On our first day in Rwanda, we went to the beautiful village of Kabuga, on the outskirts of Kigali where we were greeted by these joyful children, welcoming us with singing!
Here, mainly orphans and widows who were affected by the genocide live. Liberty University built a well and a school nearby where many of the children are sponsored by World Help and now attend (the yellow shirts with blue shorts are the uniforms for the school, we visited during summer break but these are the best clothes many of the kids have so that is why they were wearing them!). We were the sixth team from our school to come and visit them, so they were very familiar with who we were. As soon as we went out to greet them, they ran up to us with bear hugs and bright smiles. After learning their names and playing, we went to each home doing general check ups, bringing things like water jugs and mosquito nets, and praying with them. We got to sing and dance with them, hear about their lives, and share testimonies.
It was amazing to love on and share with so many brothers and sisters in Christ across the world who had endured so much, yet praised the Lord all the more. Singing about Jesus with these children of God and reminding them how much He loves them, was an indescribable joy, one that I will never forget.
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