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Is the Church of Rwanda Ready for the Veterans world Cup 2024?

Is the Church of Rwanda Ready for the Veterans World Cup?

Rwanda is preparing to host its biggest event yet: the Veterans World Cup. Seventeen nations will participate, bringing 6,000 people, including 150 football legends. There will be 20 games and three world-class forums on Health, Peace, and Tourism, among other topics. Imagine the bustling streets of Kigali, filled with tourists, hotels busy with check-ins and check-outs, and the vibrant nightlife on display. Knowing my country, I can proudly say that there is no doubt this event will be spectacular.

My big question to you, reading this article, is this: Is the church of Rwanda ready?

Are we prepared to welcome these tourists, whom Christ died for? Can we see the Veterans World Cup as a Gospel opportunity? As our nation has become a hub for tourism, meetings, and big events, there is an opportunity for the church of Rwanda to welcome these visitors to our churches and take the Gospel to the pitch, highways, and byways.

But is the church of Rwanda ready to use this event to advance the Gospel?

Imagine if we engaged in serious evangelism. Picture old men, women, young men, and women fearlessly handing out Gospel tracts, doing street evangelism, and sharing the Gospel with those around them. Imagine evangelists strategizing on how to reach out to these beautiful souls, for whom Christ died, who might not yet believe the Gospel. Picture our churches open on Sunday, filled with non-believers we invited while watching the games.

We have several choices here. We can avoid all this and act as if nothing is happening. Or, we can fully engage by buying tickets, preparing Gospel tracts, enjoying football games, and evangelizing for God's glory.

Allow me to leave this here. It is high time for believers in Rwanda to open our eyes to see the huge Gospel opportunities God is giving us and actively engage with people from every nation and tongue coming to our land.

By the way, you are a part of the Church of Rwanda. If you are not ready, then the church is not ready. I pray that you and many of us would be ready to evangelize seriously during the Veterans World Cup.