If you ever make it back there you should hook up with Chris Page. Chris has become a good friend over the past few years of exchanging emails. Chris is a British guy, was a YWAM missionary that went over to Rwanda with a passion for business. Once he got there he recognized the potential business had to solve problems and help orphans (from the genocide) provided for their families.

Years ago Chris started a greeting car company. Eco friendly, recycled, hand made cards (http://cardsfromafrica.com/). He’s hired something like over 100 “kids” who were left as orphans from the genocide. As the older siblings, they have been given a solid job, good pay, good job training, provide for their families and have seen the gospel lived out in front of them every where they work. I’ve done a bit of writting about them on the Business as Mission blog (

http://www.businessasmissio\nnetwork.com/2009/04/on-15th-anniversary-of-rwandan-genocide.html).

Out of hundreds of entries, Chris finished second in a company for social entrepreneurs sponsored by Shell, Newsweek and the BBC. Since then he’s gone one to start a few other businesses and ministries in the community outside of Kigali.

I’ve often told my wife that I could see us just heading over there and being an incubator of business and ministry projects. Thanks for sharing about the trip. Glad to hear that Catalyst West went so well.

Have a great rest of the trip.

Justin

We will not forget, but we will forgive.