At Foundations for Christ we are saving lives and saving souls.
Foundations for Christ is Saving lives
Well over 80% of the country is rural and a similar number of citizens rely on subsistence farming. Some rankings place Rwanda among the 20 poorest countries in the world. Rwanda gross domestic product per capita for 2021 was $834, a 6% increase from 2020.
As a result, many of the families in Rwanda live in homes with dirt floors. Dirt floors become a breeding ground for mosquitos, bacteria, and other parasites and the dust from the dirt floors causes them to be inhaled by those living in the homes. This is a health crisis for those living in poverty.
The concrete floors installed by Foundations for Christ change this reality and can save the lives of over 20,000 Rwandan children every year!
Current Projects
- Ruhanga, Burera District, Northern Province, Rwanda
- Base, Rulindo District, Northern Province, Rwanda
- Harare, Zimbabwe starting in September 2023
Foundations for Christ is Saving souls
In Rwanda, a theological college is a rare treasure – as are well-trained Bible teachers. Only around five percent of Rwandan pastors have received formal theological training, and regulations from the Rwandan parliament require pastors to hold at least a bachelor’s in theology or a similar field to lead a church. The cost of education is prohibitively high, preventing these leaders from returning to school. This means many pastors find themselves unequipped to disciple their congregations, provide counseling for church members, plant a church, or adequately study and teach the Scripture.
Also, most Rwandan pastors do not receive any kind of financial support from their congregations. In fact, it is common for congregation members to run to the pastor for financial assistance. To be a pastor is to be a father.
These two factors further make it very difficult for a pastor to travel to Kigali to get training. They can’t raise funds for transport to the capital or to pay course fees, besides all the other expenses connected to learning.
Our eyes were opened to this reality and so we came up with a plan to mitigate it: We the Foundation For Christ started taking training to the communities, teaching two foundational courses in 2022: Expository Preaching and the Interpretation of Biblical Prophecy.
Current Projects
- Foundations Seminary
- Kigali, Kicukiro District, Kigali, Rwanda: Evangelical Friends Church
- Base, Rulindo District, Northern Province, Rwanda: Base Baptist Church
- Harare, Zimbabwe
- Shreveport, LA, USA: New Beginning in Christ Ministries
- Inspire Action Mission (I AM) – Prison Outreach
- Federal Correctional Institute (FCI), Tallahassee, FL, USA
- Louisiana State Penitentiary, Angola, LA, USA
- Bledsoe County Prison, Pikeville, TN, USA
- Federal Correctional Institute (FCI), Aliceville, AL, USA
- Federal Department of Corrections, Honolulu, HI, USA
- Hope’s Foundation – Evangelism Ministries
- Musanze, Rwanda
- South Sudan, Church Plant
- Ethiopia, Church Plant (coming soon)
- Punjab, Punjab, Pakistan, House Church
- Zimbabwe
