July 30 I’m tired. I’m mentally burnt out. After 10 weeks of interning in Hawaii, all I want to do is rest. I am so ashamed to say that all I want to do is be at home. I so deeply wish that my entire heart and soul would be here in the Congo. Nonetheless I am having an incredible […]

July 29 This experience has been fantastic, and it’s only the third day in the Congo. But I would be lying if I said I wasn’t struggling. It’s so hard to be in a place so different from what I spent the last ten weeks doing. There’s poverty everywhere I turn, and my life routine has become so difficult. I’m […]

July 28 My heart is overwhelmed with love. Love this community has shown us. Love these children give us. Love Pastor Celestin has for his people. And love that my team has for one another. There’s no place I would rather be than here surrounded by love. Today we were part of something pretty spectacular. Though it felt like we […]

July 27 We’ve finally made it, and the tears that filled our eyes were proof of how awestruck we are to be here. Never did I expect the overwhelming feeling of love we received as we walked out of the airport. Kids had signs, they came in herds to hug us, and everyone was smiling. I remember first walking through […]

July 26 At this point we’ve travelled five hours to Washington DC, twelve hours to Ethiopia, and now four hours to the Congo. My body is exhausted, and I’m just ready to be there. My team and I have been preparing for this moment since December, and we are ready to serve. I remember applying to LoveWorks my freshmen year. […]