True Vineyard Ministries Inc

23 Jan

News from the Field: Rwanda

A brief post to update followers on the January 2012 mission trip! The purpose of the January mission trip is to bring along Scott King, a renowned Texas sheep shearer to Musanze, Rwanda, to equip and train more Rwandans in how to shear our merino sheep. In case you didn't know, there is a lot of detail work that goes into sheep shearing -- from how to get the best cut for the fibers, getting the most wool from a single shearing, keeping the sheep safe during shearing, and shearing in a timely manner. Currently there is only one person in Rwanda identified to shear sheep for TVM, but over time we have seen the need for more local people to be trained and equipped in this way. The benefits of this we believe will have positive long term infl...read more »