i met my compassion child, leatitia, this morning. pretty overwhelmed. she's such a pretty girl at 14! her mom and dad were amazing. i'm still absorbing the whole experience. it was very humbling to see that my sponsorship provides so much, not only for her but her whole family. she was quite shy to begin with, but warmed up quickly. she told me (thru the translator) that she prays to God for me and was so happy i could visit her. we had a little question and answer session. i found out she likes cats, so i showed her pictures on my phone of violet, roxy, and sawyer. she especially enjoyed the pictures of roxy and violet wrestling. i can't wait to post pictures. j went with me, so i know the pics will be great! leatitea's mother, patricia, prayed this amazing prayer and we asked questions for a while. it was a short visit. their neighborhood is quite energetic. several neighborhood kids crowded into the house to stare at us. big brown african baby eyes are amazing! leatitia kept stroking my arm - such a tender hearted girl. i look forward to knowing her better.
so the past few days we were in musanze, and then trekked up to bukyona to visit land of 1000 hills coffee. oh my stars these people mean business with their beans! i sorted beans by hand with yvonne and was corrected several times before i got it correct. the impact that this company has had on this community is immeasurable. if you don't know where to buy it, i'll help you find it! christmas gifts for everyone! we also trekked up a hill... and when i say hill, i mean REALLY STEEP HIGH UP FOREVER HILL... in flip flops and a skirt no less... and saw the site of where land of 1000 hills is building a house for a genocide orphan. man, these anglican pastors mean business!!! it's unreal to see the church in true form here. serious community involvement and improvement. i'm inspired!
so we're back in kigali. at 3, we begin a rehearsal with the genocide orphan choir - i'm thinking they are all in their 20s by now... not sure. will either sing with them or play with them. depends on the song - i don't want to detract if they are rockin' out. plus they never have music, and i need sheet music!!! oh, to have the gift of playing by ear... maybe next time i'll be so awesome on my ukelele that we can have lots of singalongs.
this week we will be teaching for 2 days at my new friends' simon and kedres' school in kigali. saturday we get to spend more time with the genocide orphans, and hopefully have the opportunity to purchase some of their wares - i love hand made stuff, especially when i have looked into the eyes of the one who made it!!! sunday is church, monday is school, and tuesday is the trek home!!!
ps, j and i got a pedicure and it's the first time my feet have been truly clean in a month. also, it was about 8 bucks and one of the best i have ever had!!!
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