Pastor Rick Warren is planning to expand his ministry to East Africa, saying the church can play a role in building strong institutions in Africa.
Last week, Warren visited Rwanda to speak at a Thanksgiving celebration in the capital, Kigali. The event marked 20 years since the genocidal war that killed 800,000 people.
"Thank God for the three different kinds of leaders He has used to build a new Rwanda - government leaders to rebuild the structure, business leaders to rebuild the stability and spiritual leaders to rebuild the heart of the nation," Warren said.
Rwandan President Paul Kagame read the conservative pastor's bestselling book, The Purpose Driven Life, 10 years ago.
Kagame personally invited the conservative pastor to help make the country the first "Purpose Driven" nation by implementing the PEACE initiatives.
The acronym stands for "promote reconciliations, equip servant leaders, assist the poor, care for the sick, and educate the next generation."
The Saddleback: Rwanda PEACE Model focuses on strong church-to-church partnerships and addresses topics like HIV and AIDS, orphans and adoptions, healthcare, and education.
Since 2004, more than 1,200 members of Warren's Saddleback Church have come to the country as missionaries.
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