days 3 and 4 (cyangugu)

second Rwanda post from Beth Robson and Amber Simms 
(both dyslexic so sorry in advance)

day 3

Day three entailed a long journey for us all as we had to travel from Kigali to Cyangugu. though long the journey was enjoyable. after another pleasant breakfast we packed our stuff and set off. 

During the journey we enjoyed the views as we talked. We played kingdoms which was first won by Dianne and then Beth. We shared testimonies through out the journey.Tim and Hannah found their own personal heaven in Fields of tea(though the couldn't have any.) During the trip we saw some monkeys in the wild but more exciting for some of the team was some cows, goat and even the road!!! We created (rob and Katie) some "interesting" charts but we won't go into detail.

Upon arrival we had to be on our best behavior as the prime minister of Rwanda inhabited some of our rooms. Once we arrived at peace guest house, some of us enjoyed showers while others unpacked for the next few days. one thing we can all agree on is the amazing view of the lake Kivu(best viewed from Tim and Robs balcony thing). we made full use of this for an impromptu bible study lead by Tim on Hosea. 

We soon went for dinner where some of us enjoyed some fanta feista (huh hum Owen Daughtry :p) and some lovely food. The last organised thing of the day was group worship, Bible study and prayer, looking at revelations 2:1-7 and can affect our attitudes to our trip. we then all had an early night.

Day 4 (our first proper day in Rwanda)

the first big event was to the outskirts in order to start house building. on the way there we met three local Rwandan youth who will be spending time with us for the majority of the trip. the locals ha already made and start and there was a rough wooden structure. All the locals were eager to greet us and the children even ran along with the bus. some of us excelled in this environment although others were better chatting to the locals and playing with the kids. the main work n the house today was hammering big sticks to make walls. Compared to the Rwandans all of us were terrible. some of us learnt new words while there and learnt and taught some songs on the journey home.

Later in the day some of us went to the market in Cyanggugu while others had some free time. The market was difficult for some of us as it was really crowed and loud and aggressive but it did offer a opportunity to see life here and to buy some home comforts. 

Later in the evening we had some hearts to hearts in small groups and this allowed the team to bond and bring up any troubles they've had so far in Rwanda.

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