After a twenty or so long plane ride from Washington, D.C. to Rome to Ethiopia to Kenya and finally to Kigali, Rwanda both Lauren and I and all of our luggage have made it!
I can hardly believe it. When I finally got off that plane, my heart just filled with joy. My heart felt most alive today when I stepped down off those stairs and started walking towards the airport terminal. It is so good to finally be here, to see it with my own eyes, and to know that this place will soon become a home for me. Lauren and I were picked up by most, if not all, of those who work at KICS (Kigali International Community School). There were so many people and so many names, but thankfully I was able to place some people's faces with their names since I had been in contact with most of them over the course of the last few months. I will not lie, I was definitely tired upon arrival, but I held out so that I could tour around the city and see the new school for the first time. There were several things that stood out to me today....
1. Kigali is more beautiful, clean, and lively then I first expected.
2. I have never felt what it was like to be in the minority until today. I never knew what it was like to be stared at no matter where you go because of the color of your skin. Now I know what it feels like...
3. After we went into town for some lunch, we ran into some children who were begging for money. We did not give them much of a response since were driving. In order to get our attention they decided it would be best to jump onto the side of the slow moving van. These are children who are no older then seven.
4. I have bed bugs in my bed.
"jesus christ is the same yesterday and today and forever." ~hebrews 12:8
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