We got a bit carsick on the 6 hour drive from Bukavu to Kigali, but we enjoyed a quick visit and dinner with MCC colleagues there before an overnight (direct!) flight to Brussels. Belgium has old ties to central Africa, especially DR Congo (former Zaire as some people here still know it). King Leopold's Ghost is an incredible book that presents the case against Belgian colonization in Congo.
So I'm a bit torn. It's so beautiful here and amazing infrastructure, and I just want to enjoy it so much, but I also know the conditions that my friends in Congo are living in and how it seems there is not a lot of hope for "amazing infrastructure" in DRC any time soon. Nonetheless, we've enjoyed finding and eating some special foods and walking in the amazing parks.
Our great pastor in Congo connected us with a friend of his who pastors a church here in Brussels, AND IT'S ON OUR BLOCK! Less than five minutes walk. Crazy!
Also interesting to be here in the capital of the European Union during the "Brexit".
We start French lessons on Monday. Up to four hours a day in lessons! So We're happy to be here and thankful for this opportunity.
So I'm a bit torn. It's so beautiful here and amazing infrastructure, and I just want to enjoy it so much, but I also know the conditions that my friends in Congo are living in and how it seems there is not a lot of hope for "amazing infrastructure" in DRC any time soon. Nonetheless, we've enjoyed finding and eating some special foods and walking in the amazing parks.
Our great pastor in Congo connected us with a friend of his who pastors a church here in Brussels, AND IT'S ON OUR BLOCK! Less than five minutes walk. Crazy!
Also interesting to be here in the capital of the European Union during the "Brexit".
We start French lessons on Monday. Up to four hours a day in lessons! So We're happy to be here and thankful for this opportunity.
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