Anniversary Sunday

There are two words that continue to run through my mind – Remember and Celebrate. They are the words a life well lived. Our nature is to collect and tell stories. Our homes and offices are filled with photos of children, graduation, marriages, new opportunities, and even defining crises. We by nature must remember.

Our memories can be both good and bad. In fact, we all have memories that cause us to grimace. Some of our memories are painful. As time goes on and we heal from the pain we will eventually discover the power of celebration. Life calls us to enjoy a good meal, music, and friendships. Without these earthly joys life would be both quite dull and meaningless.

Thus I am a firm believer in remembering with celebration. These celebratory memories come several times per year. We have Christmas, Palm Sunday, and Easter. We have birthdays and anniversaries. We have national holidays.

For my journey in Rwanda with CCR we have a yearly celebration of our CCR Anniversary Sunday. We must remember the goodness of God and our commitments to live in community.

You, your family, and friends are invited to celebrate with us on Sunday, 1 March 2009 at 10:00 a.m. Our Guest of Honor for the Anniversary Celebration will be Rwanda's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Honorable Mrs. Rosemary Museminali. Besides our church celebration and a speech from our Guest of Honor we will share refreshments and the traditional dancing of Imena Troupe.

I look forward to celebrating with many of you this coming Sunday.

Imana ikurinde,

Dave Jenkins