Birundi Ballerina

Many of my readers may recall I am helping to mentor a refugee family from Birundi. Meet Stella who is seven years old. She is taking ballet lessons at our home this summer. A young woman in the neighborhood is earning money for a trip to China by teaching ballet to some little girls and she scholarshipped Stella. I love it each morning when Stella knocks on the door dressed in her leotard and tutu. How changed her life is now. From searching for and hauling firewood (on her head) for cooking daily meals to plie and pirouettes. We love you Stella.