Rach and John in Rwanda

The time has come! Tomorrow we leave Kigali and spend some time in Egypt and Israel before heading back to the UK to see my family and then onto the USA.We have sold everything – furniture, electronic equipment, every little kitchen utensil and even John’s beloved bike!

John's bike. He loves it and is sad to sell it

Although Rwandan drivers are terrible, this bike has been a lifesaver and we have loved having it (especially John). He is sad to have to sell it.  Not only have we been on a few trips on the bike, we’ve had a lot of fun with it.

Fun on the bike

Yes, we got four on the bike

We’ve spent the last few days packing, selling and saying goodbye to wonderful people who have touched and blessed our lives. We have made some really good friends here and we’re sad to leave them.

Saying goodbye to friends. This is Teojan.

Florence (our housekeeper and favourite Rwandan) and her daughter Sonia

We’ve also had lots of dinners with HDI, colleagues and friends. Tomorrow we say goodbye to the branch and then take the night bus to Kampala, Uganda, fly to Cairo, spend 4 days in Egypt, bus to Israel with a week there and then to the UK for a week, a day in Iceland and onto the USA. We’ll keep you posted on what’s next for us and we’ll post more soon. Rwanda has been a life-changing experience for us, we have learned many things and grown in many ways. We’re grateful for the time we have had here.