Well, I sure seem to have a hard time keeping up with this blog!

We are in Rwanda for a week of meetings. I have never been to Rwanda before and so far I am really impressed with the city we are in - Kigali. It is beautiful here, green grass, trees and flowers everywhere and NO trash on the streets! It is safe to walk around, which feels very strange to me - they even said it is ok to walk around after dark!

South Sudan just gets worse and worse. So many beggars on the streets and fighting around the country. I know it must seem callous, but we have to not look at all of that or we would not be able to live here. That is not to say we do not give out money or food but we cannot be consumed by what we see. The thing that always amazes me is how people really are trying to stay optimistic and work for something for the future. I admit that people are more discouraged now than ever with the famine and the fact that the rains have not started yet. We read that 200 children are seen daily at the children hospital for malnutrition. That number just amazes me - 200 new children every day and some of them they are not able to help.

Our new roles of Regional Liaison have been challenging with a steep learning curve that I seem to be sliding down:) It is a lot of computer work which is not very exciting but we also get to visit with people and even sometimes give them good news that money is coming or that a permit has been issued or something fun like there are new missionaries coming out!  I am still amazed that God put us in this position and I pray He knows what He is doing!!:)

I would really appreciate some ideas of what you want to hear about in this blog - sometimes I just can't think of anything to say.