Most of today consisted of waiting in an office. You know how some people sit in offices doing silent protesting, that is exactly what we did. Little was said, and we weren't holding signs, just making our presence known. After 2.5 hours of waiting (1 hour in the am, the rest in the pm), we are still waiting for this important document just so we can get Kyler's passport, which is ready but needs this one document. And of course we can't finish our paperwork at the U.S. Embassy here with out his passport. We are praying and asking you to pray with us that God moves mountains tomorrow with this paper work. The U.S. Embassy closes tomorrow and 1pm, the immigration office doesn't like to give passports in the morning, and 1st thing early tomorrow we are going back to the same office to wait for this important document. This definitely made for a long day, and tomorrow morning could be quite crazy.
Kyler had another rough night last night and after observing him today, he definitely has an ear infection (which totally explains the last 2 nights of restless sleep). Poor thing was very lathargic today. Thankfully he did get some rest today. Praying he gets a good nights rest tonight and that the anti-biotics help him quickly, especailly before we fly to Kenya on Sunday.
This morning we drove outside of Kigali to a village to see what life is really like for most Rwandans. First, let me just say it is absolutely beautiful here. There is nothing but lush green rolling hills as far as you can see. The most beautiful country I have ever seen, hands down. The hard part was seeing the people of the village, especially the children. They were all so beautiful, despite how filthy they were. But the sad reality that was shared with us was that many of these kids would die within a couple years. The malnourishment is so high that any simple sickness becomes fatal. We hear about situations like this all the time, but to actually see it is a completely different story. It makes it so real and your heart just breaks. The sad reality is that this is how most of the people in Rwanda live. What's even more amazing is that simple farming education could make a huge difference in all the villages around here. Helping is so simple yet so hard....think about it.....
P.S. Sorry there are no pictures today, my camera didn't want to upload tonight.
Praying for God to move mountains! Thanks for updating despite being so tired!
ReplyDeleteWe are praying tonight as you approach your last day to complete so much! We had to also get our To Whom letter, passport and embassy visit on our last day, so we know the stress and fear you have for tomorrow. God can do so much and we know you will get everything done that He wants complete tomorrow. We pray that it will be all of it and that He will be with you during every hour of your day. Also, we are praying that Kyler is feeling much better by tomorrow and has a good nights rest. I know your thoughts will be heavily with your children at home as well as you are working to make it back to them, we will be praying for peace for you and a great day for them. Thanks for sharing so much of your journey, we love seeing it again through your experiences!
ReplyDelete-Jeff & Sheri
AWAA Family