Some of the most beautiful images I have ever seen in my life are in front of my face.  They are the faces of love, the mouths of hope, and the eyes of Jesus.  Hearts longing for something more, minds seeking a future, and ears open to the truth.  When you're told you can't do something enough, you begin to think that you can't do it.  But I desire to speak more into the lives of these children.  And the more I do, the more I realize the truth in a quotation I heard recently, "We need Africa more than Africa needs us."

    I look into the way God has used each of the children I have "been ministering to" to show me more of Himself.  I look at the truths that have been revealed to me and realize how many have come from my ministry partners, the ones I am supposedly reaching out to. 

    It was difficult going back to living in America, even over the two weeks of Christmas.  Only because I've learned so much.  I've been taught so much.  Through Africa.  Yes, I have talked about how westernized South Africa is, and, as true as that is, it's so different.  I have learned so much about how to live while being here, though I admit I still live the (mostly) comfortable lifestyle of an America, even while here. 

    But, well, my words fall short.  So I'll sum it up using someone else's words, because they are more put together than mine are:

    "WE NEED AFRICA MORE THAN AFRICA NEEDS US."