Ladies from United Christian Parish in Reston, Virginia, USA, arrived on June 1 for an 11-day stay.
Anika, left, and her mom Debby; Emily and her mom Amy.
Travel to Urukundo was by minibus.
Our visitors were officially welcomed by Ollie. Then Mama.
At worship, photographer Emily was a hit with the kids.
More volunteers, Elizabeth Barbaro of North Carolina, and her nephew Andrew Trezza arrived on schedule June 4.
The volunteers from United Christian Parish and the newcomers joined forces and took side trips together.
The two teams became fast friends and visited the Zipline drone project and the site of the King’s Palace.
The four from UPC took a photo with me at Urukundo and then left on June 11 to travel to Kigali City to spend several days there before returning home to the USA.
On June 13, Andrew started his journey home. His visit was short. Here’s hoping he will return and stay longer.
Elizabeth stayed for 16 days. Her passion was the daycare. She is loved.
A trip to the Azizi Life Cultural Center added to her Rwanda experience.
Elizabeth received instructions as to how to weave from experts. The large mats and crafts are works of art.
Elizabeth waved goodbye to Urukundo.