When is your birthday?

Today was an incredible day - long but incredible. We went to church at African New Life and taught the 3-5 year old class. The majority of the class ended up being older Rwandans that did not speak English. They sang to us and drew pictures of them sharing an orange pop with Jesus :) The bubbles were a huge hit! They are so appreciative of every little thing. After church, we went to the African Bagel Company for amazing pizzas with the boys from the Home of Innocence. This is a group of about 14 boys who are mostly orphans. We helped celebrate their birthdays with cake and game. Many of them do not know when they were born, so they use January 1st as their birthday. Some were abandoned by their mothers due to HIV or lost their parents to AIDS. The Home of Innocence houses the boys and shows them what family is all about. They were an amazing group of kids that are trying not to turn to the streets to support themselves. The program is amazing and they are looking to expand, they have the land- just need the finances. After lunch, we visited the Kigali Genocide Memorial. As anyone knows, this is a difficult subject but one that is very important to their past and future. We will also be visiting Nyamata, the church where thousands were slaughtered. It's absolutely amazing what we take for granted. This people are so grateful for all that they have. We also visited a 25 year old girl who has crippled hands and weaves the most beautiful baskets. She lives in a 300 sq ft room with 6 other people. Next time you start to complain, think about this and how blessed we really are!