Another trip to Kigali...

After a long flight is was good to touch down in Rwanda on Sunday. We had an engine valve issue so we sat on a sweltering hot plain for 45 minutes waiting for a repair which got us in a little late but safely nonetheless. God is good. It's been a busy 2 1/2 days but wonderful. And it's been such a joy to see the team and meet the new staff. Grace made dinner for me the first two nights of traditional Kenyan food and it was glorious! The girl can cook! We shot basketball wth Todd last night on the new court and I did okay until I got tired in the midst of around the world and showed them just how out of practice I really am. It's a great court now equipped with lights. Lights, I'm telling you! So much fun to be had there and hopes of developing skills with the kids. Organized sports is something the village kids just don't have so I hope we can help them at least get a taste for it. Today I went with Emmy to Kigali for most of the day to supposedly pick up my two missing bags and regardless of what they assured me on the phone last night, only one bag was there. 2 hours at least and there was only one bag. Ugh.  The day was awesome getting to know Emmy and experience what a great guy he is and hear about his family. It was awesome.  Plus I got to shop for a few necessities. So tonight we just hung around chatting and had the first loss of power experience. It didn't last too long and I'd personally like to thank Apple for the flashlight app. Oh and tonight I tried intestines at dinner. Yep, you read that right! And it was really good! Never thought I'd be typing those words.  On my to do list is to get my entry visa that's good for one month switched to the 3 month visa asap and long term is to get the permanent missionary visa and learn the language of the country, Kinyarwanda. Not easy for an American but important to me so I'll get there. I want to look them in the eye and share the love of my great God and help them really understand how He sees them. Plus just having conversation freely will be awesome. But for tonight, I'll give glory to God for how comfortable I feel and how much I love the place and then hit the sack for another day...

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