We have been in Rwanda for 12 days now, staying in a house belonging to a family who have returned to Germany during the Coronavirus pandemic. We’ve no idea how long we will be in Rwanda or the house and when we will get to Goma, but we are very grateful to God for his provision. Like many we’ve been home-schooling this last week and have settled into a fairly relaxed pattern after much feedback and a few meltdowns from the pupils. 

We asked the kids what they are enjoying most about life in Rwanda.  

For Imogen it is Duplo and ‘my little chickens’. For Zachary it is Lego, the chickens in the garden, fruit (we have yet to discover the limit to his passion fruit consumption), birds and the hammock. For Silas it is ping pong, having yellow-billed kites circling the house, coding, sport after school, improvised parkrun, getting up early and Joe Wicks’ morning workout.  For all of them it is new torches during the power cut, the garden, running around in the storm and Worship for Everyone twice a week. The picture is from last week when we used the whiteboard that came with the house to say thank you to God for all of the good things he gives us. 

As for the parents, we are enjoying a slower pace of life than the frantic few weeks before we left the UK, time with the kids, the weather, family devotions and the wonders and joys of staying resourced, informed and connected online.