reverse colonialism (implying AMIA wasnt going to be controlled by Africa) andthen for the hurtful comparison of being compared

d to the Egyptian nation.News went everywhere: AMIA was no longer under Rwanda. The subtle implicationwas tha t the Rwandan House of Bishops brought this on themselves with internalstrife an d divisions and that there were forces in the Mission that were simply out toget the Chairman.Spin spun and spun again.The only thing that mattered was the trag edy itself. The Mission was bitterlydivided. Christians who have labored in the gospel vineyard for years were nowturning ploughshares into swords. Sides were b eing taken. Some to remain in AMIA.Some to remain in Rwanda. Some to make the mo ve to ACNA.Mark Galli, senior managing editor of Christianity Today and a member of an AMIAchurch, called it simply what church history has always called divisi on in the Body of Christ that is not over foundational Christian doctrine. He called it schism. * * *For the sake of the gospel and for the unity of the Body of Christ, Archbi shop Duncanof ACNA has taken a leading role in beginning steps toward reconcilia tion. He hasassured Archbishop Rwaje of his support as a fellow GAFCON primate a nd hascommitted himself and ACNA leaders to a process of restoration with the AM IAbishops who resigned from Rwanda.These are beginning steps. I want you to know, wrote Archbishop Rwaje in his Christmas letter, that we grieve with you over the resignation of our friends, brothers in Christ and fell owbishops in AMiA. I am thankful for the support shown to the Province of Rwanda bymy friend and colleague, Archbishop Robert Duncan. I share the same confidenc ethat with God nothing is impossible. (Luke 1:37). We are brokenhearted, he continued, over the shame that this division hasbrought to our Lord and to his bride. The b lood of the Lord Jesus Christ is the powerto heal all our wounds, and we trust t hat he will repair and restore what has been sobadly broken. Forgiveness and rec onciliation are Gospel imperatives for allChristians, and especially for us here in Rwanda. As you continue to move forwardin mission in 2012, please do so with mutual respect for one another, fostering opencommunication, trusting relations hips, and accountability to those whom the Lord has called us to serve and lead. With that, he announced that he would fly to Raleigh, North Carolina in January2 012 and meet with the clergy and congregations whod like to come together for a time of worship, confession, prayer and study of Gods word. Because he knowsthat s where reconciliation starts.By coming together. By confessing our sins. By ask ing the Lord to do what we ourselves cant do for the sake of His great name; for the blessing of His Chur ch; andfor our witness of the peace and unity of Christ to a world in desperate need of Him.These are the first steps.(for more information about Mission Rwanda and the Moving Forward Togetherconference with Archbishop Rwaje, stay tuned tow ww.missionrwanda.org)