Bye for now.

I leave Africa in less than 12 hours.

And I will then start my 30 hour venture home.

It has definitely been an adventure.

Thank you all for all your prayer and support these past few months.

God has done great things and you have played a large part in it. I wouldn't be out here without you.

As I return home and process all that I have seen and experienced I will try to keep you updated.

Love you.

Meg

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Prayer:

• for safety as I travel for the next 2 days
• for my host family as they return home on Sunday after the death of a family member in the States
• for the words to share all the God has done.

The Bush.

I spent the last few days out in the bush.

We got a flat tire.

We were stranded on the side of the road in the middle of no where in the middle of Burkina.

We drove for hours.

We helped a local Pastor set up posts for a roof for a church.

We slept under the stars.

We saw God at work in a dark place.

We witnessed a young man give up everything in his community to follow Jesus and work with us.

We worked hard.

We were in awe.

We were tired.

We loved much.

We left with much to think about.

flat tire.

big baobab tree.

the church.

digging.

the pastor.

the group.

One of God's many gifts: the sky.

The Dorcas House

On Thursday the team also had the privilege to go visit the young women at the Dorcas House. The Dorcas House is a place young women live for a year and learn about God as well as different trades and skills that will help them have a stable future. They learn how to raise livestock, sew and make clothing, make soap, and run a mill. This social enterprise aims to educate and train the young marginalized women of society is current semi-depenant on the local church but aims to be self-suffienct eventually.

The team brought a quilt for each of the young women.

Sewing.

Soap.

Clothes.

Goats.

Mill.

Compassion International

On Thursday we went to a Compassion site.

We played games.

Duck, Duck, Goose.

Steal the bacon.

Elephant.

Tug of war (no rope necessary).

Breakfast.

Faces.

Compassion International increases a child's life expectancy here in Burkina Faso significantly. They partner with local churches and are located near youth centers. They feed, play, encourage, teach, and share about Jesus with these young children once a week.

Compassion