[pe2-image src=”http://lh6.ggpht.com/-MW1Bi7erVBg/UmCJgtt7guI/AAAAAAAACD0/6L6KmdQIzYs/s144-c-o/IMG_1392-001.JPG” href=”https://picasaweb.google.com/103676008264945162081/LindaAndKit2013#5935895503995372258″ caption=”” type=”image” alt=”IMG_1392-001.JPG” ] See the Photo Gallery for lots of photos! Cape Town, Ramblings from Rwanda Trip Report by Linda Ikeda, September 19, 2013  On July 27, Kit Chatsinchai (a former software engineer and now counseling intern) and I, returned home from 17 days in South Africa and Rwanda. This was  … Read more

From Untouchables to ArchbishopsThe archbishop partby Carrie Miles At last, here is the final installment of our February/March 2013 trip report.  I am glad to get this to you before the summer trips start coming in (and before it is 2014.) When I sent out the last report, Pastor Jean-Marie in Burundi wondered how we … Read more

Donell and Carrie at Lake Bunyonyi     Here is the next installment from this very stretched out report: David Nutter and I (Carrie Miles) left India from Mumbai on March 4. David flew home; I went on the Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) to meet Donell Peck and fly on to Kigali, Rwanda. Donell and I … Read more

Ahmedabad, Gujarat (India) February 28 – March 2, 2013 The creator God had originally instituted Mr Adam & Mrs Eve’s marriage perfect and ideal in the image and likeness of God. Sadly, the Fall in sin has caused damage and marred the beauty, and the family has been under the enemy’s attack ever since. But … Read more

From Untouchables to Archbishops Part 3 India by Carrie Miles India was an exciting experience for us.  David Nutter and I were delighted with the warm welcome and enthusiastic response from both the low caste people in the rural area of Pollachi and from those of the sophisticated urban leaders we worked with in Ahmedabad. One … Read more

From Untouchables to Archbishops: Empower 2103 Trip Report Part 1 Our 2013 program began with some drama, as Donell Peck, who was slated to travel to both India and Africa, tore a muscle in her leg two days before our flights. Donell missed India, but thanks to a lot of prayer on two continents, was able … Read more

From our website, our primary purpose at Empower reads: We seek to emulate the early Christian church in proclaiming God’s love for us and its meaning for our relationships with each other; in raising the respect, freedoms, and rights accorded women; in freeing men from norms of worldly masculinity that lead to violence and despair; … Read more