Future Missionary Training in Rwanda

We at EFM are happy to be able to host a second 2022 Future Missionary Training Trip. I write this from the Washington Dulles Airport as I accompany these fine young adults, who wish to explore, learn, and discern what it might look like for them to be faithful to the Lord as they surrender their lives to his service.

This team is traveling August 5-20 to Rwanda, Africa to be hosted by Brad and Chelsea Carpenter and several EFC-Rwanda leaders. The team includes Grace Broschk, Eric Johr, and Ellie Ware from North Olmsted, Ohio in Eastern Region, Nathan Macy from Wichita, Kansas in Mid America, and joins Thomas Moore from Florida, already in Rwanda, who connected with Friends in Southwest when at Biola University.

Please pray for this team of future missionaries!

For a great experience of learning from EFC-Rwanda and the Carpenter family about cross-culture service, language learning, whole-life discipleship, immersion experiences, and missionary family life.
That God would send more workers to his harvest field. For these future missionaries to gain discernment in the next steps the Lord of the harvest may be leading them towards.
For EFM’s partnership with EFC-Rwanda and Rwandan future missionaries, potential new workers, and the sending church as we seek sweet fellowship in the missions-sending conversation and vision.

EFM is excited to welcome Thomas Moore as a Short-Term Missionary as he enters a one-year field experience in Central Africa! July 2022-July 2023

Thomas has felt God calling him to missions ever since he was nine and felt that call reaffirmed during his time with Youth With A Mission when he was 18. Afterwards, while he was a Missional Ministries major at Southeastern University, God started pulling him towards Bible Translation. He then got a masters in Linguistics and Biblical Languages from Biola University to prepare him for this. While Thomas was at Biola, he was active at Granada Heights Friends Church which led him to Evangelical Friends and EFM. Now, God is leading him to serve for one year with EFM for on-the-field training with Brad and Chelsea Carpenter in Rwanda as they coach and disciple church leaders. Lord willing, in the near future, he will partner with Evangelical Friends Mission and the Summer Institute of Linguistics to work in Bible translation in a new field.

Here is a recent update from Thomas who departed for Rwanda on July 18:
“I’m so excited to be here! Brad and Chelsea Carpenter are hosting me for the first few weeks in Musanze and have already been so gracious and hospitable. Today has been a day of getting my bearings, having lots of quality time with the Carpenters, and learning my first words in Kinyarwanda.”

As Thomas recently began his field experience, he joined the Carpenters at the annual Kumbya Missionary Conference in southwest Rwanda. Now he is helping the Carpenters in hosting and participating in the Future Missionary Training Trip. Thomas has many learning experiences ahead of him for the next year, including participating in Luke 10 Exploration Trips as EFM discerns where to start new fields. Please pray for Thomas’ journey of learning and discernment as he comes to your mind.

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Find more information on EFM Future Missionary Retreats, Training Trips, Cohort sessions, and Luke 10 Trips here.

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Matt Macy
Director of Mobilization
matt@friendsmission.com

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