Hotel Ibis Kigali

... moisture out of the leaves. One even poops on one of our members. Too bad the awards were given out last night, as this event certainly would qualify for an award!

We return to the lodge, eat lunch, collect our sick traveler, and head out to the capital of Rwanda, Kigale. The drive is absolutely astonishing, traveling along high ridges overlooking fertile volcanic valleys. Today is a national holiday, and the streets ...

... have never seen a lion kill or attempted kill before, so that was excellent. We managed to see the big five over all the national parks plus a lot of other animals, so we can tick the box and move on.

Camping at the 'camp site' in the Serengeti was a barrel of laughs as it is basically slap bang in the middle of the NP. Tourists are advised to stay within the area marked with flags hanging on trees to minimize the danger. Trouble is the animals don't understand the ...

... understood none except for "super glue" our work drew to a close at 1230.
It was time for fare wells in the community and the team went out and gave gufts to the local kids and lots of hugs and tears as they said their final goodbyes.

I will try and add some images later today but the Hotel has suffred from a couple of power cuts in the last couple of days and the computer is running even slower!
Take care and see you all on Thursday

The team

... activities. They played hard until 11:30 with one breather to rehydrate, and then we came back to the school to continue work on the wheelchair. The delivery of food for the day had been late (not uncommon), so we found that lunch wouldn’t be ready until 1:00. Daniel and Cindy had arrived by this time after a sobering visit during which they had witnessed a coffin being interred in one of the mass burial vaults. They took the campers outside to play ...

... to deceive the world.

I had time only for one brief question about the first chapters of Genesis: since Satan spoke to Eve as a serpent, did snakes talk in the Garden of Eden? Good question!

We shook hands all around and waved goodbye to everyone as we headed to Samuel’s taxi and drove back to Kigali in the twilight. As usual we passed lines of people walking along the side of the road in the gathering gloom. As the light fades, one view is further ...

... be using for camp. The drive out from our hotel took about half an hour. We were introduced to the director, who knows and respects Mr. Mundeli which is how the site had been made available to us. We toured the playing fields we will have available, saw where the dorms were located, and where the classrooms are one of which we will be using for our classes. We also saw the refectory which we may use for services next Sabbath when we hope to have all the ...

I was again up early this morning. I had a few pleasant hours with the Kriedemanns, sitting in the sunlight to enjoy the warmth we continued our ongoing discussion of many things: our background and history in the Church, lessons learned, issues facing the Church now, favorite memories and upcoming plans and events. This kind of camaraderie is very encouraging and ...

... them hope. They said they believe we will use their story for good and try to help prevent future genocides and human rights violations in the future. INEZA provides for them medication, sewing machines and material, and basically a 9-5 monday to friday job. the women gain so much by being with each other. they are each other's support system. they are each other's sisters, friends and coworkers.

i'm finally here! ahh i can hardly believe i am in africa. i arrived tonight via Brussels airlines around 7:30 pm. My professor's husband met me at the airport and brought me to Bloom Hotel where I met with my professor. Since it was so late by the time I got the hotel I just stayed in. As of right now there are only two students here inclduing me and the other was already out at dinner. My room is very ...

... and building with aplomb. While large tracts of land are being bought up at a rapid rate, there remains a location for the wayward traveler to enjoy the same delights as the president, Jambo Beach.

While not a beach in the traditional sense, as there is not a grain of white sand nor any bikini-clad tourists along its shore, Jambo Beach does offer the best of Lake Muhazi, and truly of Rwanda itself. It is a ...