I need Africa.

you know that quote, from Mocha club?

"I need Africa more than Africa needs me"

well, I am a believer.

My heart is here.

I was telling some of the girls on my team today that I feel more comfortable and more at home in Africa, with the orphans than I do at home in Texas.

I need this place.

and the children.

today was full of joy, laughter, dancing (and I mean teaching Emmanuel how to 2 step & pretzel and me learning a Rwandan dance!), singing, jamming to songs on my phone, giving away shoes, and lots of holding hands, hugs and LOVE.

Justin & Evorite (my boys!) were by my side the whole day.

the became my little assistants!

one would be wearing my camera backpack and then other with my phone or...gasp...my camera!

{this is how much I trust them}

I taught them both how to use my camera yesterday & they became quite the photographers.  

setting up an area for headshots, bossing people around, haha.

I only let them 2 hold my camera & when Justen tried to give it to someone I got onto him like a mom.

ha. 

they were very protective with my things and with me.  

the best part of the day is when I got to give them their new shoes!!!

they both had really terrible flip flops from the market & E's were broken so he was having a really hard time walking yesterday.  

so when we went shopping, I bought them yellow & red chuck taylors ;)

I was actually a little nervous when I gave them to them. but there were lots of "thank you", and "I love you" and "very good" words exchanged.

and Jenn was there to photograph the whole thing!

I got one picture of just them after on my camera & it may be my FAVORITE picture I've ever taken.

I can't wait to show it to you :) 

there is so much more to tell.

but I am so tired!

we had a fabulous meal tonight by the lake & I had some A+ conversations with women who love Africa, Jesus & his children.  feel refreshed, renewed, ready to conquer the world ;) 

we head to Ethiopia in the morning.....

{just talking about it at dinner tonight made me so very happy}

pray for safe travel, no car/plane sickness, time to rest & be renewed, spend good time with Jesus & his word, time to reflect on what we've seen this week.

more to come :) 

pictures were taking too long to load.....go to my instagram (@wynne4) and later facebook to see pics from today!!