Africa Vision Trip for Women of Vision - Leaves Tuesday

One of our chapter leaders, Lynn A., will depart on Tuesday for a Vision Trip to Mali, Africa. Eight women will spend 10 days together - all of them Women of Vision chapter members - from around the country. This trip is being led by Angela Mason, Senior Advisor for Women of Vision.

The focus of the trip is to view water projects, and to visit villages in various stages of the transformational development process.

Highlights of the trip will include:

• Visits with sponsored children, one of whom is Lynn's child - 12 year old Safi (see photo)
• Meeting with several groups of women, some of whom are shea butter or soap makers
• Visiting several water boreholes, with at least one doing live drilling
• Hearing / seeing the challenges of children with trachoma, malaria and parasites, including a visit to a school for blind children

Please pray as follows:

• Safety in flight. Each member of the team travels independently to France, some leaving on October 19th, and others on October 20th. They fly from France to Mali on October 22nd, and back to Paris on October 29th - and each make their way back to the U.S. on separate flights over the following days.
• Safety on ground travel. The team routes and debriefs in Paris, where terror threats have been high in recent weeks. The team will not use the underground transportation systems. Also, ground travel in Africa can be quite treacherous so pray for their drivers.
• Pray for the hearts of the women on this trip, that they will be broken but not crushed.
• Pray that this team can give and receive joy with the dear women, children, and staff in Mali with whom they come in contact, and, that sensitivity and understanding in this Muslim culture will occur.