Every since we confirmed the news, I have not been able to wipe this smile off of my face! The Chachas are going to Tanzania for two weeks in May!!! I wrote several posts ago that if home is where the heart is, then home for me is spread all across the world, and that little village of Ntagacha definitely houses a big piece of home!
Though I am so excited to reconnect with family and friends and I can't wait to get a big group hug from those kids that I love so much, even more than the fresh mangoes, warm sun and beautiful sound of Swahili, I am excited to see me dream realized-- a working, functioning, Tumaini Medical Center, and as a registered nurse I will be able to help provide the medical care that this village so desperately needs!
Over three years have passed since I sat in that hospital and prayed and dreamed for it to come to reality. Over two years since I had to take a little boy with a nosebleed that would not stop over the bumpy, dusty road to a clinic 45 minutes away. Years since I walked those corridors, sat on the concrete steps and cried "Lord we need this medical center." It's been years and now it's here! We have a wonderful doctor named Ben that Mwita and I had the pleasure of becoming friends with (he treated our stomach aches and illnesses). It is here and I cannot wait to be there!
Though two weeks will be a whirlwind trip, I know I will enjoy every minute of it. From the hustle bustle of the Nairobi airport to the long, roving bus ride across the Rift Valley, from the smiling faces, to the bumpy dirt roads, the fresh pineapple to the rain pattering the tin roof. From the bubbling sound of Swahili, to the children singing their hearts out at night and I cannot wait for every site, sound and experience that Ntagatcha has to offer!
It's been over two years since we have been there. Two years since Mwita and I have seen the family we love. Two years since we have been to the place that we met, grew, learned and fell in love. It's been two years too long!
We are Tanzania bound and not looking back!
1 comment:
I'm so excited for you! I'm sure the their will be much excitement at the City of Hope also with the news of your arrival!
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