Kumbya

Kumbya is just like a big family camp on a peninsula in southeast Lake Kivu. There were probably about 200 people there of various denominations, missions agencies, and NGOs. It's mostly Americans and British but there are some from other countries as well. Some of the missions have their own cabin there on the property where their people can stay. Almost all of us World Reliefers stayed in the Brose cabin. They just had it built this year so it was the first time they had stayed in it. There's no electricity or running water but the cabin itself is still quite nice. Everything is brick, inside and out with painted cement floors. There's a kitchen with a sink and drain to hold buckets of water for doing dishes, a counter top for food prep, a pantry, and a gas cooking stove with space next to it for the gas tank. There's also an outdoor concrete table for food prep or clean up, a hand washing area, and an African charcoal grill which is basically a metal bin on legs for charcoal with a grill over it (sometimes it's actually a grill from the front of a car or truck). It's really a great set up.

The days at Kumbya started out with breakfast at the cabin. Then we would go up to the dining/meeting hall for worship and morning session. Then we would break into small groups for discussion until lunch. After lunch was free time until dinner. Right after dinner was the evening session. The speaker was a pastor from Canada. He and his wife were really neat people. They really have a passion for missionary care. The theme for the week was "God loves you and has a very difficult plan for your life".