Today I just have two random things.
First off there is a map that shows how truly large the continent of Africa really is. You can see that China, India, the United States and most of Europe can fit in the same area as "Africa". I think it just gives a small gimps of what I imagine when people use the word Africa so freely. Yes, I am in Africa serving with Mercy ships, but for the next 10 months we will be in Conakry, Guinea. Guinea is roughly the size of Oregon. When people think about the United States the often think about Hollywood or New York City. Working with exchange students for many years we were able to show them that there is much more to the U.S. than what you see in the news or on movies. There are things in the Midwest that aren't normal on ether coast. It's best to think about the Unites States as 50 sovereign states or even many different regional areas. So when you use the word Africa try to pinpoint more specifically what country you're talking about, because when you say Africa are you talking about Egypt, South Africa, Kenya, or Sierra Leone; which all have not that much in common. Maybe sometime I'll do a quiz and see how many countries you can name from Africa, considering most people use Africa to describe a "country".
Here is a short 2 minute video describing our screening day last week. It's packed full of information about the number of people that we saw.
