Many new faces at Urukundo today. First, a woman visited who works at a university located close to where I live. She talked about her work in health and how she plans on helping the children's home in the future. She promises to bring two graduate students who accompanied her to Rwanda tomorrow.
Mama Arlene, the woman who founded and runs the Urukundo Children's Home came back today after visiting America for 2 months. Everyone at the orphanage has been talking about her arrival since we came to Rwanda. The past two days were filled with cleaning and preparing decorations for when she arrived. There were flowers prepared and ribbons cut to welcome her home. She received everyone warmly then spent the rest of the day worrying about her children and arranging the contents of the many suitcases she brought back from her trip. We had a party with all the teachers from the learning center, the other mothers at the orphanage, and the kids; handing out cookies and juice for over an hour in the Hope House, celebrating her return.
For dinner, Grandpa Howell and I meet up with a medical student from Denmark who is spending a year in Rwanda. We talk about living in Rwanda, her medical work, traveling, and a wide breadth of interesting topics. Before we know it, it’s long past the time we usually go to sleep.
Day 12 (Thursday)
Later on in the day the woman from the university is back. I accompany her and her two students to the Sewing Center, inadvertently working as Theresa’s salesperson by talking about her amazing craftsmanship. One of the students buys two bags and the university woman asks to get a whole outfit made. Even my new school bag is finished and it has a perfect design. Again, her handiwork amazes me, as it seems every bag is different.
WELCOME BACK PARTY FOR MAMA ARLENE
WORSHIP
No comments:
Post a Comment