My favorite time in life is watching the precious babies and seeing the many dear faces that mean so much to me.
Thank you, Alan, for sharing your photos with us. Beautiful faces.
In addition to Alan’s photos, here’s another beautiful face. This is Ava Arlene, daughter of executive director Jean Marie and his wife Larrisa. Ava Arlene is my namesake in Rwanda.
And I am so proud of Tresor, our student graduating from Arizona State University in the USA in May.
Now last, but not least, I give you an Urukundo fashion show.
These Urukundo fashion treasures will be part of the celebration in Pittsburgh on April 27 and 28.
Come meet and greet me, Mama Arlene, and learn more about Urukundo, the foundation based on love. Translated, Urukundo is the Rwandan word for love.
Mama Arlene
Ready to support the children???
Starting the new year, nine of our children remain in our home.
Three of them -- Claude, Aline and Luki -- are waiting for their national exam results and then will be going to secondary boarding school. They will return to Urukundo for school holidays. As is normal, we will share them with their families.
Claude, Aline and Luki.
David has been given permission from his foster family to stay home with us and attend Primary 6 here rather than disrupt his education in the last year of primary.
Of the children who have moved on to other families Jacob, Prince, Kevine, Banita and possible Rebekah will live close enough to be students at Urukundo Learning Center.
Wearing the stocking is more fun than hanging it.
Raziella in day care at Urukundo thinks so.
A necklace is decoration for tree. The hat is a bit big but even more fun.
(l-r) Oliver, Abais and Bosco
They are waiting for the results of national secondary exams.
Love this one.
Cast takes a bow.
Narrator: Claude
Mary: Aline
Joseph: Bosco
Soldier: Kenny
Angel: Claudine
Innkeeper No.1: David
Innkeeper No. 2: Kenilla
Shepherds: Diane and Luki
Wise men: John, Egide and Soso
Star: Kevine
University choir
Divine found a friend.
Share the love.
Mama
August was a mixed month as school was in session for two weeks and on break for two weeks.
This was a time for children in our home to visit their extended families.
Urukundo kids are so blessed to have made contact with their extended families. It is our hope that more of the children will be connected to families.
Prince and his grandfather
Younger Claude and his mother Pacifique. 
Soso and his father
Older Claude and his mother Olive
Kindergarten girls posed for a before-school photo. They are, left to right, Winner, Axcel, Benita, Strong and Joyce. Benita likes her new pantsuit.
Here’s how they look in their uniforms ready for school along with classmate Jacob. This time, the group is, left to right, Jacob, Benita, Axcel, Strong, Joyce and Winner.
Volunteer Bob Dove is doing a great job while he is here with us. Along with his other projects, he is teaching four of our Primary 4 kids to play chess.
Sarah, Johnny, Agide and Claude are having fun learning.
Sarah gets some one-on-one instruction from the master teacher.
Kasperie and friends -- hand puppets from Germany -- are popular with the kids.
Kasperie introduced by Angelique Westmark from Germany two years ago. The children love the puppet and his animal friends. They follow the stories that came with Kasperie and make up stories of their own.
Kasperie is the puppet in yellow and green.
Sarah with Tiger
Luki with Giraffe
School in session
School is back in session for the second term. There are three terms in each school year. The kids are ready and excited. You can see that in these photos, taken the first day of the second term.
P6 kids went to school an hour earlier, so Claude, Luki and Aline are not in the photo.
Claude Luki and Aline.
