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Day Six
Peace House and ATN: The Stories That Stayed With Us
A morning of coffee, worship, and testimonies at Peace House, an afternoon of chapel, stories, and quiet conversations at ATN, and an evening under a breezy pavilion that left us full in every way.
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Day Five
What Safety Looks Like in This Room: Training, Testimonies, and a Soccer Match
A morning of trauma-informed training with ATN teachers, an afternoon of songs and testimonies with welding students, and an evening punctuated by the sound of a joy-filled soccer match drifting in through an open window.
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Day Four
Walking Through Memory: Kigali and Ntarama
Quiet museum floors, shaded gardens, and memorial grounds that asked us to slow down, listen deeply, and receive before we step into teaching and camps.
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Day Three
The Day That Wouldn’t Let Go
Bureaucracy in the morning, drums and dancing in the afternoon, and the kind of welcome that makes the hard parts feel worth it.
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Arrival Day
I Have Landed: First Hours in Kigali
Soft afternoon light, calm Sunday roads, and moto taxis threading their way through Kigali’s hills.
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