Caplaki Craft Village is made of 38 individual businesses that have stalls all next to each other in a huge co-op. You can find coins from before 1994, all kinds of gitenge crafts, jewelry, leather crafts and batik wall art. There is not only an awesome selection of handmade Rwandan crafts, but also lots of … More Caplaki Craft Village
Hey guys! It’s hard to believe that it’s been another week. We thought that it would be super easy to update our blog weekly but the days have been flying by. This is us trying to get a picture for our blog this week…We eventually just gave up, so here you go: This week we … More Weekly Update | Almost time for outreach…
Hey guys! It’s been another week here at the YWAM Kigali Base. We’ve been busy with all of our DTS stuff as usual. We have been so blown away with the mysterious ways that God works. A few years ago to make some extra money, I started a dread maintenance service in our tiny house … More Weekly Update | Market Day
When we first walked into Heaven we were greeted by Ali at reception, he was super nice and friendly and helped us check in really quickly. He answered all of our questions and showed us to our room. There is a shared lobby area with couches that you walk through to get to your room. … More Heaven Restaurant and Boutique Hotel
There are tons of Cafes in Kigali offering wifi, but only a few have a good enough connection to actually get work done. Save yourself some time and frustration by starting off with these places that we’ve found have the fastest wifi connections. Bourbon Coffee at the airport There are several Bourbon Coffees in Rwanda … More Best Wifi Cafes For Global Nomads In Kigali, Rwanda
This week in Rwanda has been good. We weren’t able to get a speaker to come and give the lecture for our Discipleship Training School, so we decided to divide up the weeks’ teaching between the staff. I ended up teaching two days on the cost of discipleship. I made a powerpoint presentation, which I … More Weekly Update | Only 5 more weeks of Lecture Phase
This week in Rwanda has been awesome. We’re becoming friends with all of our students in the Discipleship Training School, and getting to know them better and better. Sue and I are coordinating speakers for our weekly lectures. We couldn’t find anyone to come next week, so I reluctantly volunteered to teach on the cost … More Weekly Update | Geocaching and New Friends
Climb Mount Kigali Although not really a “mountain”, hiking Mount Kigali is a really fun day hike with incredible views of the City. Once you start to hike uphill the shops and stores dwindle out until you are surrounded by small family coffee gardens and occasional homes. It’s so quite and beautiful, especially compared … More 10 Super Cheap Things To Do In Kigali
My parents came and visited us in Rwanda! We had such an awesome time with them, it was so nice be with people who really knew us. Sometimes when traveling it can be hard constantly meeting new people. We went all over Kigali, to Kimironko market, the genocide memorial, J Lynn’s African Bagel Co. and … More My awesome parents in Rwanda!
We’ve been living in Rwanda with no running water for about 4 months now. We collect water from a well that’s about 100 yards away and down a flight of stairs from our apartment. We have several 3 gallon buckets that we fill with water and take up to our apartment. Living in Oregon, water isn’t … More What it’s like with no running water
The Adventures of Paul and Sue 