Linda Atwood's Global Mercy Journey

A Night in the Sahara Desert Three Camels in the Sahara Desert  The Sahara is the world's largest and hottest desert with over 3.6 million square miles. It covers most of North Africa. "Even the wilderness and desert will rejoice in those days; the desert will bloom with flowers. Yes, there will be an abundance of flowers and singing and Joy!  ~ Isaiah 35: 1-2 ~ Walking in the seemingly endless Sahara sand and spending a night within the simplicity of my desert tent reminded me of various biblical stories.  My thoughts shifted between the Israelites time in the Egyptian desert to the early Christian era when desert fathers and mothers traveled to simplify life.  Powerful quotes from desert fathers birthed from a time when people searched for a simpler life focused on prayer and meditation. A few quotes include: "We cannot solve problems with the kind of thinking we employed when we came up with them". "Learn as if you will live forever, live like you will die to

 Saturdays and Sundays in Senegal   The House of Slaves is located on Goree Island, 3 km off the coast of Dakar, Senegal. The structure was built in 1776 and acted as a stopover where enslaved African people would be processed and shipped away. The House of Slaves is now a museum and memorial to the victims of the Atlantic slave trade. The captured men, women and children lived in rooms where there was no place to lay down due to the many people put in one cell. The blue door stretches to the ocean with passage known as the "Door of No Return". After leaving their African country there was no way to return home. Over fifty percent of the people taken from their homeland died within the slave house or after being sold during transfer to other countries. From the 15th to the 19th century, it was the largest slave-trading centre on the African coast. The House of Slaves continues to serve as a reminder of human exploitation and as a sanctuary for reconciliation. In 1978 Unesco d