bert + engage now africa.

bert's b-day was awhile ago. may 14th to be exact. we dined on Ruth's Chris  delicacies and celebrated this beauty's 23rd. but it also felt like a bit of a farewell party too. bert was heading out in a couple of weeks to do humanitarian work in ethiopia with engage now africa. she's always been the tender heart of the family. she loves animals, works with kids in juvy, saves mice from swimming pools, and now. . . africa.

and bert is back. and she is honest about the experience. it was hard. and hot. and mentally taxing witnessing the extreme poverty of the tiny villages where she painted schoolhouses, built school desks, taught english lessons, distributed clothing, and had to "go" in a hole in the ground. bless her heart. really. she is a good person. a great person. and i am lucky to call her sister.

the children there called her "Fana" which means "light" in their dialect. now they may have been referring to the color of her skin. but i know she also exudes a light. a wonderful light of selflessness and love and of our Savior, Jesus Christ. she is wonderful. she is awesome. she is Fana!