"In Africa I find hearts full of victory, indomitable spirits. In places where despair should thrive, instead I find adults dancing and singing, and children playing soccer with a ball crafted of tied up trash.
My new reality… I know now that my joy should have no regard for my circumstances. I'm ashamed by my lack of faith, but at the very same moment I am excited by my new pursuit. I'm forced to redefine the meaning of having much or having little. I'm uneasy with the prospect of change and of letting go, but just the thought of freedom is liberating. I want what I have learned to trickle down from my head into my heart –
I no longer want to need the "next thing" to have joy.
Relationships and faith provide joy.
I'm not saying that Africa does not need our efforts. It absolutely does need our partnership. But for me, I've come to understand that I NEED AFRICA MORE THAN AFRICA NEEDS ME. Why? Because it is Africa that has taught me that possessions in my hands will never be as valuable as peace in my heart. These are just a few of this continent's many lessons. I came here to serve and yet I've found that I have so much to learn, and Africa, with all its need, has much to teach me."
-from Mochaclub.org, an amazing movement
that challenges people to give $7 (the cost of 2 mochas) a month to projects in Africa.
Could you consider giving $7 a month towards my journey on The World Race,
3 months of which will be spent working in orphanages, hospitals, schools, slums, and churches in Africa?
You can donate online by clicking here.
