A ginormous MERCI! to those of you that sponsored me within the last couple of days! I am so incredibly overwhelmed with the greatness of God and how I'm once again one step closer to hanging with the kiddos of Rabat. I've had a smile on my face all day knowing that others have contributed to this dream of mine!
I came across a blog of another volunteer that just got to Rabat. Feel free to check it out and hear a bit more of her experience. It sounds like she's volunteering an orphanage as I hope to do. http://summerinafrica.wordpress.com/2009/05/
It looks like I'm going to be buying my flight in the next couple of days! It's a lot harder than I thought. There's a straight shot from JFK to Casablanca (it's cheaper to fly into Casa versus Rabat), that's $1200+, a flight through Paris that is about $1300, and a flight through Madrid for $800-$900. It looks like I'll be doing the Madrid one, but I want to make sure that the connecting flight to Casa from Madrid is from a somewhat respectable company that won't cancel my flight a week before (thanks for the tip, Amy!). We shall see.
On another note, Tyler, a little boy I nanny for (that is in the photo on the right), is back in the hospital. For those of you that don't know, he has had three heart surgeries before age 5 months to alleviate several congenital heart defects. Anyways, his last and biggest surgery was almost a month ago, but he came down with a bad cold a couple weeks later that has put him back in the hospital. If you could please be praying for Tyler and his family, I know they would appreciate it!
Tyler has been such a motivation for me to take this trip. After spending time with him and his family I have seen with my own eyes just how precious life is, and how important it is to live in the moment. It breaks my heart to consider that there are other kids out there with similar issues that don't have the love that he has from his family. If I can be even a sliver of support and love to these kids in need that Tyler has with his family, I know it will be well worth it. Nothing can replace the love that a parent has for their child, but I can at least try to show them that Love is real and never ending.
Okay, I'm exhausted. Night!
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