Today we had a great day at the Imbabaze Orphanage. We woke up at around 5 AM to a rooster crowing. It was a great start to the day when we took a nice bumpy ride through the amazing town where Imbabaze was. All the little kids would run after the bus waving, a great sight to see. We arrived and were given a tour by the owner, who showed us the gardens (definitely something my mom would appreciate). Then we moved on to painting the dining hall, which took less then an hour because of all the help we received from the people at Imbabaze. Then, one of the older students at the orphanage took us on a walk/hike through the mountain and farm land. It took about an hour and a half and it was the coolest walk I had ever been on. It was filled with little kids following us, our crowd behind us grew from 2 kids, to over 15 by the end. Overall it was a great time and definitely a great day, looking forward to tomorrow, when we go brick making!
shoutout to my boy Zach Cave
until later,
-Sam Hafermann
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Group 5 (Izaak, Eleanor, Mikayla, Cat, Mrs. Hinnendael)
AIDP
Today was the start of a great day in Ruhengheri. First of all, it was the first day of our activities and as group 5, we were designated to the task of AIDP. AIDP is an organization that specializes in assigning widowed women to four children, building them a house and giving them enough funds to start their lives. SO at 8 o'clock in the morning, we packed up our bags and awaited the walk to the AIDP site. Our guide picked us up and the walk began. This was the most beautiful walk that anyone could ever take. The lush, green, rolling hills acted like the perfect background and the shining sun made it even better. Walking through this, we also made our way through the many villages that we came upon. Children would then follow us, ask us to take pictures and overall, make our days better with their genuine smiles. This was the first time we really felt like we were in Rwanda. Cities and the hustling and bustling faded behind and the quiet nature sounds replaced it. Soon though, the walk had us dead tired and we followed our guide to the road. Luckily, a random car was going past and we got a final ride to the site. Despite all the work to get there, the builders were even ready for us to assist AIDP. So instead, we visited the AIDP orphanage, where we met some of the kids and even another mission group from Hong Kong. At the end of the day, we got back into the car and made our way home. Overall, the first day was a success in all of our minds and we cant wait for the next.
Izaak Lundberg
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