So Where Do I Begin?

I have no idea where to begin to tell this story...  Words will never do it justice, photos will fall so far short...  I'm not sure how my heart can ever be the same again, but I guess that's the point, it's not supposed to be!  God has opened my eyes and shown me things I never would have dreamed...  It's all very surreal, I feel like I need to spend days immersing myself in all that I've seen, allowing the truth of it to penetrate my heart...  I've seen sadness and despair in the eyes of children, mothers, grandmothers, and men that no one should ever have to experience...

Perhaps that is the place to start...with their faces... and then I'll tell you their stories...  But be forewarned, God holds us responsible for what we know, so if you read my stories, you will be responsible too...  And then you'll have to ask yourself, "What am I going to do?"...  "How will I reflect God's heart for mercy and justice to a dark and desperate world?"  Maybe it's not in Africa...  But it's somewhere...  Your own backyard?  Around the corner?  Down the street?  Or across the world?  But how will you answer God's call to be the church, as HE intended for us to be?

Look into their eyes though...  He IS calling you to action somewhere...  How will you respond?