Day 5- Josh is refusing to blog, so Mallory will be blogging from Josh's perspective:

Hi Mom, it's Josh.  Today started out with breakfast and a short walk to church.  I couldn't really understand the pastor's accent and a little boy was waving at me the whole service so it was a little distracting.  After church, I had a whole pot of coffee. Then I whined to Mallory that my Facebook was not working.  Then we drove one hour to Lake Kivu, where I slept on the sandy beaches for two hours.  I had pasta for lunch.  Then we went swimming and Mallory and I threw sand at eachother.  I am really good at making friends here.  We met a boy in the water, who had crossed over from a local beach. The security guard for our hotel made him go back.  On the way back from Lake Kivu, I fell asleep again… even hitting my head on the window during a sharp turn.  Lesley just happened to get it all on video.  When we arrived back in Musanze, we went to the market where I looked for a Bob Marley bag.  We had some free time, so I took a walk and ended up meeting the chief of police.  He asked me to have a drink with him, but I just sat with him and talked.  I have made friends all over the town.  Now, I am in my room waiting for dinner and definitely NOT blogging :) 

-Josh (Mallory)

Now it's Lesley with some details :)

Today was phenomenal.  These kids rock!  They are so go with the flow, and seem to make friends and have a good time wherever we go.  We started off the day with church. Not just any church though; this is the church that Bishop John, the Bishop of Rwanda, started during his reformation and reconciliation of his country after genocide.  He is an incredible man, and his church is beautiful.  The current bishop, Bishop Laurent Mbanda, was also in town.  The kids were able to shake the hands with and visit with these two amazing men who want so badly to lead their community to Christ and to encourage and strengthen the people who live here.  After church, we had tea and hopped on the bus to Lake Kivu.  This is one of the most beautiful drives in the country; we passed terraces of patchwork fields, rock cliffs, coffee plantations, and tea plantations.  Then you turn a corner and see it… Kivu.  It is beautiful; to the left you see Rwanda, to the right you see Congo.  It is like an ocean with dark blue water and lots of waves.  The sand is so glittery and it coats your skin.  It is such a great place for our camp to be named after.  We relaxed on the beach, read, had great conversations, played Frisbee, walked, and ate some great food and ice cream.  Logan climbed a huge tree and a lot of us swam in the lake.  We met lots of locals and lots of visitors as well.  After riding back, we stopped at the supermarket for baking soda and vinegar to build volcanoes with the kids tomorrow. It's going to be awesome!  -Lesley