A few words on the safari: We all know that I love the zoo more than most 5 year olds, so I could have died of excited delirium when Leonard popped the top to our van and drove us into the Maasai Mara Game Reserve. Lions! Giraffes! Zebras! Hungry, hungry Hippos! Wildebeest! Rhinos! Elephants! Cheetahs! Warthogs! Water Buffalo! Crocs! Hyenas! Seeing all of those animals in the wild gave me goosebumps.

Every American kid knows what a PBJ is. It's a worthless bargaining chip at the lunchbox exchange. No smart 1st grader is going to trade his Oreos or Snack Pack for a PBJ. I wouldn't either. Plus, chances are, everyone else already has one of his or her own.  A PBJ is no doubt a tasty sandwich, but after you've eaten 1,000, you start to take them for granted. The children at Bright Hope

After another hour long van ride of unsuccessfully dodging potholes, we reach Got Okii Primary School. Got Okii is a low income school in Adiedo. To call a school in this part of Africa low income is ironic to me. Low income is implied, but still, the differentiation is made for Got Okii, and the need is apparent. Inside the classroom, students wiggle their toes as they listen intently to the teacher's

Timid children hide behind their mothers' skirts as the line for the clinic grows. Malaria and ringworm seem to be the most common. We see hundreds of patients who are grateful we care enough just to listen to their symptoms, let alone provide medicine. As I write another prescription and affix the sticker to a donated pill bottle, one pair of eyes stands out. This little face looks vaguely

A quick rehash...Spring of Hope International (SOHI) was founded by David Opap, whose mother and five siblings died of waterborne illnesses. While SOHI's ultimate goal is to reach Africa for Christ, providing clean, drinkable water is also a big focus because without water, there is not life. Every day we see throngs of women plodding along the road with babies on their backs and yellow buckets