In the words of the eighties band Toto, I bless the rains down in Africa!
I'm sitting at the dining room table after having a tasty dinner of pizza, green beans, and spaghetti listening to the sounds of a gentle rain falling here in Kigali, Rwanda, Africa.
Nathan and I arrived safe and sound and right on time today--flights went well. I would recommend Ethiopian Airlines over Shuttle America by United any day.
We were thrilled to have all our bags arrive with us and it was great to hug Emily, Erin and Chuck at the airport. We immediately went to "Bourbon Coffee" for lunch--a local Starbucks-like restaurant where we saw the British Ambassador.
Then, it was off to the local craft market where we were able to participate in one of my favorite ministries--the ministry of economic stimulus i.e. shopping. The artisans are willing to haggle, even with us "muzungus" (white people).
After about an hour at the craft market, we went to the church building for praise team practice. We sang in kinyarwandan and in swahili as well as english. It was a good time and all these activities certainly helped keep us awake.
We arrived at the house where Tapista, the Jenkins' cook, had set out our dinner. She's adorable and I think she is definitely going to be a huge blessing on our trip.
Tomorrow, we're going to church in the morning, then a missionary potluck fellowship for lunch, then we're having a sports party tomorrow afternoon to introduce our readers to some of the members at the church.
More news then!
Love, Katie
3 comments:
Glad to hear everyone made it safely. I now have a handful of 80's location based songs stuck in my head. Africa by Toto, Rio by Duran Duran, and Land down under by Men at Work.
Have a great and blessed week.
AJ
Glad you and Nathan arrived safely - wish I could have worshiped with y'all this morning - hope those with whom you study will be fertile ground for the words you will share! We'll be reading the blog daily - beth pope
Sports party?!? I know you - so be careful!! :)
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