You are most welcome

This is the phrase that we heard often after introducing ourselves to people here. To say that the people of Rwanda are hospitable doesn't begin to describe it. We have met with many groups over the past few days. To the person, everyone was so generous with their time, information, and presence.

Thursday we traveled to Takwe to meet with our sponsored children, to visit their homes and meet their families, and to finally experience what we had imagined the community looked and felt like. We could not have imagined how beautiful a place it is. As we drove up to a hill next to the school, all the children greeted us with song and dance. I met Venuste, the child that David and I sponsor, and he took me to his home to meet his mother. After introducing myself, she said that when she heard that the mzungu (white people) were here, she was afraid, but now that she had met me, she felt safe. We prayed, and when I was walking hand in hand with Venuste up the hill, we hugged and Erneste from FH said Venuste did not want me to leave. I told him I would write and send pictures of my family. It will take some time for me to fully grasp what we experienced.

Today we are going to the Kigali Memorial.