Africa 2015

Here we are once more headed to Africa!  We are looking forward to seeing our friends there that we had to say good-bye to back in 2013.  We are excited to see what the Lord has for us on this journey He has placed us on.  

To go with this group of ladies to a place where the joy overflows and laughter fills your surrounding.  To see the smiling faces and to feel the many hands hold yours.  To hold the babies that are just handed to you.  To see the sugar cane that lines the red soil roads.  To see the trucks loading the sugar cane.  To see the coffee beans lined out on tarps.  To see the women carrying their loads on their heads and babies wrapped to the front of them.  So many familiar images fill my thoughts.  All the things I long to be apart of.  I never knew that the calling for Emily would end up being mine too.

Up at 2:45 this morning for our 6:30 a.m. Flight! 

We are going back to Africa!

Emily and I are so excited to announce that we are headed back to Africa!  We are so overwhelmed with excitement we can hardly contain ourselves!  We are looking forward to seeing familiar faces and meeting new ones.  Emily has been in contact with a local pastor there, Stephen Baidu since we returned in 2013.  Stephen took Emily in and loved her so well.  He even began introducing her as his daughter.  He had Emily pick out fabric, for him to have a dress made for her.  Such a generous heart.

Emily and I will be traveling July 7-22.  We will be staying with a local organization, Musana Community Development Organization.  You can read more about them and all that they do to come up under the locals to empower them to succeed.  www.musana.org  Beautiful way to break the chain of poverty.  They also sell their handcrafted jewelry on their site as well.  Check them out!  We will try to keep our blog updated as the internet over there will allow.  I know that you can check out the church mission blog at www.riversidearoundtheworld.blogspot.com   I know that the team will take turns posting on this site for sure.  

If you would please keep us in prayer that we remain submissive to the Holy Spirit as we take this journey.  

Shalom,

Vicki