So many things to pray about. The church situation here has not been resolved. On the one hand, people are being encouraged/forced to speak directly to and learn from our Father, rather than having a “go between” that many are too dependent on. But there are pastors who are suffering financially, but also because their God imbued mandate to preach, and shepherd is being stifled. There are also congregants who really are lost without the guidance provided by the weekly church meetings. There are only 4 known cases of mpox (formerly monkeypox) in Rwanda, but not so in neighboring countries. Rwanda’s government is very proactive. Last Monday a health official visited VVA and told us that handwashing, such as was directed during covid, was being re-implemented. I was impressed how the students so very joyfully (and I mean joyfully) complied with handwashing dictates. My older students smiled and said, “I would sure rather do this than go into lock down.” They remember