Rach and John in Rwanda

We are discovering that here this is very true!

So I took a trip back to England mid April to have my interview for my permanent residency card for the USA – it was a great trip, wonderful to see my family – and I got my passport back with my visa in it just in time to make the flight back (and it turns out I was very lucky I flew when I did with the eruption of the volcano and the ash in the air)!

I was able to buy school supplies for Joshua and Esther and have many things donated for them from family and friends. Thanks everyone.  The big task once I was back was for us to get the kids ready for school. Other donated money (Nadja’s sister, Kate etc) was given for us to purchase the rest of the supplies they needed – it was quite a long list and included things from nail clippers to mattresses.

New school shoes

New flip flops

Check out my school bag

Packing up

The day before school Joshua came over for a visit  and was very sad. I asked if we could talk and we went outside. He started crying and I was worried that he was nervous about going to boarding school. Wrong – he hadn’t eaten in two days! We fed him up and sent him home with food for his sister and we realised how important it is for those kids to be in boarding school where they will have three meals a day, a stimulating environment and a mattress to sleep on.

The big day came and it required a big healthy breakfast.

Breakfast

Then it was off to school.

Arriving at school

'Oh it's so heavy'

A bed for Josh

Josh's class mates

Esther has a bed

Esther meets a friend - they will be in the same year (Esther is a few years behind)

We got them all settled in, they met some of the other students and then we said our goodbyes. The great thing is that we can visit them at weekends. We were happy, but more importantly, they were happy!

I can’t begin to list all the names of all the people who helped to get the kids to this stage. Thank you everyone!