Well here I am, back in Kigali. I enjoyed the weeks in Portugal and the UK, a fair number of days spent on the beach and sufficiently strong wifi to watch the Lycra! A strange journey back in that the plane from Gatwick to Kigali had only 19 passengers, yes, 19. Had my own loo! 7 folk in business, me in premium economy and 11 in economy, the latter were able to lie down properly as the seat arms went up....mine didn't but managed to get comfortable and slept a little. After deplaning only 2 of us ended flight in Kigali, the rest were in transit, When I saw the other passenger depart with his luggage I began to be concerned.....guess what, my cases left on plane, I imagine because in a separate area as not in business or transit. At Gatwick, as I had an overnight and several hours at the airport I put the luggage into Baggage Express, worth every penny not to struggle with heavy cases etc.
My friend Eric met me at Kigali and drove me home, then we went for a decent cooked breakfast at Java House, perfect after a night flight and I never want food when the crew wake you at an early hour. Spent the rest of the day unpacking and sorting and managed a snooze mid afternoon. Apollo came over and we went to the Japanese for dinner, he at last has his visa and leaves next week to begin studying for his PhD at a theological college in Belgium. The next day I had to shop for food of course, Bosco drove me as I wanted to go to the fresh veg and fruit market and it's awful parking there. We had no water at the house so Bosco set out with 5 jerrycans, he had to go 5K to find water....it's the end of the dry season. So there I was last weekend washing hair and self in a bucket, my 6 months in the convents taught me something. Thankfully after a day or so we got water again, also we have had heavy rain most afternoons this week. As happens in Portugal the grass is now greening almost instantly.
To the cathedral Sunday morning, Apollo came, bringing a friend with him, after the service we went to a local coffee shop with some of the young church folk and spent a very pleasant time chatting. Lent Apollo my umbrella to keep him cool, it was passed around. Pastoral care!!
The beginning of this week Eric and I spent reserving flights and travel insurance for him, photocopying what seemed like hundreds of documents etc for him to apply for a Schengen visa. Of course, my computer decided to play up, once again Apollo to the rescue and after a further 3 hours we had everything done. So Tuesday to the Belgium Embassy, there by 6.45 and Eric was 4th in line, everything appeared to be in order except I had put copies after each original.....they wanted originals in one pile and copies in another. Anyway we are hopeful the visa will be granted.
Then we drove to Musanze in my car to give it a decent run, visiting Eric's mum who's not well and enjoying dinner at my favourite place, 5 Volcanoes, it was quite chilly but soon became very pleasant with the charcoal burners alongside.
I stayed at Volcanoes View B and B which is run by a lady from Yorkshire and is very reasonable. We always find plenty to talk about! Am now in Kigali again, had a long meeting with the Bishop and Pastor Winnie yesterday to decide how to go about starting the Diakonia Ministry, so begin next Monday with an office at the cathedral, must get new notebook and sharpen my pencils!
Tomorrow to a far flung parish from Bugasera to attend Jean Paul's wedding, looking forward to that.
NB My car is looking great thanks to Kenneth and Apollo. Apollo has cared for me wonderfully I shall miss him.....I've been handed over to his brother David!
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