This past Tuesday afternoon we commemorated Madame Carr’s
100th birthday at Imbabazi Orphanage. Though it threatened to rain
all day, it held off and we had a wonderful celebration in the dancing garden.
In addition to Madame Carr’s birthday we also celebrated the birthdays of all
the children born in May, June, July, and August.
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| Serving up sambusas and cake! |
The event was a showcase of how hardworking our kids are
here at Imbabazi. Three of our cooking students helped bake six cakes to feed
everybody. Another coordinated with a local bakery to place a large order of
sambusas – a deep fried pocket stuffed with ground meat that everybody loves.
Our band practiced all morning – even learning a brand new song “Happy Birthday”.
We had a master of ceremony who ran the show. After the party was over everyone
pitched in to clean up.
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| Issa and the band performing |
The children played frisbee and baseball for an hour in the
garden and even invented a version of badmitton hitting balloons back and forth
instead of a birdie. The band put on a faboulous show for us all - and for many
of our neighbors who gathered to listen when they heard the musicians warming
up. Issa serenaded us with a cover of a well known pop song here in Rwanda called
“Narashize.” One of our older students, Bingwa, stepped up as the master of
ceremony and said a few words about Madame Carr and then all the kids shared
their memories. Our MC distributed presents to those children with recent
birthdays and the student-chefs served up sambusas, cake, and candy for all –
including the Imbabazi staff members and young children in the community.
It was a great time! Join us for next year’s celebration!
