The Team is headed back to Rwanda in one day.

AWHI received notification from our Rwanda partner, Bishop Theophile that 90 out of 120 women completed their micro loan training and received their micro loans.

14 days, 12 days in country, 8 women cooperatives, 120 micro loans, 3 savings bonus. 🇷🇼❤️

On our last full day here, we traveled east out of Kigali and over the hills to visit our dear friends in Gasarabwayi. Our team has some strong roots here and it is a visit I have personally been really looking forward to. One Church has been visiting this village for over a decade! Once a very hard to reach poor village, they are now considered the most advanced village for Africa Hope Initiatives. There were warm smiles, familiarity and lots of hugs going around.

We have seen and experienced many things in our time in Rwanda. Today our eyes were opened when we visited Ruhango. This village is the lowest level of poverty in Rwanda.

We attended Sunday service at Hermon Church in Kimisagara. We heard from 5 choirs (preschool students, high school students, women groups and a men’s group). Stephen presented a message on courage; “good courage v. bad courage.”

Today we wrapped up our time in Gisenyi learning more about the churches and challenges of this region and the academic system. Later, we were treated to a traditional Rwandan dowry ceremony.

The team visited the preschoolers in Gisenyi in the morning. There are 64 kids attending school. The school fees, uniforms and teacher salaries are paid by the parents that are able to afford to send their children to school.