staying busy

Here we are again, another Monday, another 'email day'. Our time here has been flying by. To think that we've already been gone 3 weeks!

Last Thursday, after we emailed, we went back to the Ligue and found out that Mary (the woman who translates for our Thursday night Bible study) was sick in the hospital and our Bible study that night was cancelled. (We used that time to get some much-needed rest.) We found out later that a cut on her leg had gotten infected and had made her very sick. Last we heard, she was supposed to get out of the hospital today. Pray for her recovery.

Friday morning was pretty relaxing. We got to sleep in (woke up around 9) and got ready for the day. I did a little laundry with some success (at least my clothes SMELL clean now, and don't have quite as much dirt on them). Esron came and picked us up around 2 and we went to Kabuga. It was about a 30 minute ride from Kigali. First we went to visit a sewing project that One27 has helped. It's a way to teach uneducated girls a skill that will help them make money. After that, we went to 'greet' the church. They sang some songs for us and we introduced ourselves. They presented us with traditional Rwandan baskets as a way of saying 'thank you' for being involved with their church and its ministries.

Saturday was typical. We had Bible study with the women at the church. We discussed the attributes of God. It went well. We visited with a missionary friend (Linda) Saturday afternoon and had dinner with her.

A team came on Saturday night from Michigan. They stayed 2 nights at the Ligue before going out into a village. We rode to and from church with them (Esron's church). After church, we rested and prepared our lessons for the week. We took the team to eat at the Emerald last night. It took a long time to get our food, but it was good because it gave us a long time to talk. That was a breath of fresh air to fellowship with people who really speak the same language as we do.

We started week 3 in the school this morning. This week we are teaching the birth of Christ. The children we're teaching this week are a little older and they were VERY well behaved this morning. I think this will be a really fun week.

Thank you all for your prayers. Keep praying for us. I think these next two weeks will be the hardest (physically and emotionally). Pray that God would continue to give us strength and peace. Love you all!

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