June 15

In Nairobi this morning after another long overnight flight. Saw Lucas briefly in the airport! So I know he is alive and well. Unfortunately he is on a different flight than me from Nairobi to Kigali, Rwanda. Flight to Kigali is only about an hour, then I am met at the airport by Matt Murfitt and his son Jack. Their family is living at Kibogora Mission (where I'm going) for about a year and basically volunteering their time. Matt and his brother own their own business, so the year of volunteer work worked out well for them. Lucas' flight was delayed, so we ran errands in Kigali for the mission (grocery shopping and such). Kigali is a modern city in some ways (paved streets for example) and primitive in some ways (people still use wood burning stoves to cook, so their is smoke hanging over the city). It is a very scenic place with hills and lovely weather. Once Lucas arrived, we went to dinner at Republica, an African cuisine restaurant. I had a fish called Liboke, and Lucas had goat. I was proud of him for trying something new like goat! We also had plantains with our dinner. Both of us were pretty tired after days of traveling and not enough sleep, but we still enjoyed ourselves. Tonight we are staying at the house which the mission rents in Kigali. So we don't have to drive tonight to our final destination.

Matt's son Jack is autistic, so I found myself wishing that niece Carolyn was here to advise me about interacting with autistic kids. He is very bright and has a remarkable memory.