Open House 03-09-13

Jeremy and Nadia's house is complete!  They have been working hard to get it ready, and there have been many people on the property working on the house.  One day, I came home and it looked like 50 people were gathered by the house.  The construction of the home has helped support the community.  Jeremy and Nadia are nurses from Canada and have committed to living here for 3 years.  They are working on getting the clinic started.  The clinic is just up the hill from the house Jen and I live in.  Besides being Jeremy and Nadia's house, the house is a guest house.  Eventually, guests will stay in the new house.  The three smaller houses currently used for guests will be used to house more children.

 

House during construction.

Gathering before going into the house.



Cutting the ribbon with the leader of our organization for Burundi.

Jeremy and Nadia

Yes...there was Fanta, and there were speeches.

Children eating on the front porch.

Jeremy and Nadia serving food.

The Children's Home house father and his son.

This is one of my first videos using my phone.  Before going in the house, we sang a song on the porch.  We sing this song often at gatherings.  The song is called "Imana Ninziza" or "God Is Good."  Allen is playing on the guitar and the kids from the Children's home are singing.



 

When the leader of my organization in Burundi was in South Africa, he went to seminary.  His oldest son was 2 at the time.  It was the first time his son was away from he and his wife.  When he left his son at daycare or with a nanny, his son cried and sang "Imana Ninziza."  The staff was confused by the boy.  They thought, "Why is he crying, and at the same time saying that God is Good?"  Since he would sing the song with his family, the song to the boy meant family.  The boy is now one of my students.  God is good, and here is the video of the song to remind us of the family and the blessings we have.