Yesterday we had the day off so we went to the Genocide Memorial. I would like to say that it was a relaxing day but not so much. I keep thinking that it will get easier, as this was my third visit to the museum, and it's still tough. It helps put things in perspective but hard to comprehend. Practically every person in Rwanda today has been affected by it one way or another.

In the afternoon we met with two men from an organization called ADAP that creates awareness for youth on drugs. They are very dedicated to creating awareness to a little recognized sleeping giant. According to government records, 69% of the youth of Rwanda are drug users. We got some good insights to some of the problems the Rwandese face.

Last night we had a great thunderstorm before dinner. It poured....hard. Lightening struck very close to us and knocked the power out for a while.

Today we went to Gakenke, 1 1/2 hour drive uphill, to attend a church that has started CR. Pastor Jean Baptiste hosted us at Anglican Church of Rwanda Gakenke. They were having a youth crusade with close to a thousand people attending. The 5 1/2 hour service was awesome with lots of great music and dancing. I gave my testimony and talked about CR which fit right in with their theme of the crusade. The diocese pastor preached the sermon and shared very openly about his own struggles past and present. They have a great vision for the church and they believe that CR will be a big part of it.

We had lunch at Jean Baptiste's home with pastors, denomination leaders, and head of the church's primary school with 600+ children. We got to meet his family too which was a special treat.

We are winding down and preparing to start our long journey home tomorrow. Pray for safe travels, smooth connections and good rest on the plane. Pray for the team that returned to teh US last week as I am sure they are still adjsuting.