For so long we’ve pointed to this country on the map, and now we’re standing in it...after traveling for 24 hours that is. We arrived at MCC at 2:30am Wednesday morning to fly out of Logan airport at 6am. After 24 hours and 2 connecting flights, we made it to Kigali at 12pm local time (6am your time). We were met at the airport by Jean Pierre (JP) and Emmy. For some of us it was seeing an old friend and for others it was a new, friendly face. After collecting our luggage successfully, we left for the hotel. We stayed at the Israeli Guest House, where we will be staying tonight also. We quickly settled in and made our way to the P.E.A.C.E. office. Where we met up with Moses, JP, Emmanuel, and Zelda. They explained to us the P.E.A.C.E. mission and expressed their gratitude towards us. Next we exchanged our dollars for Rwandan Franks. By the end of the day we were all exhausted. We went back to the guest house, quickly ate dinner, and went to bed. Today we visited the genocide memorial. Stay tuned...
Gloria, Kayla, Jaleesa, and Danielle
Day 2 - Visit to the Genocide Memorial
Today I believe in miracles. Out of the brokeness can come good: Characters can be deepened, relationships can be restored, emotions can be steadied, and a mind can be healed. Now, isn’t that miraculous? - Patsy Clairmont
Today we visited the Genocide Memorial. We all had an opportunity to learn the history of the tragedy that took place in April 7,1994 for 100 days. As we walked through the Memorial, everyone had different feelings, emotions and reactions. This lead us all to take personal time in prayer, journaling, and open discussion. To say the least it was emotional. We all learned a thing or two about forgiveness.
After lunch at the Bourbon Cafe, we were given an opportunity to cheer our hearts with purchases of Rwandan coffee.
We ended our evening with a Large Group debrief lead by Lynne Lorentsen with a reading of a chapter from Good News About Injustice (The Rage In Rwanda). Each of the 17 team members read paragraphs followed by deep-hearted prayer. Many of our hearts were broken. We ended our prayer with a pleasant visit with Henry, one of our interpreters. He was so inspirational our Team is excited to be working with him.
Tomorrow, we will be traveling to Kibuye to settle in at the Home St. Jean for our Computer Training with the local pastors.
Heidi, Linda, Brad on behalf of Team Urukundo
Gloria, Kayla, Jaleesa, and Danielle
Day 2 - Visit to the Genocide Memorial
Today I believe in miracles. Out of the brokeness can come good: Characters can be deepened, relationships can be restored, emotions can be steadied, and a mind can be healed. Now, isn’t that miraculous? - Patsy Clairmont
Today we visited the Genocide Memorial. We all had an opportunity to learn the history of the tragedy that took place in April 7,1994 for 100 days. As we walked through the Memorial, everyone had different feelings, emotions and reactions. This lead us all to take personal time in prayer, journaling, and open discussion. To say the least it was emotional. We all learned a thing or two about forgiveness.
After lunch at the Bourbon Cafe, we were given an opportunity to cheer our hearts with purchases of Rwandan coffee.
We ended our evening with a Large Group debrief lead by Lynne Lorentsen with a reading of a chapter from Good News About Injustice (The Rage In Rwanda). Each of the 17 team members read paragraphs followed by deep-hearted prayer. Many of our hearts were broken. We ended our prayer with a pleasant visit with Henry, one of our interpreters. He was so inspirational our Team is excited to be working with him.
Tomorrow, we will be traveling to Kibuye to settle in at the Home St. Jean for our Computer Training with the local pastors.
Heidi, Linda, Brad on behalf of Team Urukundo
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