amanda is going to rwanda: Archive

Aug 19th

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documentary news, etc.

The documentary has been pushed off for a bit. There is some information that needs to be corrected in order for it to be released. Still waiting to hear back. Hopefully I will get the OK to release the trailer. I’m still pushing for the premier to happen in September, but things are getting in the way, and it’s getting close! In other news, I am in New York City for the next months...

Jun 15th

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It all happened 15 years ago this month. →

Apr 6th

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learn kinyarwandan →

Brush up on your Kinyarwandan before the documentary! Coming this summer 2009!

Mar 15th

Feb 27th

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http://www.foundationrwanda.org/ →

This is awesome! They put commercials up while I was watching the latest episode of 24 on hulu… haha.

Feb 25th

a story about my blog →

a friend of mine wrote a bit about my trip in her blog.

Dec 8th

Watch

from the upcoming documentary… here is a snippet from it. enjoy! STAY TUNED!!! For the premier in 2009. visit: vimeo.com/ferashafilms for more information.

Nov 3rd

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Congo's Peacekeepers are Coming Under Fire →

“…the war in Congo is immeasurably more complicated than the one in Rwanda. But in other ways, it’s a direct sequel.”

Oct 29th

an e-mail I got:

We wanted you to know that this coming Tuesday and Wednesday in Rwanda is the national secondary school entrance examination. Passing the exam is required for entry in to secondary school, so it is very important. Jean Claude, one of the boys at Umuryango, will be taking it. He has been studying very hard and expects to do well on it. Please keep him in your prayers as he continues to prepare for...

Oct 26th

Oct 25th

a little Rwanda in Philadelphia

Yesterday a friend of mine came to visit me in Philadelphia. While wasting some of the time in our evening we headed to the center city Macy’s. The minute I walked in, I looked to my left and there I cried out “RWANDA!” I saw the Rwandan baskets for the first time in Macy’s… and it was just such a beautiful thing to see part of Rwanda here in America. Some exciting...

Sep 28th

Sep 20th

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facts about Rwanda →

So, I’ve been doing a lot of research on street kid life in Rwanda lately for the documentary. Click the link above… but I’ll post below what I found interesting from the site: Rwanda’s population is young. Out of the 8 million people living in Rwanda, more than half are under 18years old. Rwanda has one of the world’s worst child mortality rates – one in five Rwandan...

Sep 19th

Cindy McCain in Rwanda →

I meant to put this link up before. Very cool.

Sep 5th

Aug 31st

Watch

A Thank You video from the boys to Calvary Baptist Church who helped fund a new home for 20 new street boys for the Umuryango Children’s Home.

Aug 26th

Aug 15th

photos from rwanda →

These are a bunch of photos from me, team members, and some people that we know that are still living in Rwanda (aka Matthew Heinz, Theresa Perez, Valerie Peters). Matthew created the site and is uploading frequently. Although internet is a killer there, you sit there waiting for things to load… but he will be adding more. Check it out.

Aug 15th

freedom reigns in this place →

Amy Sondova, one of my friends at home, who is a journalist was moved by my blog and trip to Rwanda. You can read her article at the link above at Backseat Writer.

Aug 14th

http://cardsfromafrica.com/ →

I wanted to share this with you. We were supposed to go this and see the cards being made, but we ran out of time. But I bought two cards while I was there, they’re really awesome. Maybe you will buy some too. Basically they are a company who helps orphan children make a living by making these cards. Check it out for more information.

Aug 12th

photos

I posted some photos of some of the boys from the home. I woke up today at 430am… I think this is jet lag (haha). You might want to visit the next page for updates and things.

Aug 11th

Aug 10th

home

…and missing Rwanda so much. (I hope to update sometime this week).

Aug 10th

Rwandan Airport

I am sitting in the Rwandan airport right now already missing all of the beautiful relationships I have made with the boys at the home. There is so much to think about and so much to take in. Many of the boys told me that they will never forget me. It is a really sad thing to leave. We have shed a lot of tears together (and we are talking tough street kids that are crying). I desperately want to...

Aug 9th

this might be the last post from rwanda

so it is great here. I’m sorry to make this short. I haven’t had the time to type updates or anything, but we have one more day at the boys home tomorrow then we will be having a good-bye party at our home in Gitarama for them to enjoy. Then we head to Kigali on Saturday to go home. There is so much to update. God has been so amazing here. People left and right are seeing Christ as...

Aug 6th

rwanda is the place to be.

August 3, 2008 – RWANDA So today we all took a Sabbath. What we didn’t know what today was a genocide memorial day and we were walking around Gitarama wondering why everything was closed and looking like a ghost town. That’s why! But today I was able to go through all my video footage and just organize it all. Tomorrow we go to Akegera National Park to see all the animals in the wild. Not sure if...

Aug 3rd

from the boys home to the genocide memorial

here are 2 updates. I’ll update about today later. July 29, 2008 – RWANDA Day 3 at the boys home. We finally opened our clinic at the home for the villagers and for the orphans. Today we made it a point to clean the children and adults feet today. Kay, the nurse on our team, said that she has never seen feet like these children before (and she has gone on practically every mission trip in...

Jul 31st

3 days of updates

I don’t have time in the internet cafe to update about today’s adventures but I have some things I have saved on my computer that I will paste below. It’s really dark out and I need to get back to our home—-there are no street lights. Enjoy! July 26, 2008 – RWANDA Today we finally went to visit the boys in Byimana. Many of them knew of my cousin, Lois, and asked many...

Jul 29th

Murabo! (Hello!)

Yesterday we finally arrived into Rwanda. I don’t really get internet here… right now I am sitting in an internet cafe in Gitarama, but I am updating in microsoft word and will copy and paste what I write when I get the chance. We just got back from visiting the boys at Umuryango. They are so much fun! Children here are so friendly, I’ve been getting some fun video footage. I...

Jul 26th

Murabeho (pronouce: MooRahBAYho): Goodbye in...

Well, I am going to say good-bye right here, right now. I just got back from the Middle School Mission trip that is taking place right now as I type this, in South Bethlehem, PA until this Wednesday, July 23. I was only able to take part of the mission trip yesterday and today. I have to admit, I was kind of feeling like I shouldn’t be there and that I don’t know what to do—but...

Jul 22nd

Watch

Rwanda Expectations: Preview [ferasha films] Here it is! Hope you enjoy it.

Jul 18th

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wanted! part 2

We are amazing on supplies! Here’s a recent e-mail I received: Hey there! There are a number of really cool things that have happened in the last few days that I wanted to share with you. A friend of mine, Randy, was able to get donations from Rapid Transit (a shoe store here in State College), so we’re now looking at approx. 30 to 60 brand new pairs of sneakers that will be donated,...

Jul 18th

wanted!

Things are starting to calm down a bit, but starting to pick up oh so quickly! Just wanted to let you know that I attended the last Rwanda Meeting last Saturday where we got to discuss some things for our upcoming travels. Some things that we would like as a donation for Umuryango and the Village children: Paper: Notebooks, Pens, etc. Marbles (got some lying around?) Games (especially group...

Jul 15th

matthew heinz in rwanda →

A friend of mine who I will be working with when I get to Rwanda in 2 weeks. His updates are really amazing, you should give him a read.

Jul 9th

film documentary news...

I have a camera that I can take to Rwanda! It was such a God-given one too… right in my budget, in fact it was a steal! I decided to purchase one since I’ll be using it for school (because I am a digital media major). I’m really excited to be creating this film documentary…. woo hoo! My Dad is right again—the longer you wait, and the more patience you have, God...

Jul 4th

Fundraising Update

Still need $425 to go! Almost there!

Jul 2nd

Jun 25th

Portland, Maine + other updates

This past week I was with the high schoolers from my church (FPC-Bethlehem) on a mission trip in Portland, Maine. There, various student groups worked together at several sites: Portland Housing Authority, Camp Sunshine, The Root Cellar, Preble Street Soup Kitchen, and Habitat for Humanity. The theme for the mission trip was “Get Real”, where we had students explore about getting real...

Jun 25th

$1,775 raised! $525 to go!

Hello All! I just wanted to update you with some numbers for the Rwanda trip. Yesterday was my LAST final at Drexel, and today marks the first official day of summer for me… I am feeling wonderful. Tomorrow I leave for the high school mission trip that is apart of my internship at my home church, First Presbyterian Bethlehem, PA (FPC). I will be heading to Portland, Maine doing various...

Jun 14th

$1525 Raised!

Almost there! Pray for the rest of the funds to come in! Woo!

Jun 2nd