Sunday:
We went to church at New Life in Kigali, where my heart
absorbs the joy from people who worship in different ways than the people I go
to church with. Lunch was at the Hotel des Mille Collines, where the movie
Hotel Rwanda takes place. The chocolate mousse was amazing. FYI.
We had to say goodbye to Zach and drop him off at the
airport. Always hard to say goodbye to great friends!
After our airport trip, Annette, Bunmi, JeJe and I went to
the singles event at New Life. We were all encouraged by the message to remain
a virgin until marriage and to be reminded of the truths in the Bible. It also really poured into my heart and helped heal
the hurt from the last few months. The Lord has really intentionally placed
people in my life and experiences like this to restore my spirit and fall in
love with Jesus all over again.
Monday:
We woke up early to head to Kayonza for the last week of the
trip. On the way, we stopped at the mall to get internet, but they place was
closed so we enjoyed some beverages at Bourbon Coffee while we waited for them to open. All the juices I ordered
weren’t made yet, so I had to settle for orange juice. But it was still delicious. I am going to miss amazing fresh juices.
The view from Bourbon Coffee |
That evening, the staff played the students in a soccer
match, which was fun to see. The staff really has great
relationships with the students at New Life, and it encourages me to continue
to build up my students at home.
Bunmi and I had a really great time attempting to put up the mosquito nets above our beds. Bunmi stood on the head boards, we tried using my selfie stick, and I tried picking her up to make her taller. We were eventually successful after A LOT of laughter.
Bunmi and I had a really great time attempting to put up the mosquito nets above our beds. Bunmi stood on the head boards, we tried using my selfie stick, and I tried picking her up to make her taller. We were eventually successful after A LOT of laughter.
Tuesday:
Up early for school! School starts at 7 a.m. and ends at 4
p.m., so it is a pretty long day compared to our normal days at home. We met
with Sam, the dean of students, and he placed us in classrooms. I was with
Charles most of the morning in his senior 1 classes (7th grade). We
learned about linear equations, solving equations, and inequalities. As we
walked to his last class, he asked if I would teach. So in 2 minutes I got to
make up a lesson about graphing inequalities. Good thing that’s how I run my
life daily at work. I’ve been well prepped for flying by the seat of my pants.
Teachers wear lab coats! Now we're official! |
Olivier is our fantastic chef while we’re at the guest house
in Kayonza. We miss Emma, but Olivier is great too. After our amazing lunch, we
went to the assembly where the prefects from last year handed off their roles
to the newly elected student leaders. We were excited to participate in the
fun! We also discovered teenagers laugh at a lot of the same things in
assemblies. I’ve said it before, but teenagers are the same no matter where you
are in the world.
Bunmi and I are helping lead the devotion time for the
primary 5 and primary 6 students tomorrow, so we went to their choir practice
this afternoon. Seriously. These kids' ages range from about 10 – 15 years old, and they praise Jesus with their whole being. I want to bottle their praise and dump it on US
churches.
We watched another staff vs. student soccer match. While we
were sitting there, we talked to a few older students about college and what
that could look like in the US or other African countries. God is continuing to prep my heart for my future in this country.
It’s been a long but good day. We’re exhausted and ready for
bed, but pleased with all the things we were able to do today.
Pray for us to continue to be an encouragement to the
teachers and staff and not be a burden on anyone. Pray for the devotion time
tomorrow that everything goes smoothly. Pray for exhaustion to diminish so that
we can be the most effective teachers we can be. Pray for God to be the center
of our day and not the list of things we feel we need to be doing. Pray for our
hearts to be soft and gentle to teachers who are trying to change aspects of
their classrooms.
Love and miss you!
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