Precious Water in Rwanda

Here is another layout from our trip to Rwanda back in December. We have no idea how blessed we are to be able to put a cup under the faucet and get a drink of water that we know won't make us very ill or kill us. Most Rwandans do not have running water to their homes, so they have to go find water wherever they can. The two main options are bodies of water like creeks, rivers, lakes, etc. or, if they are lucky, a water well with a pump. They then must carry their full gerry cans back to wherever they live - by foot or on a bicycle- perhaps 10 or more miles. And water they can carry back is what they have for that day to clean with, cook with, drink, or bathe. The water they bring home is contaminated, so the water must be boiled to use for cooking or drinking. Then they must do the same thing the next day, and the next, and so on. How blessed we are!! This is the first of probably 3 layouts about the water situation in Rwanda. I did this layout for a sketch challenge so I'll include the sketch as well.

I don't think I mentioned that in February we lost our sweet Percy. He was a beautiful tan (unusual) pomeranian that just loved to be loved. We had had him about 13 years and loved him dearly. I've done one LO in memory of Percy and have a few more pics of him to scrap but wanted to share this one.

This is the sketch that I used for this LO. I love using sketches!!