It’s Friday and I’m at the Kigali airport; I’m just now able to post my blog/journal entries I’ve been accumulating over the past amazing days (yes, I said amazing again). Here is the one from Wednesday, October 26th….
Several of us woke up before sunrise so we could watch the sun lift over Lake Ihema.  Unfortunately, [...]

It’s Friday and I’m at the Kigali airport; I’m just now able to post my blog/journal entries I’ve been accumulating over the past amazing days (yes, I said amazing again). Here is the one from Wednesday, October 26th….
This was our last day in Kivuruga.  After breakfast we drove to the local market in Kivuruga where [...]

It’s Friday and I’m at the Kigali airport; I’m just now able to post my blog/journal entries I’ve been accumulating over the past amazing days (yes, I said amazing again).  Here is the one from Tuesday, October 25th….
HIV Caregivers with Miss Clarisse
After breakfast and morning devotions/sharing we headed out from our hotel to Kivuruga once [...]

Primary School
After breakfast and morning devotions/sharing we headed out from our hotel to Kivuruga once again along the winding majestic roads arriving at a primary school.  Once again we were greeted by singing & dancing from the school children which was piercing with its volume and passion.  We all had a chance to dance with [...]

Seriously? What another amazing day (I know it sounds like I’m over-using that word), but you ain’t here.  This afternoon, three people said independently that after yesterday they thought nothing could be better only to have it rivaled today.
After breakfast we drove to the Anglican Church in Kivuruga where we were received like royalty as [...]

Today was an absolutely amazing day of meeting and getting to know our sponsored children and their families.  The only bad part of the day was that Shannon was sick and could not join us in meeting our children; Charles assured us that they would try to arrange a special meeting of her with her [...]

Wi-Fi is working… gotta move fast and wont even try pictures… here is my update for an amazing yesterday!!!!! 
Friday, October 21, 2011
The morning started with a fabulous breakfast and included Trent getting a chance to catch up with a friend of his who teaches in Kigali.  After breakfast and time together, we set off about [...]

Our trip is off to a perfect start with everyone meeting at Eric & Nicoles (except Carol who met as at the airport on her way from another trip!).  We packed, ate, and starting talking about Our Response and the trip (what a fabulous team).  We arrived at the airport with perfect timing (actually ran into [...]

Well, we are about 24 hours away from taking the big ol’ jet airliner off to Rwanda. What a tremendous team we have assembled with 8 people from East Central MN representing 6 different churches and 4 towns. We also have two World Vision staff people including one who has been instrumental in our success [...]

Part of the fun in preparing to go to a place you’ve never been before is exposure to all kinds of new things. Steve Fredlund’s mother, Ellen, has led a number of us to a delightful ministry called Little Dresses for Africa. A woman from Michigan was traveling  in Africa and became saddened by the state of [...]