January 7, 2014 I hopped a plane, actually 3 planes, and headed to Rwanda with my pastor. We went at the invitation of a man in our church; Chris Foreman. Chris has been involved in Rwanda for the last decade. During this time he's formed relationships, trained university students, almost completed a wonderful building and much more. Chris invited us to teach at the Second Annual East Africa Apologetics Conference.
Mark and I landed in Kigali late Wednesday night, we both wanted to get to a hotel as soon as possible and crash out. Instead we got in a car, drove around town, ate dinner and took a three hour trek to Huye, Rwanda. Going to bed at 2:30am isn't my regular routine but for this trip it was just how the plan worked out; we were on Africa time.
Waking up in Huye was a sight for sore eyes; I wasn't prepared for the beauty this city had to offer. I expected the town to be more of a desert environment but I was wrong. The land was very fertile and gorgeous. The people we met were amazing; so loving and caring. I was constantly impressed at how engaged the people were, maybe because everyone didn't have an iPhone to look at or constantly felt the need to update Instagram.
While in Rwanda we taught, preached, made friends, visited a genocide memorial, worshipped, laughed, ate, shopped and much more. In the next couple days look for new posts about: teaching in the conference, the friends we made and Rwandan worship. I just don't have room to cover the whole trip in one post.
I still can't believe I went to Rwanda but I'm so glad I did.
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