Graduation Day at Tubahurirze!

This organization is one the AIC helps support.  

Jeannie, the director asked if we could come for the girls' graduation and so did..  I was the only one able to go. 

Still setting up... even though it was time to start!

The girls were all assembling!

Some of the guests.

This is Jeannie!

One of the "littlest" guests!

 Time to start... a little late.. but better late than never.
A message was delivered by the founder
along with lots of Scripture.

This NGO was started to help battered and HIV women get back on their feet!  To help them be creative and to have businesses of their own.

Singing and Praying!

Jeannie watching the girls sing.

Of course, along with the singing was movement and dance.

They were quite good.. even though they were really being taught to sew! 

This little one next to me approved.  His mommy was singing--She was one of the graduates!

I believe this was a local pastor but not sure.  They had quite a long program and it was all in Kinyarwanda so i didn't understand all the words. ( any of the words, really)

But this was really the medium. 

Much beautiful work that the girls had done.

  with lots of beautiful African fabrics.

But it is the embroidery work that amazed me!

It is so beautiful and carefully done!  One large table cloth with runner and set of napkins....right at $100.  Can you imagine???  All hand work. 

Close up of a quilt!

While everyone was milling around looking at all
 the girls had done....

I went backstage to see the 10 machines that AIC had donated.

What a gift for these girls!

When I came out of the back... the girls were singing again.

And had official dancers, too!

They got some folks up on their feet to join them.

KICKIN' UP THE DIRT! 

THIS PICTURE SAYS IT ALL:  THE JOY IN THIS DANCER'S FACE,  THE VISITORS: SMILING IN JOY WITH THEM.
AND THE FORWARD MOVEMENT OF THESE GIRLS!

This is indeed a place where girls are brought
out of darkness into the light.

Into the Light of Life!  They are moving forward!

Their own lives have changed, their children's lives have changed
and they have found hope for today and for their future.

Thank you Jeannie, and all involved with
this great organization.

May the Lord Keep on Blessing each one of you!

love,
margie