Overview
In partnership with Bible Society, African Evangelistic Enterprise (AEE) Rwanda is planning to empower local churches in running the Jesus. All About Life (JAAL) campaign for Easter 2024. This project aims to mobilise churches to reach out to their communities with the Easter message. The JAAL campaign is also intended to serve as a healing tool for Rwandans who continue to suffer from the traumatic effects of the genocide in 1994, as its Easter message will focus on forgiveness, hope, faith and a better future.
Despite Christianity being the dominant religion in Rwanda, more than half of the Christian population are nominal Christians. Many lack a proper understanding of Christian principles and lack the necessary maturity to share their Christian faith. Over the last 10 years, the Christian population in Rwanda has decreased by 2.4%.
In Rwanda, about 11,000 people from three people groups are unreached (according to The Joshua Project, 2023). Most of these people are said to live in remote areas with limited access to the rest of the world, or in places with high levels of Christian persecution, thereby limiting the spread of the gospel (according to East-West Ministries International, 2023). These unreached groups have too few followers of Christ and resources to evangelise their own people.
Statistics
- 11,000 people from three people groups are unreached in Rwanda
- Over the last 10 years, the Christian population has decreased by 2.4%
- >92% of Rwandans identify as Christians
- More than 13.2 million people live in Rwanda in 2022
If the appeal is oversubscribed or the project changes due to unforeseen reasons, we will reallocate remaining funds to similar projects.
