It’s slowly but surely coming together.

This trip changed something in me. It felt different from every trip before, almost like stepping into the first pages of a brand-new chapter. I’m still processing all that happened, so please be patient as I try to put words to experiences that deeply impacted me.

I believe this is just the beginning of a new chapter for Training and Travels, as I seek to carry the message of Kenyan child care reform not only abroad, but back home here in the States as well.

2005 I first set the goal to go to Africa.

2008 I started using my school’s library computer during lunch period to research African stories. I was most drawn to the stories of refugee women in Sudan. These were the first glimpses I had of a people group so different...

My mind raced back to the first trip. I was young, eager, and optimistic. I came looking for a place of service. But, here I sit on the curb, ten years later...but I knew that she was right. I knew that God was speaking. This made no sense, it defied all of my rules for sustainability, but it was exactly what I was supposed to do...

I just finished my second and final training with Imani Collective for this trip. I have so enjoyed my time with this team of world changers. The first week we worked through time management strategies. Today we looked at some practical tools to help them strategically communicate with one another in the workplace. I have to tell you, they are troopers...