At Home in Kigali and Around Town.

At Christmas time Innocent's Bible Study and Outreach Group 

held a retreat at our house.  One Sunday afternoon a few representatives presented us with a thank you gift.  

We had fun talking

for awhile and then they presented us with…

…a beautiful picture of all of them ( except Innocent-- He took the picture)  There is a spot left for us to photo shop him in!! This is a dear gift from these wonderful young people! 

 You just never know what will cross your path on any given day! 

When we moved to Kigali in 2012 the hillside now covered with houses was empty.
Every month it gets closer and closer to completion. 

More and more roads are being paved.  This is just after school let out for the day and all the blue uniforms are kids that go to that particular school.  You can also see that just across the road is a bumpy one just waiting to be paved. 

Some closer looks at the houses on the hill.

This is opposite that hillside with homes and hotels and restaurants that have been completed long ago. 

What separates them is this small valley where a large herd of cows owned by the Batwa live.

Sometimes they get a way from the herd and head to the road…

Right on the road, as a matter of fact!  I like these times.

Just a pretty late afternoon looking across all the hills of the city.

As you can see there is still plenty of room for development and most of us wish they would build some smaller homes
instead of these giant ones! 

This is a more recent shot of our bumpy, unpaved street during the wet season. 

Each wall is surrounded by beauty inside and out. 

This is one of my favorite landscaping styles…
simply corn and beans! 

And these are shots looking out our bedroom balcony away from the city and into the countryside.

You can see the Rwandan homes up in the hills…They walk a long way to get anywhere. 

 A little village in the valley,

Sun contrast!

It was a pretty late afternoon!

 Our wall and laundry line… and the backyard neighbors. ( not) 

Immediately behind our house is a new crop of beans growing and one lone banana tree.  A guard and worker of the property lives in the little metal shack to the left.  You can only see the roof.  A brand new house almost completed has gone up this year --with the red roof. 

 This orange house has gone up since we moved in, too and the one directly behind it. 

 Our palm tree has grown a ton since we arrived and lost many of its branches.  But it continues to grow. 

I'm sure by the time i return… a lot more will havegrown and even more buildings will be completed and other started construction.  

It won't be long now… 
So looking forward to getting back to Kigali
even though I will miss everyone here in PA!! 

love,
margie