Wrapping Up

December 8th

Well, you can tell that things are starting to draw to a close. I think most of us are currently experiencing mixed emotions. We are sad to leave all of our new friends in Africa, but at the same time we eagerly anticipate reuniting with our friends and family in America! Even the weather today reminded us of home! We were supposed to help the youth run a car wash today, but the heavens opened up and poured and poured and poured. In fact it didn’t really stop raining until this evening, so the weather today felt very much like home. Tim, Obed and Elise had ventured to the market just in time to get caught in the rain. By the time they returned, they were a sopping sight to see! There's nothing quite like the African Downpour!

Scott and Maggie were able to meet their new sponsored children today, and that was precious to observe. At one point, we played a little Frank Sinatra, and they pulled out their best swing moves to show their child Shayina. So the rain was pouring, Blue Eyes was crooning, and the Modrall’s were West Coast Swinging! Not bad for a rainy morning!

After our lazy morning in the Guest House waiting for the pouring rain to subside we finally ventured out in the drizzle to the Artisan Market. I’m guessing many of you will profit from this trip—can you say Merry Christmas? We put our bargaining skills to the test and came home with many African treasures.

Tonight we had a kickin’ party at the Guest House! We invited over several of the African New Life staff, Hindurwa put on a concert, and we all tried to “shake our body” as the Africans like to say. We even had BBQ hamburgers for dinner, another treat that reminds us of home. All in all, we had a great night talking and laughing with our new friends in Rwanda. We were sad to see it end (but you can only get away with yelling encore so many times).

The final highlight of the night—three words: Mac Photo Booth. I’m sure this was a “you had to be there” memory (and if you don’t have a Mac you won’t understand), but this memory is one that many of us will not soon forget!

SCHEDULING NOTE: For those who had a copy of our itinerary, there was an error with some of our dates. We are not flying out early tomorrow morning (Sunday), but rather Monday morning. This won’t affect our arrival time back home at all, but we just thought you might like to know. ~LM