A very much needed update.

So it has been six months since I have been to Africa, and I must apologize to anyone reading for my procrastinating. The trip was so amazing, God has blessed me so much for that time. I saw so much happiness and joy in the faces of the children and so much sadness and pain also. I can't describe how my heart felt and love I felt for them. I was at a orphanage for three weeks and was very blessed to be there. Everyone was so nice and welcoming. Taking care of the babies was absolutely amazing, even amongst the hard times. I played, read, sang, changed diapers, brushed teeth, took care of, and played some more:) It was truly a blessing. I also spent five weeks in a village. O the joy I felt being there! My favorite thing was to pump and carry water for the children. Such a way to bond with them since they really didn't understand me. But to help work alongside them, take the heavy load for the time I was there. My family in Africa is such a blessing to me even now, when I haven't seen them in so long. What  I read from them is so encouraging.. I loved the African sunsets and sunrises. Oh the beauty and majesty in the Lords art work:) I loved being surrounded by trees and hills and more trees. My favorite was to just be with the kids. I so enjoyed watching them play and dance. I loved listening to them talk and to smile. To listen to them laugh and hold as many little brown hands as I could at a time. To love and comfort them, to laugh and play with them, and to work hard beside them.. I loved having tea or milk at night outside, looking at the stars. Thanking God that He brought me there. To have the kids near me as I taught them a new word, or listened as they taught me. Dancing in the poring rain, even as they laughed at me. I guess they thought me crazy, because they never go out into it unless they have to. Being inside the school as they were being taught. Going to church and worshiping the Lord. Watching the boys play the drums, and oh buddy, can they play!! I went to a hospital and saw so much death just lying there. People needing attention so badly, but none really being given. And that's just how it is over there. It broke my heart.. Anyway, God just blessed me so, and I will always be thankful. Even though I got jiggers (sand fleas that get in your cuts and lay eggs) and malaria. God was with me the WHOLE way and provided just what I needed. I am so thankful for essential oils! I am completely healed now. My insurance covered my hospital bill completely and my toe is just like new. GOD IS GOOD!! That is all I can write for now, we have company.