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RWANDA,
PURPOSE DRIVEN NATION
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is a news article about President Kagame's
speech on the Fourty Days Of Purpose. Click
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Rwanda: Country With a Purpose - Kagame
The New Times (Kigali)
30 March 2008
Posted to the web 31 March 2008
Edwin Musoni
Kigali
Rwanda in the past existed with no purpose which resulted to a shameful
history. now the country has chosen to live with a purpose for prosperity and
faith, President Paul Kagame has said.
The President was speaking at a gathering that brought together thousands of
Rwandan Christians during the launch of '40 Days of Purpose' at Amahoro
National Stadium last evening.
The launch was blessed by among others, the influential evangelical preacher
and author of the Purpose Driven Life, Rick Warren who was accompanied by his
wife.
Kagame said, "we have lived in our history without a purpose and we can
not afford that anymore, we have chosen to be a country with a purpose."
He added that three years ago, the same congregation met at the Stadium to
launch the Global PEACE Plan, which Warren officially unveiled.
The initiative tackles five of the largest problems facing the world today
namely spiritual darkness, lack of servant leaders around the world, poverty,
disease, and ignorance.
"The Peace plan is a partnership between churches, public and private
sectors under the driving force of Pastor Warren," Kagame said.
President Kagame said that since the launch of the Peace Plan, there had been
great success from the initiative especially in the Western province where
peace partners have worked closely with the Ministry of Health.
He called on other sectors in the country to replicate the Western province
model. " more importantly all Rwandans should embrace this
initiative," he added
He promised Warren that the 40 days of Purpose will not fail, saying that there
was no better place to launch the initiative than in Rwanda.
"This comes at a critical stage in our country when we are undergoing
transformation to prosperity of which other countries have taken for granted.
He told Rwandans that for the country to stand firm, it needed to have a church
with faith, and firm private and public sectors.
Kagame also told the 200 pastors who had graduated in purpose driven life that
they are the foot soldiers of transformation during the 40-day exercise. The
pastors were drawn from different churches and are supposed to lead the 40 days
of purpose initiative after completing a two year course.
Warren who is in the country for the 10th time in three years, talked about
qualities of good leadership saying that seeking God's guidance makes a good
leader.
He said that majority of the Rwanda churches have adopted the 40 days of
purpose and the first phase of churches started implementing the initiative
this last weekend.
He said that the next vision is to have all churches adopt the initiative and
that so far close to 100, 000 churches across the world have adopted the
initiative and implemented it.
"So far hundreds of churches in Rwanda have adopted this initiative which
is so impressive," Warren said.
Speaking about his Global Peace Plan, Warren said that he was confident the
plan would spread from Rwanda to all parts of the world, caring about those in
need.
The colourful function which was characterized by gospel songs and prayers was
attended by top government officials.
http://allafrica.com/stories/200803310590.html
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