In college I felt that
God created a deep desire within me to learn about and travel to Southern
Africa, but I was never able to get overseas. In the Summer of 2010 I met an amazing couple
at our church who were missionaries in Harare, Zimbabwe. They ran an AIDS
initiative there called the ANESU partnership. They worked with many
different programs and churches in and around Harare to work to support orphans
and victims of AIDS and also to create and maintain partnerships with churches
in other countries to pray for and support these programs in Zimbabwe from
overseas.
In January 2011 I had the
amazing opportunity to travel to Harare with 9 other members of my church. We
spent 10 days learning about all that is happening in Zimbabwe, met a pastor of
a church our home church now partners with through ANESU, visited children in
10 different orphanages, and visited a missionary hospital in northern Zimbabwe
called Karanda. After I returned, I blogged about the adventures and
experiences I had while I was there.
You can read about my
trip to Zimbabwe here:
I
hope to someday return. Until then, a piece of my heart remains in Harare,
Zimbabwe.
Thank you so much for stopping by and feel free to say hello!
