We are alive!

Hello dear friends and family. A LOT has happened since our last post on the blog site. Unfortunately, we all took our turn feeling sick so I didn't have the opportunity to update it. Then we went into Dedougou and had no access to wifi, so once again my apologies. That being said, we are all feeling excellent now and we made it Dedougou with the ambulance! Our number one mission has been completed!

The whole visit to Dedougou seems like a distance memory looking back at it now, but the warm welcomes and gratitude we received we shall remember forever. The community put together a ceremony in honor of our trip and mission with everyone from hospital patients, to the mayor in attendance. Everyone was completely overwhelmed with joy and even finding words to put sentences together was difficult. It was a beautiful day.

Besides having a wonderful ceremony we had the opportunity to visit Hassimi's dearest friends and family members before heading back to Ouagadougou. Each house we visited had its own African charm and welcoming, but something they all had in common were the sincere thank yous from the people. Thank you for being here, thank you for helping, thank you for caring.

I sit here today writing from the airport in Paris wondering how the time could go so fast…but then again, it always does. This trip has taught us about a country, about people, and about ourselves.

I hope to be seeing Africa again someday and share many more experiences with many more people.

Thank you for reading and supporting us until the very end. The endless support from our family, community, and friends made this all possible... and although you were not physically here with us your support pushed us along everyday.


Thank you!

Burkina Faso Travelers.