To Congo... The Journey.

My heart is overwhelmed
      and full
from the generosity
    & love
my friends and family
   have shown me
         these past few
months

 as I have
    been raising
funds
  to go to Congo...

that place where
   most see darkness...

but I see
     light...

light in the
        people;

light

   piercing

       the darkness...

Is it dangerous?

    Well...yes.

Is it crazy?

    ...perhaps.

Do I have a long way
                          to go?

    Yes.

but Congo is
   where my heart
      is,

and that is the
   only way
I know to express it.

 God put Congo
on my heart years
    ago

and now He is
    finally
allowing me
    to see
with my own eyes
    what I've dedicated
 my life to,

    the reason I
         paint...

 one of
   my purposes
      here on earth,

in this fleeting life...

  to feel the rich
African soil beneath
  my feet;

to hear the drums,
   the heartbeat
      of Africa;

to see
   the light
in the children's
     eyes,

       the strength,

the resilience...

   to hear their
     stories

from their own
      lips...

to watch
   the sun

 rise
 &
set;

to leave
   forever changed

        &

better equipped
    to bring

their voices
     & their stories
to the world

  through my art

     &

my words...




                                                            "Religion that God our Father accepts as
                                                      pure and faultless is this:
                                                            to look after orphans and widows
                                                      in their distress, and
                                                           to keep oneself from being polluted by
                                                      the world."
                                                                                    - James 1:27