...and that includes a great first term of school!
We have packed a lot of activity into this first term.
Actually, just this HALF term!
Last month, we celebrated Multi - Cultural Day. A beautiful day of watching cultures blend. As a school, our students hail from over 20 different countries. And that is just what is written on their passport. Many of them claim an African country as home. Our students are truly a diverse group!
Later that month, we attended Carnival - RVA's version of Halloween. The kids dress in costumes and play games and eat candy. A pretty fun night! I love the tradition of the high school kids "adopting" the elementary kids and calling them "little brother and little sister." This event was geared towards the big kids dressing up and hanging out with the little ones.
Here is our Megan with her "big sister" - also named Megan! They dressed up as M$M's and won a prize for the most creative costume!
And Ian and his big brother dressed up as the rat and the chef from Ratatouille. So cute!
Lyndsey and her big sister dressed up as Masai girls. They were adorable.
A few weeks ago, our On Field Media team at Africa Inland Mission launched their first feature length film, A Distant Boat. Oh my word. It was amazing! If you have a chance to check it out, please do - it is definitely worth the watch. One perk of being an administrator is that we got to attend the premier showing, in Nairobi, as representatives of RVA (along with our good friends). Such a cool privilege!
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This last weekend we had two fun events. The first was Pinewood Derby. This was the 40th PWD here. Talk about a cool tradition! I love how many kids participate in this fun day - building and racing cars. Our whole family raced cars and when we weren't racing, we were cheering on our students!
And last, but not least, as we wrap up this term, a lot of fun parties were taking place. Our cousin Emily brought her dorm girls over Saturday night for a bonfire and s'mores. We had so much fun hanging out the girls. As I sat around the fire with them, listening to them play the guitar and sing worship songs, I was reminded of how lucky we are to serve here at RVA. It is truly an amazing place.
