GAFCON Conference Kigali

While in Tanzania last year I worked with bishops of three local dioceses within two hours of each other which are all GAFCON aligned. The schism in the global Anglican church was finalised early in 2023 when the Church of England made decisions which the Global South and GAFCON provinces comprising over 80% of the Anglicans globally refused to accept. The Church of England is mother to most of these churches in Asia, Africa and Latin America. They are firmly saying no to revision to fit modern culture. A daily summary of the conference can be viewed which gives a flavour of the four days.

My early arrival was unnecessary as the job I had expected to do was made redundant before I arrived. The Rwandan organisers had everything arranged and were fantatstic.

This allowed Saturday as leisure and so we visited the Genocide Memorial, a week after the weeklong “celebration” memorialising the genocide of 1994 when 1 million (one million people were slaughtered in a genocide only paralled by the Holocaust and Srebrenica in Yugoslavia. I had rushed through here on Good Friday 2014 so it was good to take some hours reflecting and understanding how this genocide occurred. No photos once inside. So little to show apart from the following of the outside and a lunch we had with three international students from Malawi, Ethiopia and Canada after the memorial visit.

_{This is Kigali}

_{Many books on genocide}

_{1st time ever on a boda boda but supplied and one per bike}

_{Kwibuka 29 a sacred memorial}

_{A Malawian, Canadian, Ethiopian met an Australian and Tanzanian}

_{Malawi Australia Tanzania Ethiopia Canada}

My week of the conference is summarised in photos. Many feature Alpha Lugoley my travelling buddy. He is principal of Bunda Bible College and apart from a week in Kenya last year had never been out of Tanzania. I pushed him to meet people as he is naturally reticient and shy so it was good to see him interacting with many. Enjoy the photos. BTW + denotes Bishops and ++ denotes Archbishops.

_{Craig Roberts giving away books}

_{Bishops George and Musa with their Mama Bishops}

_{+Vithalis TZ, ++Rafell Aust+George Tz}

_{Archbishop Kanishka Australia keynote}

_{Australia – +Condie Chair GAFCON Aust and Michael Kellahan Director}

_{Archbishop Kwashi -Nigeria inteviews Craig Roberts Youthworks Sydney CEO}

_{Alpha and I interviewed about the post conference tour}

_{Archbishop Henry – Nigeria & Alpha with former Archbishop Akinola a founder of GAFCON}

_{Ret Bishop Don? Nova Scotia Canada}

_{Archbishop Kanishka Rafell -Australia and Alpha Lugoley Principal Bunda Bible College Tanzania}

_{English Service}

_{Primates Ndukuba Nigeria and Mbanda Rwanda Sunday church service}

_{Archbishop Henry – Nigeria & Alpha with former Archbishop Akinola a founder of GAFCON}

_{A Mexican embraces a Tanzanian}

_{Two Aussies a Mexican & Tanzanian}

_{Clark USA}

_{Nigeria Australia Mexico Tanzania}

_{Alpha Lugoley Tz & Lucy Australia}

_{Congo meet Tanzania}

_{Nathan Australia and Alpha Tanzania}

_{Dave Secco West Aust & Alpha}

_{Westminster graduates catchup}

_{Tanzanian mama bishops}

_{Lunch with the Nigerians}

_{With the Bishops from Mozambique}

_{Uganda Australia Tanzania}

_{Bishop George Tanz &ABp Kanishka Australia}

_{Australians meet Tananian Bishops}

_{UK meets Tanzania}

_{Tanzanian Bishops and mamas}

_{Tanzanian Mama Bishops}

_{Dancing Bishop of Southern Cross Australia}

_{Amazing Rwandan Choir}

_{Amazing Rwandan Choir}

_{The view from my room}

_{+David Parson Bishopof the Arctic}

_{++KR Australia and Nigerian MC}

_{Two Aussies & 2 Congolese bishops}

+_{William -Congo. Shakespeare of Africa}

+_{George Tanzania & Alpha}

_Tanzania

_USA

_{Australia photobombed++ Foley Beach}

_{Bulli Michael Williamson presents a gift}

_{Archbishop James Seychelles}

_{Bishop Barham Rwanda}

_Namibia

_{Bishop Samy Egypt}

_{Kanishka Australia}

_{Don – Gander Canada}

_{Darren Las Vegas – Chapain}

_{Tim and Linda Ireland}

_{Bill Salier Australia}

_{Tea on my balcony}

++_{Mbanda of Rwanda}

_{Alpha and ++Kwashi – Nigeria}

_{Alpha Lugoley Principal Bunda BC}

_{Aussies Tess and Jen}

That is the wrap from GAFCON in Kigali. Next post will be about 18 crazy Aussies trusting me to show them Tanzania.