Teaching at Church and then off to Shyira

Today we had a relaxing morning and we got to go to church! I love that we can go to church here! Rwanda is so special because I feel like there is a heavy presence of faith everywhere I go. Most of the people here are Catholic and it shows! On our way to church the streets were very calm and not many people were walking around like usual. Rwanda also sets aside two Sundays a month called “No drive day” and there are main roads that motor vehicles are banned from in the morning from 6am-10am. Church was really fun! The Uganda mission president and his wife were there today. Sacrament meeting was really wonderful. I love how the church is the same wherever you go. Today was fast and testimony meeting so we had the pleasure of hearing the sweet and humble testimonies of the members here. We also got to teach primary today!! It was so fun. Haha the kids are NUTS! But so cute. Jenna taught a lesson about sharing and gave out some of the sock dolls she and her family made for the kids here. They LOVED them! We sang a bunch of primary songs and played a few games before it was snack time. After snacks was when things got crazy. The kids went bizerk! They were running around the small room and chasing each other and the other girls with me everywhere. There were a few babies and that was fun to play with them. Overall it was a really fun, spiritual and exhausting morning at church. After church we needed to grab a quick bite to eat before heading to the Northern Provence! We went to a restaurant called Mezze Fresh. They call it “Rwanda’s Chipotle”. It was the fastest meal I have had in Rwanda! Which was good because we were all so hungry after playing with those kids. It was actually a really good meal! Who knew you would find awesome Mexican food in Africa?! Once we finished lunch we were off to Shyira District Hospital. It was about a 3.5 hour drive and it was SO BEAUTIFUL. The hills and mountains are exquisite. We even passed by Volcanoes National Park and saw 5 dormant volcanoes! Our native director, Ivan, said that is where all of the mountain gorillas live! After a long but beautiful drive we made it to the hospital! It is in the middle of a rural village and we are surrounded by high hills covered in banana trees. We are staying at a guesthouse on the hospital property. We each have our own rooms! Its kind of like a motel. We met some of the administrators and enjoyed a nice meal of beans, rice and potatoes made by the kitchen staff. There are a couple of mental health patients that were really excited to see us. Haha they are really nice and try and help us out any way they can! Tomorrow we are getting a tour of the hospital and beginning our evaluations just like we did at the Biryogo Health Center! Cant wait! 







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