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Welcome family and friends

I've never had a blog before... this is kind of exciting. And so is the prospect of my trip, the countdown is now at '24 days to go' - that..... is really soon.
I'd like to let you all know that the title of this blog means "To have much Faith" in Portuguese(at least that is what a translation site on the internet told me =) - I may be corrected once I get there). Portuguese is the national language of Mozambique.
With so many uncertainties in my trip (though I aim to be as prepared as I can be, I really cannot fully prepare for this), I must and will go in "much Faith", believing that all will be well and I will be taken care of in every way.
My trip-planning originated in a desire to see the poorest of the poor (the country could have been any one). I decided on Mozambique because the organization I will be with has beautiful, sincere people leading it, and these people listen to God's voice. I am excited to see what they do, how they love and honor the national people, and to experience a new culture. I will be at a training school that focuses on cross-culturalism and integration, loving Jesus and loving others, and locally assisting those in need. They also house hundreds of orphans on their base, so I will be spending time with many kids!!! I hope they don't mind that I won't know a bit of their language! Actually, I borrowed a "teach yourself: beginner's portuguese" from the library yesterday; we'll see how much I retain in 24 days!!!