Au Revoir

Hi Everyone. My name is Jacob and this is my Africa blog. I'm going to be posting about my experiences in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where I will be living for the next two years. I'm not sure how often I will have access to the internet, so my posts may not be as frequent as some hope, but I'll try to update as often as I can. I'm gonna do some words, and some pictures, and maybe some other stuff too. I hope you all enjoy living vicariously though me for the next two years.

These two years will be spent serving with Mennonite Central Committee, an organization dedicated to peace and development work. I'm serving through an MCC program called Seed. I'm excited to be in this program, because it means I get to work with a group of young adults from a variety of different backgrounds and cultures. The group includes me and seven other people. Their names are Michelle, Aaron, Mariam, Moses, Steve, Elodie, and Sharon. Sharon is from Canada. Elodie is from Burundi. Michelle is from Rwanda. Aaron, Mariam, Moses, and Steve are all from the Congo. I also have two leaders named Karen and Serge. Karen is from Arizona and Serge is from the Congo. I'll write more about the group in future posts.

Tomorrow, I'll wake up at 7 and my parents will drive me to the airport in Denver. I'll fly from Denver to Atlanta and then from Atlanta to Johannesburg, the capital of South Africa. The flight from Atlanta to Johannesburg is 17 hours. I'll be in South Africa for two weeks for an orientation. I will meet some of my group members and begin to learn more about the work I'll be doing in the DRC.

Anyway, that's all I have to say for now. I'm sure I'll have lots of things to say or write by this time next week. So you know, pray for me and send me all your positive vibes.

This is a song by Koffi Olomide. He is one of my favorite Congolese musicians so far.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hax0fSHnAO4

Goodbye America. See you in two years.