Big News!
I have officially changed the month of love to May. Wait, let me tell you why! For anyone who doesn't know, three years ago, in 2013, I took a long-term mission to South Africa. It was a trip I had never experienced before and that is why I am still here today with Ten Thousand Homes. But also, there was someone I met in 2013. Her name is Nontobeko; at that time I could only say her English name, Freedom. I practiced and practiced saying her name until I could say it correctly. Come to find out just last year I was still pronouncing her name wrong and she never hesitated to correct me. Cultural challenges. But let me help you pronounce her name. Nontobeko, (known-doe-bae-go). Did you get it? Sweet! Over these years I have fallen in love with this woman that is full of joy and laughter, who has a skill of leading, enjoys challenges and has a heart for helping others. It has been three years of learning a different culture. Yet there is so much more. I won't forget when