Category Archives: orphans

Cute Tanzanian Orphans

Posted by Melissa Jill

Get ready for some super-cuteness in this post. There’s a lot of it!
Our team was able to visit a second orphanage in Tanzania. This one was in a very poor village and there were a lot more kids there. I guess a lot of the orphans in Tanzania actually...

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The Workshop & 1st Orphanage

The Thirst Relief workshop in Tanzania was a really cool thing to see. I believe there are about 7-10 local guys that work there, building these filters from scratch.

Mixing the cement before being poured into the mold

Rocks that will be used as part of the filtering process inside the filter

Removing the filters after they’re done...

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Hope at a Tanzanian Orphanage

Posted by Melissa Jill

The first morning we were in Tanzania we visited one of two orphanages that we saw on our trip. The kids were unbelievably adorable and even dressed up and sang for us!
Before I get too far though, I want to introduce you to Todd and Ann, a sweet couple who have...

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Africa has a hold on my heart

Africa is an amazing place full of contradictions… its beauty, its poverty, its joy, its troubled history. I find myself thinking about Africa almost every day – tugging on my heart, wanting to return. Spending time in Africa with old and new friends over the past 10 days has been wonderful – being...

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HAPPY

Safe and sound back at home, we are all trying to process this entire experience. I am just now able to see all of my images and relive the moments. I have so many things to write about and share, but wanted to post something quick and simple in the meantime.
This...

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