol team at his school. A couple weeks ago he had the opportunity to go to a camp called 3D Christian Camps whose vision is, "The truth of Christ transforming youth in Rwanda." He said he learned a lot and has dedicated his life to living for God. We pray he continues to grow and we thank you for being a huge part of his journey!
There's Theo in the red!
Visiting the boys in Musanze (Shema, Theo and Isaac).
Theoneste will be in S3 this coming year (9th grade!). If you would like to help sponsor Theoneste, please see below:
Theoneste: Kigali Christian School (KCS)
School tuition, all meals, boarding, school supplies, uniforms, national exam, admin/wire fees.
Total for 2019 school year (January 2019-October 2019): $1,938, however, $300 has already been given so far!
If you would like to donate online, In the "Gift Notes" please type "Theoneste."
Family
This year for our family has been so special and full of joy. The girls are growing fast! Olive (6) is spunky, thoughtful, creative, and has a real love for others and the Lord. She started Kindergarten (homeschooling!) this July and is LOVING it. It's so fun to see her catch onto concepts and how eager she is to learn. Heidi (3) is independent, sweet, and loves her sisters! She loves to homeschool with Olive and feel like a big girl. Sometimes I forget she's only 3! Elin just turned one this month. This first year has flown by! Elin is joyful, curious, walking, and enjoys saying "Hi" to everyone she sees. An exciting highlight this year was a trip with friends to Akagera National Park (2 hours from our house!) where we went on safari for a couple days. Here are some pics!
Thank you for all your encouragement, prayers, and support this year (year 7 in Rwanda!). We love you all and are excited to see where the Lord leads each of us in 2019!
In Christ,
Chad, Kortney, Olive, Heidi, and Elin
Check:
NEW ADDRESS
Global Training Network
PO Box 6507
Peoria, AZ 85385
*Please address to Global Training Network and put #455 in the memo
By Phone:
623-217-3867
Communicate
Blog:
thebannicks.com (https://globaltrainingnetwork.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=04b40ec0ddbab4d88ad9b8e08&id=7be39532a6&e=faabd7d0ee)
Skype:
chaddigity
kortneybannick
Mailing Address:
Bannick
BP 1361
Kigali, Rwanda
*Remember your donation is tax-deductible
Would you like to support our ministry? Click HERE