The Weight

Today my mind is on Grace. I woke yesterday morning after receiving an e-mail from her. It took me days to figure out who exactly it was. Then yesterday morning I woke and said.... "GRACE".... you did it.

Grace and I had great conversations in Africa. It is my hope to possibly sponsor her so she can go on to continue her education. She wants to become a doctor I believe. Grace is 16 and has two more years left in the orphanage she was at. When I asked her to teach me how to walk with water on my head she tried. Many of the children laughed hysterically when I tried. One thing I will say is that those girls and women have extremely strong necks. That bucket wasn't even 5 gallons and it was heavy. Look at the picture... I look like I have NO neck, because it was heavy. Yet the women and girls walk around with everything on their heads so that their hands are free to keep up with little ones or hold something else.

Grace and I sat and talked for a long time. I was facinated at how I wasn't sure what to do and all the young girls came to me to simply talk and try communicating with me. We exchanged words, smiles, hugs, and a whole lot of love. They were all beautiful. Grace's english language skills were very impressive and I admired her incredibly.

To the left is a picture of a woman walking down the street. She has a baby on her back, he laundry on her head, along with her big black bag and a bag in her hands. She was wondering what we were doing there. This was a comon sight in Tanzania. I was mesmerized at how easily they can carry so much. When I strugged so much with just one thing.
We are truly blessed with all that we have. Today I will attempt to make contact with Grace and continue working on my goals. I will smile and know that I can only control my own actions. I will never forget the weight I have to carry is much less than those others must carry in order to survive.



Hugs,
Rachel