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<DIV align=right><STRONG>Friday, November 19, 2010</STRONG></DIV><!--Holds the front page and current page-->
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<H1>Church leaders advised to promote solid families</H1><SPAN>By Sam Nkurunziza</SPAN> </DIV><!--headline-->
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<DIV><STRONG>KARONGI</STRONG> - Church leaders in the country have been called upon to embrace family building as a way of helping to establish a purpose-driven nation.</DIV>
<DIV>The call was made by the Bishop of Cyangugu Anglican Diocese, Geoffrey Rwabusisi, while officiating at the closure of a three-day annual retreat that brought together<BR>senior church leaders and their spouses in Karongi District.<BR>Rwabusisi reminded the couples to support each other while practicing what they preach.</DIV>
<DIV>“As much as our families are the foundation of the church, they are also the major foundations establishing a purpose-driven nation,” he said.</DIV>
<DIV>The retreat jointly organised by the Rwanda Purpose-Driven Ministries and Pastor Rick Warren’s California-based Saddleback Church, attracted over 30 senior church leaders and their spouses.</DIV>
<DIV>The outgoing Archbishop of the Anglican Church of Rwanda, the Right Reverend Emmanuel Kolini, observed that families ought to be stronger and more united.</DIV>
<DIV>“The downfall of mankind in the Garden of Eden began with a family, and it is from the same family where we should start while seeking solutions to acquire everlasting life,” he said.</DIV>
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