Dumela!!!

I am safe and sound here at home! I apoligize that this blog didn't work out as I thought it would. I am going to try to post about some of the experiences I had while I was in Botswana. This is a post I wrote after the first week. For some reason it would not post while I was there.

One week ago I was just about to leave for Botswana. Now I have a full week under my belt of going from Washington DC, Senegal, South Africa and finally Botswana. There is so much to share and a limited time to share it in. It might be a little scatter brained as I write this. It's been a crazy week and it's 10:51pm here. We have been working with students here at the University of Botswana and trying to pick up as much Setswana (the native language) as we can, such as 'dumela' (do-mel-ah) is the greeting used to literally every person you pass by, talk to  and see anywhere you go. 

We have visited the feeding station for one day this week. It was so heart-breaking to see the poverty as we drove through the village. But the children are wonderful and have hearts overflowing with joy.  Yesterday, we walked through the village and prayed with the different people we met. 

Today we climbed Kgale(kah-lee) Hill, which is like a mountain. It took an hour to hike one way from the bottom to the top. The view from the top was absolutely breath-taking and you could see the entire city. God has been doing a lot in my heart about who he has made me to be and to not put limits on Him or on myself. I love my team and am excited to see what God is going to do in the next few weeks!  Miss and love you all back home!