Dear Pastor Mike and Ally Russel,
Greetings in the name of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.
I am Bishop Justin Nzoyisaba of the United Methodist Church, I was given your
name by Leonard Nyankuri so that we may know each other and share your program
which might take place in June or July 2011.
I am pleased to be available for any assistance to your side, so send me what
would be your program and what you intent to do and where to go in Burundi so
that we can extend to you an invitation.
We thank you for what you have done to our parish down in Ruyigi province and
Kinyinya District, we hope that you will continue and get other friends who can
visit us and see what we do.
Best regards,
Bishop Justin Nzoyisaba
December 6th, 2010
Dear Bishop Justin,
Thank you for your greetings in the name of our Lord Jesus, and your willingness to host us on our visit.
At present, our plans are as follows:
I will come with a Burundian man named Jean Bosco Misigaro in June or July 2011.
We have 4 two hour teaching sessions and 1 one hour teaching session which we would like to deliver for pastors and others with interest. Perhaps this could be in the late afternoons or early evenings for 5 days after the work of the day is over.
I would like to attend the church of pastor Alexis on a Sunday. I would like to see how the honey co op works, which we have helped sponsor, and I would like to see the brick kiln - how it works, and to see a house made of bricks from the kiln. I would like to take photos of these things.
I have a potential investor of A$5000 for an investment on a similar basis as the brick kiln business. So if Pastor Alexis has another suggestion for a business with this size of outlay, I would like to talk with him about it, and see why it will be useful. (This investor will only be interested after our brick kiln business has received a dividend, and after there has been a satisfactory annual report on the brick kiln business).
I would like to meet you Bishop Justin, and also the Anglican Bishop if possible (I am an Anglican pastor - I am trying to contact the Anglican Bishop at present)
With yourself and the Anglican Bishop, I would like to discuss problems I see Burundian Christians finding in Australia, as well as strengths in what many Burundian Christians bring over here. I would like for you to suggest any ways we can help you. When we come, is there anything you would like us to bring that will help you? I have an 'African Bible Commentary' in Swahili to give away, for example.
I would like the chance to preach if you are willing to allow that.
I think this should take around 8 days on the ground.
There is much detail still to consider and confirm.
Best regards to you, and greetings to you in our Lord,
Pastor Mike Russell
December 7th, 2010
Dear Mike and Ally Russel,
I am very glad to read you and I see you have nice program and I will be happy to meet you and talk. I know all the Anglican Bishops in Burundi they are six bishops. In Bujumbura there is one and on your way to Alexis church there is another Dear Mike and Ally Russel, Bishop Justin so let me know who you want to meet so that I inform him early. I will be glad to receive any gift from your side but in my daily work I am missing a camera to produce reports if you are able to bring me that is OK if not feel free to come with any gift. Let me how the seminar is organized.
I am very glad to read you and I see you have nice program and I will be happy to meet you and talk. I know all the Anglican Bishops in Burundi they are six bishops. In Bujumbura there is one and on your way to Alexis church there is another Bishop so let me know who you want to meet so that I inform him early. I will be glad to receive any gift from your side but in my daily work I am missing a camera to produce reports if you are able to bring me that is OK if not feel free to come with any gift. Let me how the seminar is organized.
Thank you so much for the information and your assistance to our church.
Thank you so much for the information and your assistance to our church.
Bishop Justin
