I've decided I want to go to Africa next summer. I don't really know what that would look like. I'm not sure who I would go with, how I would get there, or where I would stay once I get to my unknown destination. It's just something I've felt drawn toward for awhile now.

I asked Kim what she thought about it. She asked me why I want to go. Great question. My first thought is that I want to see it first hand. I've read plenty of stuff about the troubles facing our peers in Africa: poverty, hunger, war, disease. Now, I want to do more than just read about it. I want to live it. I want it to become a part of who I am. I want to be moved beyond emotion.

Also, I want to dig a well for a community there. Well, maybe not me personally, but I would like to finance the digging of one. Well, not even that. I want to raise the money to finance the digging of a well. I'm not sure what the looks like either, but I figure if I document it here you all can ask me about and maybe even help me figure out some of the details.

So, I worded the first sentence carefully "I've decided I want to go to Africa next summer." I definitely want to go, but my concern is leaving my wife and son here while I fly half-way around the globe. I would like to ask you all to pray for me. I need help making decisions. I am a bit impulsive. So, I need to make sure I fulfill my responsibilities as a husband, father, and participant in the redemption of all things.

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