Unfortunately, Nyamagabe was a bust for me. It's one thing to be sick at home where everything is familiar, you have family nearby, and medical facilities you trust, and then there is this. The "revenge" caught up with me, and I wouldn't wish it on my worst enemy. I spent two days in a hotel getting cleaned out. I will never complain about a colonoscopy again! The hotel a Huye was probably a very nice facility, but all I saw was the bathroom. In fact, I spent Friday night sleeping on the floor, inches from the porcelain throne. The girls had a plethora of medications... and I took them all. Praying at least one of them would work. Forty-eight hours later, I managed to pack my bag and stagger to the van. You ain't getting no pictures of this!
I managed to sit through the Mondy morning session and even took a few pictures. Then Madame Florence (head over the women's program) and Pastor Moses prayed for me. Let me tell you, they have a direct line to the throne room of God. And I seemed to perk up and even ate some lunch... and had a coke! There is power in prayer! And yes, I believe it!
These lovely young women took Susan's lesson on forgiveness to heart. Many cried as they removed the heavy rocks from the bag signifying the people they were willing to forgive. Many talked of the peace they now felt. God was so good. And they were thrilled to get a Bible. They proudly showed us uniforms they had made for children attending school, as well as their own school skirt and blouse. Several of the women brought their babies along with them. There is nothing cuter than babies and toddlers.
And then we headed home to Kigali. A beautiful drive but not without interesting points. We were flagged over by the police. A military guy with a large AK47 (or something akin to it) searched all of the driver's papers, and we waited. And waited. Finally, someone said something about our "governor" being disconnected. ???? Seems every vehicle has one that reports back to the government if you go over 60 km per hour. Some are guilty of disconnecting it and if you do, the fine is steep. The one on the van was having issues and they picked up on it right away. In fact, every vehicle beeps when you inch over 60. We were grateful to be on our way. I'm not sure, but I think John pulled the "I got a load of old ladies here" card. Made it back to Kigali in time for rush hour traffic. You Bosians, ain't got nothing to complain about! Not ONE thing!
An interesting sidelight. In all our travels, I never saw any "wildlife". A few birds but nothing else. Also, they have few, if any, pets. A dog is reserved for guard duty. I have seen two that seemed to be strays. And cats are kinda unheard of. We keep telling our mission officer that keeping track of us is like "herding cats" and she has no clue.
I did see several of these birds. They look like a crow with a white bib. And they sound like a crow that swallowed a duck! I found them hanging around places where they might pick up a free meal. Definitely in the crow family!
It's Tuesday here, we are on the downhill run. Still lots to do but we will manage to cram it all into the few days left.
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