A Land of a Thousand Hills

Saturday, June 23^rd… 

They are not kidding when they refer to Rwanda as the Land of a Thousand Hills.  The hills are everywhere, lush, green, and beautiful.  We drove about an hour out of Kigali City to see more of the beautiful country of Rwanda and experienced just a small portion of these hills.  Our destination was New Life Christian Academy.  This is a Christ-centered community that provides incredible opportunity for orphans of Rwanda as well as an integration program that allows other children to attend with payment of school fees.  The orphans are sponsored and for $60 a month they are provided with a safe home, food, healthcare, clothing, and education.  New Life Christian does this so well, in fact, that the Rwandan government has partnered with them to help expand to other communities to reach more of Rwanda.  The focus is on developing community by inspiring each student to pursue excellence in character, academics, service to God and the nation. 

Alec - Today I experienced the wide open country side of Rwanda. Driving through massive hills we got to see what I had always imagined Africa to be like. Banana trees, monkeys, and a variety of people carrying an assortment of fruits and vegetables on their heads. After our drive we arrived at the number one school in Rwanda. Here not only orphans but also the mayor of Kigali’s children attend to learn general education and the glory of God. At this school, I immediately found myself a buddy who latched on to me the second I sat down. Frank, 12, spoke great English and was an incredible goal keeper even for his short stature. Sadly I never got to say goodbye to Frank for he went to change his cloths after soccer and I was never able to meet up with him again. One day ill see him playing for the Rwandan national team. Also grandma if your reading this I still get to watch the EuroCup games, go Italy!