In June 2025, Pastors Josh Crawford and Casey McCall from Ashland Community Church traveled to Rwanda to meet with a gospel-centered church movement. What they discovered was both humbling and inspiring: first-generation Christians, thriving church plants, and believers hungry for God’s Word—despite government restrictions and limited resources.In this conversation, Josh and Casey share their Rwanda mission trip experience, including:How a connection with Brother Faustin led to this partnership.The incredible story of how God used the internet to spark a church-planting movement in Rwanda.Witnessing baptisms, evangelism, and passionate devotion to Scripture.The challenges of meeting government regulations while resisting prosperity-gospel influences.How Ashland Community Church is committing to church planting and global missions by supporting pastors in Rwanda.🌍 This is more than a mission trip recap—it’s a glimpse into what God is doing globally, and an invitation to join in prayer, giving, and gospel partnership.🙏 How You Can Be InvolvedPray for the Rwandan churches as they raise up leaders, disciple new believers, and navigate restrictions.Give to Ashland’s Ends of the Earth mission fund.Go by considering a future trip, seeing firsthand how God is moving in global missions.🕒 Timestamps0:00 – Introduction: Why Josh & Casey went to Rwanda1:00 – How the partnership began with Faustin’s church2:20 – First impressions: sincerity, zeal, and a baptism service4:00 – Spiritual refreshment and encouragement from their devotion6:00 – Challenges under government restrictions8:00 – How the Rwandan church movement began10:15 – Paul Washer, the internet, and God’s surprising use of technology13:00 – Structure of the Rwandan churches & preaching points16:30 – The financial opportunity: $500/month to support a pastor18:30 – Ashland’s three-year partnership commitment22:00 – Prayer needs: regulations, biblical giving, theological training25:00 – Why this partnership should shape our priorities28:00 – The value of going: being changed by seeing God’s work firsthand30:00 – The beauty of their Sunday worship rhythm33:00 – Hungry for the Word: young believers and future growth35:00 – Eternal investment: why this matters for the global church36:00 – Vision for the future: planting more churches across AfricaRwanda mission trip, gospel partnership, church planting, global missions, first-generation Christians, Ashland Community Church, international missions, discipleship, baptisms, Paul Washer Rwanda