Housing, part 2

We signed a contract for a house today! God is so good and worthy to be praised. It is a furnished house about 3 minutes away from the school and 2 minutes away from the church. It is similar to a 2-storey townhouse with 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms. It comes with a fridge and gas stove, beds, wardrobes, a leather sectional sofa, hutch, and dining room table and chairs. We can move in as early as tomorrow as we get the keys then. The guys also found a house that is 4 houses down from us, which is great. They lucked out with free internet and a lot of other items in their furnished house, so we will definitely be making ourselves at home over there! I'm still trying to make a deal with them that entails me cleaning for them and they cook for me! :)

Every house hires a night guard here in Kigali along with a housekeeper. At the back of the house, there is a small room and a washroom for the guard to use. There must always be evidence of a physical presence on the premises at all times to discourage robbery, etc so nearly everyone has either a guard, housekeeper, or gardener at their house at all times. In fact, I'm told that even the poorer people have housekeepers. I find that interesting.

KICS will be helping us to find a guard and housekeepers that are connected through the church (Christ's Church Rwanda). We will then start the process of purchasing dishes, sheets, towels, etc. and groceries. It should be fun.