Another Sunday, another new church, not quite as large as the last one, but every seat was taken. Two songs were sung in English for our benefit. Everywhere we go we are treated like royalty. They have us get in front of the church and introduce ourselves. We always let folks know about the people back home who are praying for them. They appear to be very encouraged to know that people from a wealthy country like the USA care enough about them to pray.
After church we had lunch with the vice-speaker of parliament. A few weeks out of town and I'm hob-knobbing with important political figures. I'll check my schedule when I get back to see if Obama has called for lunch, or maybe just coffee so he can get some pointers.
When we got back to THARS Judi was feeling ill - so much for the superior gender. She needed to stay home while the rest of us went for an emotional and informative ride with David. He walked us through his ordeal with the war in Burundi when soldiers pulled up to his campus where he was talking with students and opened fire. The traumatic events of that day and the weeks that follow are contained in David's book "Unlocking Horns." I recommend it.
Dinner and packing complete the day as we prepare to head up to Rwanda.
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