Priest
East African Congregation, Church of the Redeemer, Greensboro, NC
Where are you coming from? Do you have family?
I am originally from Congo. I am a parent of a good family. I and my wife, Uwamahor Anastasie, have six kids: four daughters, and two boys. We’ve been married since August 11th, 1993. That means 30 years of marriage!
What is your ministry background?
I have been called as a Pastor and ordained as a minister since 2005. I served as a pastor in the Nazarene Church for three years in Rwanda. After that, I moved to Nairobi, Kenya, where I was transferred as pastor and I served one year as a youth pastor. I moved to United States in 2008.
Where do you live and serve?
I live in Greensboro, NC and I am a Priest at Church of the Redeemer. I lead the East African Congregation.
What is a positive thing about your culture?
The positive things of my culture are many but, briefly: we care for each other. We help each other. We don’t have too many divorces because husbands and wives respect each other. Our kids are respectful because of the way we raise them up.
What is complex for you about American culture?
The ways American culture thinks about marriages and relationships. The system of boyfriends and girlfriends.
Prayer Request:
Our prayer request is to keep our faith, and our culture, and for God to help us to not give in to bad systems.