I've Been Told, Go To The White House!!!

One night I was watching TBN, a comedian, Michael Jr., came on talking about his mission in life. His life mission is to make people laugh by telling his experiences involving the church in his early days. I remember him saying, God has two names and his other name is 'Something!'

OMG, here I am thinking of my return to Dakar, Senegal to continue with my mission and renewing friendships. Then all of a sudden, 'Something' tells me to go to the White House and pray! I reason in my mind thinking, 'why doesn't TBN go?' An answer came to me on a particular night, TBN came on showing a rebroadcast of yesteryear when TBN did exactly that ... they went to the White House and prayed, shared testimonies, fellowshipped, etc!

Yes, I do talk to my Lord Jesus and told him, Lord you know I know nothing about Washington, DC, never been, no sense of direction, don't have any money to get there, etc.

Mind you now, I had not spoken to my cousin about 'Something' telling me to go to Washington. I received an email from her the next day after talking to My Lord. The email:

Fw: GASTON: Bus fare from Charlotte to D.C. for $1 - one company doing it ‏4/15/11 http://www.gastongazette.com/news/one-56734-bus-charlotte.html

As you can tell from the date of the Email, I have been thinking!!!! God is telling me something, yall!!! I must go and do his bidding, if I want to be Favored and Blessed for him to send me on my mission in Dakar.

TBN did it for a day and I shall follow same. I will pray and hope to walk around the circumference of The White House. With all my disabilities, I know my help will come from The Lord -- Faith, Trust, Belief-- it shall and must be done! Amen!!!

Stay tuned for announcement date here. God Loves You & So Do I!

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Diane Is Raw In Africa Nov. 26 - Dec. 11, 2010

Have you been to Dakar, Senegal? Nov. 26, 2010
was my first visit ... I would do it again! You
see, I never meet a stranger and I am eager
to learn new things!
Upon arrival at the airport, one must claim
your baggage. This guy came up to help me
with my baggage...he caught me off guard...
he says to me, I can get you through customs.
He asked me to pay him for his help and
do not let anyone see me pay him. Like a dummy, I gave him $20 because I know how hard life in Africa. $20, one could live it up like a king for a few days. Yep, I got scammed! His friends did not see me pay him, so the ungrateful person asked for more money! I told him no and I should look for my friends -- Dandy & Emmy! That didn't work cause he and his friends began to follow me. It was dusk dark in the morning 5:50am, I barely could see and trying to find Dandy & Emmy among all the people trying to sell stuff ...mainly SMS cards...was impossible. My inner voice was telling me to yell out for them!LOL One guy said, Felicia....why is this guy saying her name through this fence? Aha, it's Dandy...a sigh of relief! Mind you, the guys' friends are close on my heels to get money. Once I reached Dandy, they began to haggle..when they found out that Dandy & Emmy were Nigerians, they backed off! There's something about being a Nigerian, makes one take notes! Upon entering the city, You will hear the sound system go off for everyone to hear that a visitor is coming and it welcomes You! How awesome! Dandy & Emmys' stories:

The Cat People
While visiting Goree Island, we ordered fried fish and ate outside. Coco, a shop owners, told me to give my fish head to the cat...without any questions, I did. Which brings me to tell you about The Cat People!
Long ago, the natives of Goree Island would go to the high priest to be turned into cats so they would not leave the island of No-Return to become slaves. Something happened to the high priest, so the people turned into cats, could not be retuned to people again!
They treat cats as if they were people!
The Goree Island resturant fried fish was great! They don't coat it with flour or cornmeal! Which brings to mind another story...
Mermaids!
Some believe to this day, mermaids exist! The story goes:
at night, the mermaids leave the ocean and is transformed into the most beautiful women in the world with a brick- house body. They meet men; if the man treats her with respect, he lives..if he doesn't, the mermaid kills him.
I missed two Kodak moments; I made some Jello and fed little kids and teens. Most arrange their food in a big bowl. Each person gathers around the bowl with fork or spoon in hand and dive in...this closeness keeps loved ones close. At any rate, I brought out the bowl of Jello and tried to give the kids spoons to eat; instead, they reached out their little hands...they love it and so did the staff! I asked one of the staff members to go with me on the beach to serve Jello. In the far background, the sea is a dark blue then gradually turns into a sea green. The sea gets lighter when it gets closer to the shore with frosty like peaks. We saw teens practicing football and called out to them to come. One came tried it and called to the others; they came. One ask, what is it good for? I told him, with that said, he replied, 'I'm going to be here at same time for more Jello!
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There were guys walking the streets 7' and then some, I could not help but stare. One rented a guest house above me. Being so up close to one of these giant men, I had to ask, how tall are you? Wow! He, also, said he was from Sweden!



My African attire:

I'm so happy that I took a leap of faith and listen to the little
voice telling me to visit Dakar, Senegal!

To all my sisters, come, awaken from your slumber ! It is
time to connect and unite!

Our project to bridge the gap between the US and Senegal is 'A Taste Of Senegal' In which, we will rent booths at community events and display pure african products -- shea butter, Knwaa, African attire, and much more in the near future!