Bridging Culture. Working Together.

I had the opportunity to give a speech/toast at my sister's wedding.  I had written down my thoughts a few weeks earlier but then decided to throw it all out the window.  I sat down at midnight, the night before the wedding, thinking of what to say.  I decided that at the end of my speech, I wanted to give her some life advice, since I am her older sister.  This is something I have thought about a lot while transitioning from my year in Sierra Leone to my time in the U.S. When I was in Sierra Leone, it was so simple to do my daily devotions every morning.  It was a habit I developed and found out quickly that I needed that time with God each morning.  I needed it to be filled with peace, comfort, and joy each and every day.  I was living in an extremely uncomfortable situation and had to rely on God to comfort me, to protect me, and to provide for me. However, when I came back to the U.S, I realized my habits of doing my devotions in the morning qu...

As I have spent time these past three weeks sharing about my time in Sierra Leone, many people have asked me questions pertaining to Ebola.  So, I figured I would share some of my thoughts about it.  These are just my own thoughts, so I may be wrong and you may not agree with everything I have to say. I knew nothing about Ebola before it became a threat to Sierra Leone, but I was fortunate enough to learn a lot about it while in Kabala.  I did not learn about it through my own research, but from people in the community educating others.  Along with learning about Ebola, we were given tools to educate others about it.  As teachers, we had many opportunities in the classroom and at parent meetings to educate those about the symptoms of Ebola, what to do if you have symptoms, and how to prevent it. It felt like everywhere I went, there was always talk about Ebola.  It was constantly on the radio, posters and diagrams were plastered around the city, and the...