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Our Ministry Partners

New Beginnings Baptist Church - Summer 2018

Longview, Texas

NBBC is our home church and our sending church. They are also the first of many mission teams that will be coming over the next few years to Start, Strengthen, and Serve with us! Here is a brief overview of what God accomplished through the NBBC team in Burundi and Rwanda this summer:

Celebrated the Rwandamerican wedding of George Willis and Lindsey Bradshaw
Commemorated 3 new water wells (2 in Rwanda and 1 in Burundi)
Over 120 pastors and church leaders were equipped through training conferences
1481 Burundians and Rwandans received free medical treatment
196 people gave their lives to Christ

Check out the pictures below from their incredible week on mission!

Team Prayer in Burundi	Why Not?	The Groom
Water Well - Kanazi, Rwanda This water well was funded by First Baptist Church in Crossett, Arkansas	Clean Water!	Akagera National Park
Future Church Site - Gitega, Burundi Land purchased by NBBC for NBC Burundi's second campus.	VBS at PEFA Wisdom School - Rwanda	Water Well - Nyamata, Rwanda Water well funded by the Coleman/Florczykowski Life Group at NBBC
Evangelism in Rwanda Tim Barnett sharing the Evangecube - 18 salvations	Dinner at The Hut - Kigali, Rwanda The Burundi team enjoying a great meal upon returning to Rwanda	Water Well - Kagwema, Burundi Water well funded by several Life Groups at NBBC
Clean Water!	Burundi - Awaiting medical treatment	Akagera National Park
The Bride and Groom George and Lindsey Willis were married on Saturday, July 14th, 2018 at PEFA Church in Kinyinya, Rwanda.	Baboon	Reception
Teaching on Foot Washing Pastor Todd explaining foot washing before the team washed the feet of 18 people that trusted in Christ	Evangelism Adam and George with The Roots Network sharing the Gospel	Sunday Morning Preaching - Rwanda Ryan Pate preaching
Pastor Training in Rwanda Pastor Todd trained over 50 pastors at a 2 day conference in Kigali	Burundi Joy	Akagera National Park
Burundi Team	Burundi	Ministry in Burundi
Evangelism in Burundi Spencer Jackson sharing the Evangecube as people waited in line for medical treatment	Headed to the Airport	Dinner at Ruzizi Tented Lodge
Full Team Pic Last group pic before heading to the airport	Kids	Moto-Taxis!!!
Rwanda team dinner at Java House	VBS at PEFA Wisdom School - Rwanda	Burundi Celena Kirbow and some Burundian future leaders!
Team Rwanda	Water Well in Kanazi, Rwanda	Mission: Paint the Koelling's House NBBC spent their afternoons on mission serving the Koellings at their new home. We are so grateful!
More painting	Gitega, Burundi Gitega is in the center of Burundi, and this tree is designated the very center (heart) of the country	Future water well site in Rwanda This location in Musenyi, Rwanda has a working water well, but there is only one pipe with limited flow and it serves almost 7200 people. The Roots Network and NBBC will partner to renovate the well to clean up the area and renovate the well for increased production
Medical Clinic in Rwanda This young girl suffers from an undiagnosed condition that causes her to pass out for indefinite periods of time. Shanna Pate was on the scene to treat her	More painting	Feet washing in Rwanda
Womens' Teaching in Burundi	More Burundi Joy	Karera Falls - Gitega, Burundi
Rwanda Joy	Kagwema, Burundi The people of this village have worked tirelessly to plant crops and make bricks in order to construct their first church	Future water well site - Rwanda
Get to work!	Burundi	Burundi
Evangelism in Burundi Celena Kirbow sharing the Evangecube in Burundi

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