We are here! After 18 hours of travel we arrived at the Scripture Union guest house in Kigali. On the way we had a damaged case, an hour of sitting on a plane waiting to take off and a long wait for getting our entry visas. But it was all worth it to be welcomed by a beaming Pastor Samuel who had come to the airport to meet us. After a good night's sleep we went to the Genocide Memorial Centre in Kigali, a difficult but important experience, and then travelled up to the diocese of Byumba with our good friend Revd Juvenal. We've had a warm welcome from Bishop Emmanuel and his senior staff and enjoyed an evening meal together.

So here are some first impressions from the team. "Beautiful landscape of terraced hillsides."  "Surprising speed of housing and road development within a year." "Hustle and bustle of the city streets in sharp contrast to the absolute silence when confronted by the harrowing images of the genocide in the Memorial Centre."

Tomorrow we visit a school and two local projects.

Thank for you prayers.

Alan, Eleanor, Isobel, Heather and Andy.