Rudasumbwa Jean

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name = Jean Rudasumbwa
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nationality = Rwandese |
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occupation = Bishop, Educationist, Lecturer

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spouse = Therese N. Rudasumbwa
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Reverend Jean Rudasumbwa, whose name [Rudasumbwa] literally means "The Great Man" in the local language, is renown Rwandan evangelical personality born on June 14,1956.

Rudasumbwa alongside Rev Faustin Ntamushobora and Missionary Gary Sheer are the founders of Rwanda's New Creation Ministries which exists: "to help the Rwandese church function as the Body of Christ and to develop ministries that strengthen and enable the Rwandese church to be Jesus’ voice, hands, and feet to the people of Rwanda".

Career

Following his famous sermons on Faith that Moves Mountains taken from the Holly Bible (Mathew 17.14-21) and his own life experiences , Jean has been branded "Mr Faith" by most of his church members, colleagues, and friends. One of his children is named Kwizera (which means faith in Kinyarwanda).

Rudasumbwa was Rwanda Country Director of Campus Crusade for Christ International during the 1994 Rwanda civil unrest and was instrumental in saving many lives of people dying of cholera in refugee camps.

On regular basis, "Mr Faith" gives talks in local and regional conferences on his favorite topic- Faith that moves mountains-Family Care and Christian Ethics.

Church Planting

His many years of service with The Association des Eglises Baptistes au Rwanda(AEBR) saw him planting numerous churches in the most remote areas of the country, a Baptist Bible College in the former province of Butare and the present Gary Sheer Secondary School in Rusatira were initiated by Rudasumbwa and his wife Therese to serve as focal point for education and training to local communities and members of the newborn churches.

Education

Rudasumbwa holds a Bachelors Degree in Bible and Theology from Pan Africa Christian University and a Masters Degree in Christian Education from Nairobi Evangelical Graduate School of Theology.

Other trainings include the Billy Graham International Conference for Itinerant Evangelists ( Amsterdam1986)and The Great Commission Missionaries training.

Personal

Jean is married to Therese N. Rudasumbwa and together they have eight children all of whom have demonstrated musical talents. He fluently speaks English, French and many other African languages. He also knows Hebrew and Greek with varying levels of fluency.

He lives a humble life in a Kigali suburb.

Quotes

"God has been, is, and always will be; whether man believes it or not."
"Rich or poor, me and my house we will serve the Lord"
"I believe that all things are possible when we remain in the will of God"
"The Rwandese local churches should contribute to the development of the people in the communities where they belong, not just spiritually but also educationally,culturally, and beyond"
"One of the mistakes that pastors make is to put the Ministry ahead of their own families. Pastors ought to provide for, nurture, protect and lead their own families as this is the first duty of The Ministry"

References

External links

1. [New Creation Ministries] http://ncmrwanda.org/
2. [Campus Crusade for Christ International] http://www.ccci.org/
3. [Campus pour Christ Rwanda] http://www.cccrwanda.org.rw/
4. [Nairobi Evangelical Graduate School of Theology] http://www.negst.edu/pdf/Grad_Mag_06.pdf
5. [Pan Africa Christian University] http://www.pacuniversity.com/
6.http://www.iht.com/articles/1994/07/22/rwanda_17.php
7. [AEBR] http://www.thesharingway.org/cbmin/images/Rwanda.pdf