Iki Bazo = Yeah its a Problem

If I’m going to be honest with myself, I am quite a bit angry right now. Today we had to close down school a week and a half before the term was supposed to end because of water shortages. The straw that broke the camel’s back was when a student fainted walking from class back to the dorm and cracked his skull on a rock. This put the wheels in motion for us to finally say hmm we’re trying here but bottom line is we don’t have enough water. I know it’s not directly related to climate change but I’ll tell you what, climate change sure plays a major factor. I have always been an advocate for preserving the environment but as years have increased, I have really started to see how important climate is and how much it affects God’s children. Rwanda is the most densely populated country in the world and has the highest percentage of farmers in the world. Rwanda can’t afford climate change.

As I have mentioned before, I taught my kids about climate change and a majority got it and a majority are putting the pieces together and trying to do something to stop it. I also told them that it’s not really Rwanda who is putting up a lot of greenhouse gasses causing its countries like mine. These kids’ actions of turning off the lights and telling people not to cut down trees are wonderful but futile compared to the millions of cars and cows emitting tons of greenhouse gasses in America. It sucks that they have to pay for it here. It’s not their fault that the once lush earth around them is now turning to desert.

I’ve said it before but I’m going to say it again. Why can’t we get it in America? My kids get it here. They are changing their actions. Does it have to affect you/us to bring change? I am especially frustrated with Christians. I can’t speak for the rest of the US but I would say a majority of Christians in the south not just don’t care but are opposed to doing something to fix the environment. WHY? I don’t understand, Christians should be at the head of this battle but instead many are standing on the opposite side supporting everything else. Brothers and sisters in Christ, God made the world and said it was GOOD. Your brothers and sisters are hurting over here in Africa partially because the way we live in America. Please, let’s work together to bring heaven on earth and return this once lush land back to the Eden it once was.

(Our school hires a truck to go pick up water a couple kms away and this is what ensues everyday when the truck comes back. A mad rush to get water.)