Rwanda

• Please pray for Presidential Elections, which will happen in August this year.
• April 7th to 14th is the Genocide memorial week in Rwanda. Please pray for continued peace and reconciliation.

Ubuzima Bwiza Iwacu- Azizi Life Impact

• This week was our adult literacy teacher training refresher course. All the teachers gathered to share and learn about what works best in class in the hope that they will be able to build on the good start they have made. Please pray for God’s blessing on both teachers and students.
• Join us in Praising God for a wonderful donation received this month- that means we will be able to continue to grow our adult literacy program.

Azizi Life Experiences

• This month we are meeting with all the artisan host families and all the facilitators to review what is working well and deal with any issues. Please pray for an open and honest discussion and great wisdom for all involved.
• Since the year started, Experiences has added in a number of new community activities. Pease pray we are able to spread the word on these and get lots of new visitors.

Azizi Life Crafts & Artisans

• Thank you to everyone who prayed last month for new connections with wood carving groups. We took a trip to the South of Rwanda last week and found a lot of new carvers.  Please pray these new groups will become wonderful long term partners.
• We just recruited a new staff member for ourKigali boutique, Nathalie. Please pray for her to adapt quickly and become a blessing to the work of Azizi life.
• Please join us in praying for one of our weavers, Antoinette from KUNDAGASEKE Group, who has damaged her finger and her husband is also hospitalized, so she is not able to weave at the moment. Pray for a quick recovery for both.

 Beeutiful Creations

• We are praising God that our honey is proving so popular – but sadly it means we have been unable to keep up with the current demand. Please pray we are able to find more beekeepers to partner with.

Azizi Life US

• The new website is complete and in testing stage. Please stay tuned for its launch!  Please also pray the launch goes smoothly and that we reach lots of people.
• Our hope is to increase our work in the US with the help of a team of volunteers. But the first step is to find a volunteer coordinator.  Please pray we find the perfect person in the US to head up this work.  If you know someone who would be perfect for this role, please let us know.

Azizi Life Team

• It is tax season again and please pray for all the team who are putting together all the necessary documents. Please pray that we get everything together in time and accurately.
• Please join us in thanking God for the safe arrival of Samuel, Francine’s new baby boy, please ask for strength and health for her and the baby.