My friend A.J. returned home last week after spending the entire summer in Africa. She is an incredibly talented photographer and is using her gift to create a photography book to help the orphaned and vulnerable children in Zambia.
A.J. has spent the last two years raising money for this project and all proceeds from “Lahema’s Legacy” will go directly to helping the Zambian children.
Did I mention that she’s 25 years old?
I won’t bore you with what I was doing at 25, but rest assured that it wasn’t something as unselfish as spending three months in a foreign country to benefit the less fortunate.
You can read all about A.J.’s summer by visiting the Lahema’s Legacy blog. It starts with the most recent post, so you’ll want to scroll down to the bottom and read from there.
Oh and here’s a picture of Caroline in a dress that A.J. brought her from Africa. I have a feeling it’s going to be worn to Kindergarten before it’s all said and done.
Anyway, the point is that A.J.’s dedication to telling these kid’s stories has inspired and challenged me.
Last year, Compassion contacted me and asked if I would be interested in going to Uganda with a group of bloggers, including Shannon and Sophie.
Obviously, I didn’t go. There were a lot of reasons why it just didn’t seem to be the right thing at that time.
Then earlier this summer I received an email from Shaun Groves from Compassion asking if I’d be interested in going to the Dominican Republic in November.
I said no.
But then some cool things happened which made it clear I was supposed to go.
So now I’m going.
I’ll be in the Dominican Republic from November 2-7 to see what Compassion is doing there and how we can make a difference in these children’s lives.
I’m excited. I’m nervous. I’m ready.
And I can’t wait to tell y’all about every minute of it.