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Why I am taking this trip and what I hope will happen
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Well it is a day before I embark upon my trip to Africa. I’m checking my list and checking it twice.
I’ll be staying with my niece Marva Mercedes Dixon, who I affectionately call M&M. She is the daughter of Barbara Ellis, aka Hikia, who also graduated from Wash High. M&M left Arizona after 2 years of teaching with Teach America. She was awarded a position with Fulbright to teach in Africa.
I went to every school play or concert she was in during her school days. When she left for college Howard University I was there. Even when she left for Arizona, my sister & I were right there to help her settle in. So it was quite natural for her to say “Auntie you are coming to see me in Africa?” So here we are…
I decided to do something different for this trip – I’m taking a part of Washington along with me. In the next few weeks, I will be posting photos with items I receive from over 30 area agencies or businesses. These photos will begin on my next blog entry.
Here is what I expect to do while in Africa. I want to visit schools to work with the youth. I want to visit the prison where Nelson Mandela was imprisoned for many years. I look forward to my first safari. I am most excited about getting to experience another country’s cultural.
This will be the first time I will be out of the country since I began my trek at the Lemoyne Center. When I operated the Joyce Ellis Dancers, the biggest dilemma I experienced was what European trip was I going to take. I know… this sounds so shallow to me now. God called me to bring back the Lemoyne Center. This experience has changed the way I live & look at life. I have spent many hours doing nothing but the Lemoyne Center, and I love every minute of it, but I realize that being human, we need to slow down and get our battery recharged. Going to Africa is my way to getting recharged & to test my true leadership skills. I have been working and training my staff for my time away.
God has placed a peace in my heart and I feel blessed to have such a competent staff. With that being said… have a blessed day.