It’s been almost four weeks since Africa.  That is kind of crazy to think about.  People always say that going to Africa changes your life and I agree it does.  For me, going to Africa was awesome because I had the opportunity to see the change we have been able to make.  It was motivating [...]

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!  I am so angry!  We are stuck in London because we missed our connection!  Our flight was delayed in South Africa for stupid reasons and then we arrived in London with 40 minutes to catch our next flight.  We would have made it but they closed the flight an HOUR early!!!!!!!!!  GRRRR.  We now [...]

Hello everyone!  Yesterday we had a fantastic time at the Orphan Care Center in Soshanguve, South Africa.  Our sponsorship of Kerus Global has allowed them to build this center and a playground!  It’s awesome!  We went to church at the center and I told everyone my story.  Church was pretty incredible.  These people, despite their [...]

Hello everyone.  We made it to South Africa!  Yay!  We are now traveling under the wings of our partners Kerus Global.  Through Kerus we helped build an orphan care center and a playground in Soshanguve (a slum neighborhood outside of Joburg).  Today we went on a game drive that allowed us to get up close [...]

*note this is the fourth of 4 updates today read more! We are heading out of Zambia tomorrow morning. We are on our way to Johannesburg, South Africa. I just wanted to write this post as a thank you to all the people who have touched my life in Zambia. I fell in love with [...]

*note: this is the 3rd update of four today Do you know how good it feels to hug ten smiling Zambian kids all at once? Well…I do! Today we visited our partner Lifesong for Orphans. They run the Lifesong school in Kitwe (we took a day trip out to Kitwe and flew out to meet [...]

*note: this is the second of four updates Yesterday we participated in a bike distribution with World Bicycle Relief (WBR). Through WBR we have been able to sponsor two bicycle distributions. It was fantastic to be able to participate in the celebration! We traveled with Wheaton Academy, a Christian school that is in our area. [...]

On Wednesday we visited with caregivers, two schools, our sponsor child, and a boy who was HIV positive.  It was another long day filled with long drives (2 hours was the longest).  Our first stop was visiting with the caregivers.  Caregivers are volunteers in the community who travel around to visit the sick in their [...]

Ok so I have failed you again. I do not have an update ready. We have had some incredibly busy and amazing days. I am just too tired. I will post as soon as I get a chance. I am having the greatest time. The people I have met are so amazing. I honestly just [...]

Instead of an update, I am posting funny and touching videos of our trip that I took on my flip camera.  I will post an update tomorrow on today’s activities.  Enjoy! Ruth and her World Bicycle Relief Bike PBJ Lunchtime Bus Assembly Line Hello from Zambia! Singing on the Bus with Collins and Muna Singing [...]