Uganda/Rwanda Sunday June 14 -- We're Home!

Rwanda - Saturday June 13 - New Hope House

Before we left Musanze we went to visit Chantal and her kids, orphans, at New Hope House. We enjoyed playing with the kids and left them with some puppets, frisbees, and balls including a tether ball now installed on a basketball goal.

Desamies 

They loved the puppets, especially the one that squeaked.

We also enjoyed the farm and the animals like these.

Rwanda - Sunday June 14 - Ready for Last Leg

Thank you for all the prayers. Our flight from Brussels arrived 30 minutes early which means we have 30 minutes to rest and refresh rather than panic at our final gate. Our God is a good and gracious God!

Before we left Brussels we were able to pray together as a team, Gary encouraged us to fight the good fight, 1 Timothy 6:12, 1:18, and our new friend Laura Conway, who leaves us here in Newark to travel home to the DC area shared the verses God gave her for this trip, Isaiah 58:6-12. 

One more almost 3 hour flight to go and then we will be back in Memphis. 

Brussels worship time.

Rwanda - Sunday June 14

Flight landed in Brussels from Kigali. We will worship in the airport before leaving for Newark. We are due to land in Newark around 11 am Memphis time. We have a short window to deplane, go through immigration and customs and get to our Memphis flight. Please pray it goes very smoothly. We are all ready for our own showers and our own beds, especially the twelve who left all the way back on May 29.

Rwanda - Saturday June 13

Packing up. It is Saturday morning. After our devotional, our team is busy with last minute shopping and packing. Soon we will load the bus for a visit to New Hope House, Chantal's home for orphans. Then after one final stop at Sonrise to drop off some donations, we will head to Kigali. Everyone is excited to see the countryside. Most of our travel has been in the dark since the sun sets early here in the Southern Hemisphere in June.

In Kigali some will visit the Genocide Museum while others who have been before will do some more shopping. Soccer jerseys, coffee and pottery are on a few lists. 

We will arrive at the airport this afternoon to start our travels home. We are scheduled to leave Rwanda about 8 pm local time. Please pray for safe travels and fun fellowship as we conclude our trip. Murakoze!

Rwanda - Friday June 12 Pt 2

Friday we saw an open call at the Cathedral for our medical/dental portion of the day. Congregants of the Cathedral could choose to have their vision screened (most popular), see our medical  team, or see our dental team. We saw over 300 people during the day. An amazing day full of people from the Musanze community.

Clinic.

Allison's best friend

Also during the morning Diane and Jessica worked with the ladies weaving baskets for sale at the Mother's Union.

Cannon and Gary finished the Pastors Conference. And in the afternoon Diane and Lisa had their final Bible Study with the ladies.

We have loved our time and our friends in Rwanda. Tomorrow we will start our travels home. Please pray for our safety and health as we travel. See you in Memphis on Sunday.

Rwanda - Friday 12

Quick blog update. 

Thursday we finished up at Sonrise Primary School seeing an amazing 184 students, all of grades 4, 5, and 6.

 

We so enjoyed our lunch break with the kids.

After work we went back to the high school to worship with the students. The music was beautiful and the message meaningful. We were thanked for coming and presented the headmaster with a gift to thank him for his hospitality.

We finished the day with a wonderful meal at Virunga Lodge near the national park. We were able to watch another guest celebrate her birthday with a parade and chants of "Hakuna Matata,"

A very busy and satisfying day!