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 and personal with the animals. I touched some elephants and stared into the eyes of a tiger. Scary!! Haha. We are happy to be here and to relax a bit as we near the end of our trip. We are entering the “recovery” period of our trip and are taking the time to process all that we have seen before we go home.
It is evident that I am not done with Africa. My heart has been re-pulled (is that a word?) and re-tugged. I now know that I will always be involved at some level in Africa. My heart is with those people. This is going to be a challenge. I want to fund every project I see and while I wish that were possible, it isn’t. We really need to raise some serious funds this year! Please pray for guidance and that God will make things very clear on where Kids Caring 4 Kids is headed because I am unsure. I don’t know what will happen when I go to college. I don’t know what will happen if we run out of money. I don’t know how we will raise more money. Let’s just say it’s a big UNKNOWN. I am trying to be patient and wait for God’s voice in all of this. I was losing motivation before Africa and I am officially re-inspired and ready to work hard. These kids need us. As I lie in my bed tonight I am confronted with some big questions. Why was I lucky enough to be born in the U.S. and they weren’t? Why is the inequity so great? What is my next step? What am I going to do about it?
God Bless,
-Kendall
ps. Please pray for guidance for KC4K. Pray that we know the next steps to take when we get home and that we use this trip to change lives. Pray for rest.
