Goodbye Lauren!

Today we say goodbye to our very first volunteer – not first departure, but the first volunteer that we welcomed to Cape Town. She came here from New York City where she worked in the fabric printing industry. Lauren has been more than just a volunteer – she very quickly became a friend. The crazy part is, as much as we want Lauren to come back, I have a very strong feeling that Lauren is supposed to go to Uganda. I have told her multiple times that I feel very strongly that she should check out One Mango Tree, an economic empowerment NGO that is known for their beautiful fabric designs. We came across One Mango Tree during our travels through Africa and just fell in love with them. Long story short, Lauren contacted them and it turns out they need a fabric designer!! Imagine that? How cool is our God? So we’ll be praying for her as she figures out what is next for her!