Proportional Hugs

HAPPY 21ST BIRTHDAY SARAI RIGHT NOW!!

Well this is my last post for sure, i have had fun updatin and even more fun readin your comments, thank you so much for stayin involved and praying for the team, it means so much to all of us! I am only oin to write a quick account of the last few days, as I dont have much time to write.

Work this week was different finaly and it was a much needed and refreshing change. I spent most of Monday on an african made, not so sturdy ladder, sanding wood beams on the ceiling. We also started puttin primer on the walls. Tuesday and today was more priming and lots of painting... everyone on the streets stared even more at us as we had paint coverin us- hey, its not easy paintin a wall that is textured mission style. We have also been able to work long days which has been fun and tiring at the same time.

We have heard some cool stories from Venancie about herself as well as about Salim and Edward, they have lied throuh some amazing things that I could only imagine, It has been really cool to develop these relationships despite the lanuage barrier. Salim is great and a really funny guy, I will miss them all.

Dont worry mom we have TONS of pictures and even some video.

Ate fish tooday and I liked it... I hear your tastebuds change every 7 years and I am approaching 21 :)

Mom im thinkin crispy chicken salad with honeymustard dressing. Is that possible? oh, and goldenspoon. Simple but amazing. But if you can think of something better then do it. Oh, can you get a pineapple from the store too, I might go through withdrawls when I get back.

Ash i didnt buy anythin yet, there is nothin in gitarama so we are shopping on saturday before i see you YAY YAY YAY... you are leaving today, fly careful I love you buddy!

Thanks for all the prayers, these last few days have been really great, I have enjoyed every second and just lived in the moment, not even thinkin past the next hour, its been great.

Robin and Jenni, Julie and I prayed for you today as you left on your way, and we both ,miss you already, but dont miss me, just have fun there

Shower doesnt work anymore here so its bucket baths- I think i decided to just not bathe haha, Im only half way kidding.

More funny stories, but not enough time to tell them... we dont have to worry about bugs tonight, Erica and I have a pet lizard in our room named Jimmy who eats other insects, yeaaah!

Tomorrow Ray is going to come work with us, then we are goin to leave work at 2 to go shop at a prison, you heard me right, a prison. They make wood carvings apparently and the prison is only a 2 min walk from the guest house, how convenient haha. Friday we will finish up the painting and say goodbye to everyone. Saturday mornin we head back to Kigali, shop in the morning, visit 2nd wave (Ashfool), and eat dinner at Venancies house and meet her family. Then hopefully visit 2nd wave more. Sunday we leave Africa -sad- and get a 6 dollar starbucks in the london airport, oh yeah!

Ill ask Vanencie about the adoption thing :)

They say that the length of a hug is proportional to the amount of time that you spend away from that person... well Im looking forward to some nice long hugs from all of you! See you on Monday!

Goatbobs

Bon Swa!

(no idea if i spelt that correctly, but it means good evening in french...i hope)

It i almost 6pm here so that means it is almost 9am back home, which probably means you will be getting online to check this since i always post sundays and wednesdays at this time. ok, anyways...

THURSDAY:
-normal work day, mostly gardened because the rain didnt allow for much else
-did laundry for the first time here, that was an african experience
-ate goat bruchette at lunch, thats goat meat shishkabobs, and let me tell you, i hope we only eat goat for the remainder of our time here, amazing! It is a little weird, however, to walk by a goat on the road after lunch time
-We saw some white people at the restaurant where we eat lunch, we were staring and calling them mazoongoos--i think we are becoming like the locals

FRIDAY:
-slept in till 830, amazing!
-First day of doing somethng different here in Gitarama... Kelli, our contact for all Rwanda teams, came and took us out for the day! His plan was to take us to Kings Castle, a historical landmark where the king of rwanda used to live, however- deviation- it was closed for a ceremony for a museum opening up nearby, so we went to it. We saw ballet, which is really traditional African Dance, and it was really cool to watch- dont worry, we took video! Then we walked around th museum and saw the art and got free drinks and appetizers(more goat!) Then we went back to Kings Castle and looked around there for a while.
-We had the rest of the day off to relax and we all played phase 10 and snacked since we didnt have lunch... bad idea for me, since i had started to have a stomach ache earlier that day
-I sat in my room readng and journling with a stomach ache, decided to skip dinner, and eventually got sick (threw up)around 730pm... fun times
-Still had a stomach ache the rest of the night but didnt throw up again thankfully

SATURDAY:
-Woke up feling great but decided to skip breakfast because i wasnt ready for eating yet... 30 minutes later i got sick again... which meant i didnt get to go to work that day
-Spent day in the room with Erica being bored, trying to read, nap, or anything to make time go by faster--too bad the tv wasnt working (sarcasm)
-Everyone got back and we hung out outside to get some fresh air and enjoy the nice weather, we talked with Itian, a worker here who knows a little english, he is one of th many pople we have met here who have malaria
-Felt sick all day but didnt throw up again
-I was able to eat some by dinner, mostly fruit, but thats th best part anyways

SUNDAY:
-Went to church again, only 3 hours long this time
-One little girl kept running up and down the aisle next to me, punching me as she ran by, i think it wa her way of showing love :)
-Been relaxing since so we will be ready for work tomorrow



I dont knoow if we will update again, probably wednesday or thursday if we do at all, sooooooo:

-Fly careful Jenni and Rob, I already miss you like crazy and I cant blieve I wont see you for so long, but I am sure you will have an amazing time and make tons of turkish friends, watch out for each other and dont be letting any turkish men near you! i am excited for your updates, i love you guuys i love you i love you!
-Sarai, happy 21st, dont be goin to get stoned, you koow just cuz your 21 doesnt mean you can smoke pot okay... have an amazing birthday, i am thinking about you, love you so much
-Ashfool fly careful, I am Soooooo excited to see you, Julie and I keep talking about it, dont forget the letter i wrote you, you better not have read it yet! See you in Kigali! ps: try not to sleep on the first flight cuz its a good one to stay awake
-hooch and sarai- if youarent busy next monday you should come to airport and if you stll arent busy come to my house and if you still arent busy spend the night... drive to airport with my parents to save gas money... or just come to my house after... just come see me somehow whn i get back!!!
-mom dont worry throwing up wasnt that bad, i survived! :) i love you and im excited to se you soon... ummm is it possible to have turkey meat wheat bread and honeymustard pretzels at the house... im having some big cravings for those! oh, and dont let dad go shopping with you and get a bunch of junk food haha
-dad i love you and miss you and dont be taking pictures of me when i walk through the tunnel okay, ill be nasty from 2 days of flying haha, see you soon
-emily im so happy about gabe, that is great! thanks for praying
-hooch, the tea, its a toss up
-jenni i can hear you writing your comment too, i love you, and we are having a date when you get back!
-linda, we sleep on low beds, kinda like asians- a little hard, but still okay... thanks for praying
-robin, dont hug any turkish men... i love you
-lindsey, thanks for the comment, your comments are always good reminders and make me think, and thank for praying for us, ill see you soon, hae fun up in big bear
-robin and jenni check julies blog



PRAYER REQUESTS:
-Physical body aches, especially backs
-Julies cold
-Money to keep coming in for the learning center we are building
-Painting supplies Vanencie is trying to get in Kigali
-Safe trael for Vanencie back from Kigali
-For Itian and Auntie, too workers at the guest house who are SOOOOO kind and have a servants heart, just to bless them and their families
-That our minds are focused completely here and not on gettin back or seeing everyone i kigali-- its hard to not be thinking about it because we are so excited to see everyone
-that we maintain energy and spirit which is hardwhen doing same thing every day



ps_ its weird when dogs bark at you because your white :)

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