One World

I just took some photos of the staff at my volunteer job. (Unfortunately, the program asked us not to use any people from our placements in our blogs, so I won't be able to post them here.) They don't get photographed very often. One guy wanted me to take a hundred pictures of him. The rest of the staff made jokes. He replied by saying "don't hate me because I am a super model." It was so funny. I love the little things like this. It makes me remember that we are all God's children.

Whether you live in a poor township or in the rich city, we are all the same. Whether you are a black American or a white American, we are all the same. Whether you are a white South African, colored South African, or black South African, you are all the same. We wake up to the same sunrise. We breath the same fresh air. We all want to provide for our families. We all want our kids to have a better life than we did. We all go to sleep at night under the same moon. God has opened my eyes on this trip. It has been a wonderful experience.

This is my last week in Cape Town, and I am planning on talking to some of the other volunteers to make sure they take home with them the right things. This program is more than about volunteering in a township for 4 hours a day. It is more than partying at a Cape Town club each night. For me, it is about how similar we all are. Even though I am on the other side of the world, it is still the same world. I only hope that the other volunteers have learned the same thing while they were here.