February, 2011 archive
54 soles and 1 soul [excerpt]
Saturday, February 26th, 2011
No internet for the past couple of days so we will try to catch you up on the latest happenings. Thursday was a day to remember for all of us. Traci and Olivia decided to stay at the office all day and get as many profiles done as they could. She was able to do about 27 that day – hence the 54 soles. It is heartbreaking to sit and listen to the stories of these [...]
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How to use a Muzungu [excerpt]
Wednesday, February 23rd, 2011
I have been called many things in my life, a portion of them are even printable. But my current title her in Rwanda is Muzungu.
It is not a title of any particular merit, it just simply means “wanderer” in Swahili and over the years has become the generic term for “White person”.
I will hear my title shouted by small children who spot us as we as we travel through the streets or spoken by the [...]
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Rocks, Rocks and more Rocks [excerpt]
Tuesday, February 22nd, 2011
Rocks were delivered to the Kabuga site and the whole day was spent filling in the floor of the shop. They delivered cement bags at the end of the day, so the floor will probably be poured tomorrow. English classes have been going well. We will have no trouble finishing the sewing project, and hopefully learn on the electric machines in the next couple of days. Yes – we have electricity [...]
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Sunday in Rwanda [excerpt]
Sunday, February 20th, 2011
What a pleasure it is to worship and participate with believers in another country. It make one realize how universal the church is, and that our church body at home is just one of many all around the world.
We attended Pastor Augustine’s church this morning. He has a small, growing congregation in Kigali. I believe he has started several churches and travels from one congregation to another. Augustine [...]
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The African Driver [excerpt]
Sunday, February 20th, 2011
The African Driver
We have an excellent driver here. Let me explain. He (Paschal) has an uncanny sense of distance. He knows exactly when to press on his horn, pull out into oncoming traffic on a blind curve, leave the Landcruiser in too high a gear to use the torque curve of the four cylider diesel to pass quickly enough to avoid a head on, and then just how far in front of the car he’s [...]
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