Update from Lewie: Serving on the Ground in Rwanda

Africa has been sooo cool. I'm working with Saddleback's Peace plan and 40 days of purpose, and the impact it is having here is unbelievable. The stories are incredible, and the need for trauma counseling is more than I even thought. So many women suffer from trauma, it's not dealt with, then it has an impact on everyone. People begin to think life is meaningless, why go to school why work, then that leads to no education and poverty. It really is true that peoples' lack of relationship with Christ is the root of many of their problems. The vast majority of people here in one of the villages we were in said their favorite chapter in the Purpose Driven Life book was "You are not an accident." People are searching for meaning, and throughout all the trauma they have endured with genocide, war, gender based violence, and much more, they have really lost hope. Only Jesus can bring that hope back. It is really inspiring to see, and it has really motivated me to help be a part of that solution. I am so excited!