Together Forever

I was at the park today, trying to focus on some books I had to read, and a saw two little ducks. One male, one female, just swimming around, having a fantastic time together. It got me thinking. Did you know ducks mate for life? Isn't that incredible? So, once they find their mate, they will never leave them. Even if their mate dies, they will never find another mate. I don't know, I just thought that was so amazing.

Changing the World, One Neighborhood at a Time.

I just got back yesterday from southern Indiana where a nasty torndo hit not to long ago. The mess was awful. House blown right off their foundations, trees uprooted and random things caught in trees. We spent the morning at a cemetary. The grave yard its self was untouched, but the forrest round it was destroyed. You should know that pulling metal barn siding out of fallen tree branches is not as easy as it sounds. I recieved a very nice, very deep souvenir from one such peice. In the afternoon, we went to a house that belonged to an older lady named Sandy. Her barn was completly gone and her house was damaged but still standing. We helped her go through her saved things and decide what would still be useful to her. One of the men with us is named Trevor. He became our brother in Christ saterday and was babtised in the creek. It was an amazing day and everyone was overjoyed to welcome him into our family. This weekend was one small step towards changing the world.

Florida

I got back from my training last week and, it was amazing! I suppose to most it would be boring. Because they simply talked to us for the day. But it was the things they talked about that kept me wanting to hear more. They talked about the history of Rafiki and how a woman by the name of Rosemary, her husband and their two year daughter lived in africa for about eight years before coming up with the idea of this foundation. She is 82 years old and still moving around like an 18 year old. It was amazing and i decided to be like her when I reach 82. They talked about why we should and should not go on these trips. Reason number one why not to go, it is not a vacation. Apparently some people go on these trips with the impression that it is a vacation. But it is work that has to be done, and that is why we go. I'll write more as more happens.