Author Archives: Jake + Kathryn

Hey Friends, This is Jake, I just wanted to send you guys a quick update on our lives during this season of COVID-19. As you know, Kathryn and I made the sudden decision to book a flight back to the US, returning home on March 21st. While we were planning to come home to haveContinue reading

Friends,  Due to the recent coronavirus outbreak, churches, schools, events, and large gatherings in Rwanda have been cancelled for the next few weeks. Students have been sent home for an unknown amount of time so there is little we can do for the time being.  With this news and the state of unknowns with bordersContinue reading “Quick update”

Friends! Wanted to give you all a quick update on our lives. School let out for summer in November, so we had a nice little holiday. We had a buddy come visit us from the US for Thanksgiving (who brought so many thanksgiving foods we cannot find here). In December, we took a bus theContinue reading “BIG (little) ANNOUNCEMENT”

The end of the year is often a time of great generosity. During the holiday season there is a infectious kindness that floats about. Many of us live a life where we have the capability to be radically generous to others. With many worthy and noble causes, how do we decide where we want toContinue reading “RADICAL GENEROSITY”

We have been spending our days at Saint Peter Secondary School. This is a high school with about 125 students. Schools in Rwanda run a little differently than normal high schools in America. The school year here starts late January and runs till the middle of November, with a two week break in April andContinue reading “Saint Peter’s”