I want to be like her.
Have you ever met someone and thought "I want to be like her"? I had that experience with Mrs. Zowa. She is the director/pastor's wife of VOH Zimbabwe. The first time I met her, her bright wide smile made me instantaneously feel welcomed and cared for. It felt warm. But it was the second time we interacted that should out to me. We went together to the Community Feeding program, where they give porridge and have a preschool program for young children in need. Just after we arrived - Mrs. Zowa went missing. I couldn't see her anywhere. Then I found her. She had left the group to go talk to four pre-teen boys, to ask them why they weren't in school. She stopped to take time for a child. She showed them care and concern and let them know how important they were to her. We went about our business, handing out the porridge and playing with the children. Once again I realized Mrs. Zowa was no where to be found. As I looked around - there she was, in the...