Community

Today we worked in the kitchen. Our first job was to sort  through a huge bag of peanuts to pull out the bad   ones and to all the dirt and stuff! We did this for two hours. Then we         formed a human chain and passed   down bowls of food to be set up to  feed 500 people. It was really a great task because we got a good sense   Of how much food is made at each meal, but more importantly how        Crucial team work is when faced with such a big production. 

After working in the kitchen, we went to lunch. It was satisfying to be part of producing the meal.

After that we had some free time.    The students did laundry and wrote  in their journals and ate snacks at     the canteen. 

Then the kids went to play sports.   Mindy and I visited music lessons, art lessons and sewing classes before  we went and watched volleyball       matches. 

After dinner we went to family time.  My families house is named after     Septima Clark, a civil rights leader   who helped register African              Americans for the right to vote. So,  tonight in family time I led a              discussion on the right to vote, and   its importance and that led to a        discussion on leadership and what    they would do as leaders both of      their school and their country. It was a great conversation. We also           presented them with gifts: chocolate, Rwandan and American flags and     playing cards. 

They loved it all! The flags were a big hit! 

My friend Paul told me that his         brother in law traveled to Rwanda    and he brought flags with him and    the kids loved them, so he told  me   that  I should bring flags, when he    heard I was going. He said “ I am      going to order you some flags to     give to the kids” I said “ ok, thank     you” the next day I had a delivery      from Amazon with the flags. Thank    you Paul they loved them!!!!