We got a little bit of a break this morning and did not have to be at the center until 10:00 a.m. we got there and Colleen went to church because it was Sunday and I was at the center and a dancer from 2 years ago that I met from the United States her name is Caitlin was visiting and also choreographing and they were doing some dancing with the kids and I was invited in and was able to do a 1 hour warm up which was really a lot but it was good for my back it was good for me I'm still able to do it so good for me! I did some talking to the guest dancers and trainers who would never been to Rwanda before and then we waited until about 4:00 we were busy but the day went and got a ride in a car with Fiston whose birthday was today all of 29 and Colleen and I and we went to visit Johnson. He met us there with his little girl in his arms and we walked to his house where I got to spend time with his son Gary and with his lovely wife Noella. She prepared a meal of Fufu and meat which was something Fiston n was very happy to have Johnson has such a beautiful family and it's just lovely to see someone who went through such trauma to continue life. Having survived the genocide and witnessed it first hand seeing his mother and Aunt murdered before his eyes and then escaping to the orphanage and being saved by none other than Carl Wilkins. It's amazing how our lives have intersected especially knowing that Rebecca got her start in Rwanda also with Carl. That's how I met Colleen when Colleen and I were on call strip and that's how I met Johnson who was at the time the translator for Carl. Johnson informed us that he has been writing a book about his experiences and hopes to cover pre-genicide during the genocide and after the genocide. It's still very much in the Forefront of his life Colleen asked him does he plan on telling his children and he said maybe but right now he feels they are too young but they will eventually come to know about it.
So I gave out my gifts which was a slinky and a barrel of monkeys some Tootsie Rolls and some body lotion for his wife the barrel of monkeys and the slinky were big hits. We talked a lot we caught up on what's going on in his life what's going on in my life and he and fist on have now become friends which I really was happy about we're coming back to the hotel and having a rather restful evening because we're back pretty early and hoping to watch the World Cup with maybe other people at the hotel that don't want to watch it they have a TV in the restaurant so we may go down there so I'm going to post pictures of our day and I hope you enjoy them

