31/12/13
Well, what an incredible end to 2013 this is. Staying in
Larabanga was the best decision I have ever made.
A short extract from my actual journal from when I was in
Larabanga, I want to share as much of it as possible to make everyone fall in
love the way I did and to inspire people to make a change. This kind of
situation reminds me of a piece of artwork I got on a recent trip to Amsterdam,
so how many humans are there on their in this world? Around 7 billion? Imagine
the power behind those 7 billion minds? We need to join together to make a life
changing impact on other people’s lives.
Humanity... This is humans as a collective, so why aren’t we?
We were all made for a reason and whatever that reason may be, you can do something
with that in order to create a brighter future.
My second visit to Larabanga became a more purposeful one, I
had to find out as much as I possibly could about these precious ones. I
remember walking around the village to talk to all of the orphaned children who
were staying with people who could have them, basically. Everything I heard,
every pair of eyes I looked into unravelled more pain and tragedy. This task
was essential, it hit home, why I was there.
Here are some more extracts from my journal, they are a
longer but I feel they are the most effective way of expressing my experiences.
29/12/13
It was adorable last night, before they went to sleep, me and
Mohammed got them to say the alphabet and do simple sums, when they got it
right their faces beamed! It’s the simple things in life.
31/12/13
Yesterday, the word had got around that I have been doing
first aid for a lot of people in the community, from tiny babies to old women.
When the lady came to me yesterday and shown me her breast, I was taken back.
There was a hole in the side of it that had gunk coming out of it. I never
thought that I would be performing medical treatments on people when I set out
on my adventures for the Christmas holidays. But I am here and I feel that I am
doing everything I should be doing.
I nearly cried the first time I treated the baby’s head, I
could basically see her scalp and there was green puss and her hair was getting
stuck in it, so you can imagine how painful it must have been for the poor
little girl, she screamed so much. When I turned up at her compound, she was
very surprised to see me but soon I had treated over 20 wounds, the flies get
on each and every wound so imagine how much infection must be in each and every
one. It is crazy to think of what I am actually doing, I have just said to Madi…
“How on earth do you put an experience like this onto paper?”
The Larabanga Life Project has a touching musician writing a
song for us, Mynah Marie. Having influential people supporting us gives the
most important people a louder voice. This song will be a part of our Kick Starter
campaign. https://www.facebook.com/mynah.solo?fref=ts
We are working hard to make sure everything is perfect for
the campaign, the opportunities this could bring to such inspiring lives is
worth every minute. When I tell them that I’m not going to arrive in Larabanga
as a glimmer of hope, but their future, that will be the most accomplishing moment
of my life. The help of others is vital.
I came across a documentary whilst researching, called Moving
On, it was created by a couple who have a passion to change the world and who
are doing just that. Definitely check it out, finding out about other people
around the world who are doing such things is an incredible inspiration to me.
