Day 167: Kigali, Rwanda
On the way to church today, I discovered a new babysitting service–the wheelbarrel!
Day 168: Kigali, Rwanda
For our day off, Pastor took us to the Kigali Genocide Memorial. Learning about the genocide and visiting the mass grave site of over 250,000 men, women, and children broke my heart. At the same time, it gave me hope for this nation knowing that they have faced such incredible atrocities, yet love fiercely and dance more than any people I have ever met. There is tragedy here, but there is also great love.
Day 169: Kigali, Rwanda
Shay, Katie, and I had an opportunity to visit Kigali International Christian School, an incredible school for kids of missionaries, those who work for NGOs, and local Rwandan students. I, of course, had to visit the 3rd grade classroom and found this cute little reading corner. I loved meeting the teachers and hearing their stories of how they ended up in Rwanda as well as seeing as the students interact on the playground.
Day 170: Kigali, Rwanda
We were supposed to be doing house visits today, but Pastor saw a crowd and asked us to preach outside of the shops. During that time, three people gave their lives to the Lord! I love watching people’s faces as they turn from darkness to light and I feel so honored to be a part of the transformation of their lives.
Day 171: Kigali, Rwanda
These are 2 of my favorite kids from church! The one in the colorful shirt and I dance like crazy together for worship. The little boy on my left is finally starting to warm up to me and let me hold him.
Day 172: Kigali, Rwanda
I got to have lunch with my dear friend and former teammate, Kaitlyn. We drank coffee and caught up on each other’s lives. Seeing her was such a beautiful blessing today.
Day 173: Kigali, Rwanda
Today is Umuganda, the fourth Saturday of each month which is set aside as a national day for community development. Each member of the community gets together on this morning to work on a project of their choice. Our project today was clearing the “road” (yes, the dirt we are standing on is the road) so that people and motos could get down to the main road more efficiently. Directly after the time of work, everyone sits down for a community meeting to discuss security, next month’s project, and any other community business. Umuganda is taken very seriously as no form of transportation is allowed to run or business allowed to be open on this day.
