Rwanda

It has taken awhile to get back into a normal routine since Jay got back from Rwanda. But I thought you might like to see some pictures from his trip and from his return home. I'd love to tell you some stories, but I figure that's something he could do a lot better than I. Jay inserted some captions to fill you in on some of the adventures.

Here is our Rwanda team. Seven of us came from the states and Manik, front left, met us from Bangkok, Thailand.

Here I am greeting James. I was commenting about the lack of social space awareness in East Africa, and Amy referenced this picture to remind me of a similar deficiency in my own life.

This is Bishop John Rucyahana who helped form the Anglican Mission in the Americas. This was a great sermon despite my interesting face (see far left).

The crowd at the East Africa Revival Conference. This year marks the 75th Anniversary of the East Africa revival, and this conference is one of the main reasons we went to Rwanda.

Ah, sunset over Lake Muhazi. This was the view off of our front porch at the Bishop's House, a guest house for the Gahini Diocese. This lake runs for some thirty miles back to the west.

Good times. Here Ross (standing), Evan (wielder of the bamboo), and me, are learning about fire and bamboo. Evan, a remarkable guy and student at Eastern University, is demonstrating for Berta the un-pictured South African doctor how to fire bamboo and make furniture and other decor.

Yes. I looked and looked at the market for something for the boys. And then I saw these little gems. Jackpot.

This nifty little bag was made by some of the ladies of Gahini where we stayed. The proceeds from their sales go to the Children's Rehabilitation Center in Gahini. I knew the elephant bag would be perfect for Olivia because the elephant was one of the first animal sounds she made.

That pretty much describes my first week home. When 9:00 pm rolled around, I would just crash. This particular episode is after two straight days of travel from Rwanda to Jacksonville. Sweet dreams.