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Heart for Congo 14.mai 2011 from Pinsekirken Ungdom Media on Vimeo.

Why not have a HEART FOR CONGO?

The Youth at a church in BERGEN, NORWAY truly have a heart for Congo:) I was invited to speak about the situation of congo at a church in Bergen in May, all praise be to God! Here the youth were hoping to collect

150 000kroners to:

1) Build a school in Izege

2) Help a health center

3) Help child soldiers get education

4) Housing for a family

For more information visit the following link: http://www.heartforcongo.no/ (p.s. It's in norwegian)

I was soooo happy to be there and very impressed by their commitment, hard work, team work and positive spirit! The talk went well too and some people came up to be saying they cried and were very touched while I was giving the talk...It was amazing too see so many people with a HEART FOR CONGO! And the good news is that they were able to collect MORE than 150 000 kroners...God is gooooooood! I thank God for giving me a desire to press forward, a reason to live: HELPING PEOPLE IN NEED! It really is a huge part of my life and no one will EVER be able to take that drive away from me:)

ENJOY the pictures and talk soon...: )

Speaking at the church...

Also sang one of my songs... music is my life!

In the summer of 2010 I met MARIA! We worked together at a nursing home (summer job) as assitant nurses... here I was able to tell her about the Congo... little did I know that Maria was a christian:) She did not know much about the Congo at that time...but a year later I get a facebook message from her where she invites me to come and speak in Bergen about the crisis in the Congo! I was HAPPY that God had opened her heart for the Congo and before I knew it I was on my way to Bergen to speak and run for the Congo.... and offcourse, I got some new friends one of them being sweet MARIA:) THANKS!!! I love how God just leads wonderful people into our lives!

Me and Maria

The "Heart for Congo" poster, my speech (was editing) and my flight ticket... I had never been in Bergen before so was a nice experience:)

A great band from the church!

Fundraiser!

Cakes and much more for sale!

Straight from the Congo:) Hand made...

The school bags where placed there as a symbol for the free education that will be given to young Congolese from the money raised:) GREAT IDEA!




More Fundraising...

We also ran for the Congo... I was given 40 kr for each round I was able to run... I ran 14 times around a pond...  the highest was 22 rounds I think... Me and a new friend made the START and END signs that you see below...was FUN






Having FUN!










BIG THANK YOU TO THE YOUTH IN BERGEN FOR THEIR LOVE, ENCOURAGEMENT AND DESIRE TO DO THE WILL OF GOD!!!! GOD BLESS YOU ALL:)





THE ALCHEMIST

Quotes fom the book:

In order to find the treasure, you will have to follow the omens. God has prepared a path for everyone to follow. You just have to read the omens that he left you.

Remember that wherever your heart is, there you will find your treasure. You've got to find the treasure, so that everything you have learned along the way can make sense.

And, above all, don't forget to follow your destiny through to its conclusion.

 There is only one thing that makes a dream impossible to achieve: the fear of failure.

When you want something with all your heart, that's when you are closest to the Soul of the World. It's always a positive force.

Courage is the quality most essential to understanding the Language of the World.

The Boy didn't know what a person's destiny was. It's what you have always wanted to accomplish. Everyone, when they are young knows what their destiny is.

The boy and his heart had become friends, and neither was capable now of betraying the other.

When each day is the same as the next, it's because people fail to recognize the good things that happen in their lives every day that the sun rises.

The boy reached through to the Soul of the World, and saw that it was part of the Soul of God. And he saw that the Soul of God was his own soul. And that he, a boy, could perform miracles.

"The Alchemist" by Paulo Coelho is a wonderful and inspiring book about following your dreams.... I am so happy I was able to read the book and encourage you all to do the same:) It gave me the desire to never give up in life and to work hard to achieve your dreams. The book was amazing also because it revealed the many truths about the Bible and I felt that the real treasure the boy was seeking for was God. There may be different interpretations of the book offcourse. God is in a sense the soul of Life and we need God's help and guidance to achieve our goals. The truth is that when you want something soooo badly God will give us the desires of our heart! He will never let us go unhappy because He wants the best for us! That does not mean that the road to happiness will be perfect, there will be mountains to climb... but the end result is ALWAYS POSITIVE. So YES follow your dreams and do read this AMAZING book.... where your heart is there you will also find your treasure!

It is amazing how God allows things to happen for specific reasons... I was on my way home from London after sitting 3 exams in Oxford and handing in my legal research paper! I pray to God that I pass... but anyways... that same morning Sandra ( a good friend I stayed with in London) and I had prayed together and read psalm 37.... Psalm 37:8- says "Do not fret, it only cause harm". I strongly believe in meditating on Bible verses from the morning because this can really help you with any challenges you may face throughout the day. Before I used to remember sooo many verses so I hope to get back to that state again where I can quote a scripture for any situation needed.... The bible is really a simplifier to lifes solutions! The bible guides my every day... through bad times and good times!

Anyways, that morning we had read psalm 37 and "Do not fret it only causes harm" was on my mind and in my heart! I arrived london victoria station to catch my bus and the bus was about 25 minutes late. I started panicking a bit because I had a strong feeling that for the first time in my life I would MISS MY FLIGHT! When I was young my parents would always make us go and sit at the airport at least 6 hours before our flights to make sure we would not miss the flight...lol... that time started floating through my head... than I remembered "Do not fret it only causes harm"... I felt peace and was able to sleep through the one and a half hour bus ride to the airport. We arrived the airport about 25 mins before my flight left. I was happy. With Ryanair you should be fine if you are 25 mins early...but boy have I learned my lesson.... I arrived the airport and the line through security was loooooong.... I kept looking at my cell phone watch and time was ticking... I got through security and started running towards the gate... I looked for the gate number and saw: LAST CALL OSLO!.... I ran like I have not ran in a while...lol.....It was on the other side of the airport... I kept thinking about the verse "Do not fret it only causes harm".... I was about 2 seconds away from my plane when a ryanair woman stops me to weigh my bag.... I pleaded with her and said please if you stop me now I am going to miss my flight... she looks at me and says: " don't worry I'll call your gate"... she picks up my bag and weighs it... I was 1kg over and she starts yelling...too heavy bag, too heavy bag.... than as she is about to call my gate she reads: GATE CLOSED... I ask her can't you call them to let them know I am right here?.... she answered: "No you have to go back out and buy a new ticket......"  with tears in my eyes I was shocked...could not believe what she just did....  On my way I saw a woman who had seen the incident...she worked at the airport and she looked very shocked too and asked me " You missed your flight?"  I answered "Yes" and asked her to lead me out.... It was a frustuating situation, but hey: YOU LIVE AND YOU LEARN...

The next day I made sure to be EARLY... my new flight was not until the next day so I had to take the bus back to london for an hour and a half... but I thanked God because I know that everything happens for a reason:) On my way home I met a woman that works for the UN in Italy and does alot of work in the Congo. It was great to hear her stories...amazing how God just leads people into our lives.

I think I was about 4 hrs early to the airport the next day... it went by really fast...I ate and bought two new books. One on Nelson Mandela's life and the other was the Alchemist... The book was soooo good I finished it on my journey home!:) I think God wanted me to read this book and had I not missed my flight the day before I might not have had the opportunity to read this book! So THANK YOU GOD for always putting a meaning behind certain happenings... only God knows why certain things happen the way they do... DO NOT FRET IT ONLY CAUSES HARM... and if you have not already: MAKE SURE TO READ THE ALCHEMIST by Paulo Coelho

Enjoy!

Here I am performing one of my songs "It is time for change". I did perform a couple of my songs during the "Hope for all Concert".... Singing is really a healing power in my life. I sing and write songs when I am happy and when I am sad... when I want to express my pain and when I want to express my joy. When I want to encourage and inspire. Singing, writing songs and playing the guitar is a talent given to me by God and I want to THANK MY GOD for giving me this talent. I wrote this song "It is time for change".... thinking about all the rape victims in this world...especially women in the D.R. Congo. No woman deserve to be rape...be it in war, in peace time, in a relationship... Women's bodies need to be respected and woman need to stand up together against rape.

When I was working at the International Criminal Court for 6 months my passion for rape grew even stronger. I read alot about rape in the Congo... I could not believe that sooo many people were raped but yet the world was silent. A new study shows that 48 women are raped EVERY HOUR in the Congo! What are you going to do about it? We need to SPEAK OUT AGAINST RAPE IN THE WORLD! Women...and men..... SPEAK OUT! Never let anyone think that he/she has control over your body. Your body is the temple of God!

IT IS TIME FOR CHANGE...

Singing "Hallelujah"


I have not blogged in a while! But I am back:) On friday May 6th 2011 my family and I organized a "Hope for all" Concert in Tonsberg Norway for young mothers between 12-22 years in the Congo. We have a new project where we seek to bring free education, housing and good health to young mothers in the D.R. Congo, the project is called "Hope for all". The concert went really well and we were able to raise about 4500 kroners. It was our first concert in Norway so we were happy with that. There were about 50 people who attended we had many people perform. One of the performers was my good friend Adejoke whom I met while I was interning at the ICC in Holland. She came all the way from Holland to perform at the concert and support our cause. I was very touched and thankful for that:) We had a great time together here in Norway and went sight seeing in Oslo the day after the concert. Adejoke is a lawyer and works at the Peace Palace in the Hague! She used to work as an investigator for the International Criminal Court. It is very encouraging to have her in my life as she really inspires me. So young and so talented and I don't even think she realizes how much of a positive example she is to women around the world! GOOOO ADEJOKE!

I would like to encourage EVERYONE to fight for what they believe in and never give up in life. In life we will meet people who will try to bring you down... The last year I have learned that people that are close to you can really bring you down. Never let anyone make you think that your good cause or dream is in vain!!! Just keep moving and keep fighting! There will be many obstacles but it is soooo important to always STAND and learn from your mistakes in life. I know for myself one thing that keeps me going is my fight for the FREEDOM of the country that I love very much, the D.R. Congo! It is hard for me not to care about the 45 000 people that are dying ever month in the Congo, or the 48 women that are raped every hour. We need to stand together and say " WE DON'T WANT NO WAR NO MORE!!!!" Together we can bring change and YES there is HOPE FOR ALL!

Me doing the introductions...

The stage @ HAUGAROCK



Some of the performers! Practising for the big night....

Lucinda, Michelle, Adejoke and Sofie



Getting ready to perform... the girls got a FREE hairdo at an African salong in Tonsberg....

Michelle, Nancy-Josee and Lucinda

Me...

My beautiful friend Adejoke singing! She sang 2 songs one of them was a song she wrote herself:) REALLY NICE!!! Sending you lots of LOVE!



She came all the way from Tromso to perform!



A rock band!

Barbro (sis), Aunty Sylvie and cuz Joel!

Jacqueline and my MOM:)

Trying the Congolese clothes...



Adejoke saying goodbye to HAUGAROCK...

A WONDERFUL CONGO CONCERT NIGHT WE HAD:) THANKS TO ALL WHO PARTICIPATED!!!!

One game , one experience can change your life.... forever

(Big bro Jerry and lil bro Junior with parts of the team)

It is so easy to give up in life. It is so easy to get caught up in all our worries and troubles. BUT, the truth is that no matter how low life gets, we should never give up!

My little brother Junior just started playing basketball. And the amazing part of it is that my big brother Jerry, who likes to be referred to as Kaseya Jackson (hahah, inside joke) is the team coach! So you can imagine that I am a pretty proud sister:) Last week was my brother Jerry's first game with the team and unfortunately they are known as a team that looses most of their games, if not all. Jerry is on a mission to have the team become one of the best players in Norway, if not the world (after seeing the way he coaches them it would not surprise me....hehehe). My mom and I went to support their first game together and boy did they loose! BIG TIME...haha.... but I was still very proud because my brother Jerry thought the team to loose with their heads up. To loose as if they were winners. It was amazing to watch. After the first half of the game one could tell that the team had already given up. They were probably thinking: "what's the point of even trying, we're gonna loose anyways. "I think this very much applies to our individual lives. Whenever things get though we tend to want to give up, but the true key to success is being able to stand even when the storm hits you really hard.

About a year ago, I thought I had lost it all. I thought my life was going under. In life we go through times where we think that we will never be able to rise again. I am so happy that I have God in my life, because without him I am certain that I would have lost all hope. Looking back I now see why certain things in my life had to happen the way they did in order for me to meet certain people and be at the stage I am today. I can do nothing else but to thank God for the pain I went through and the joy that He has given me. I truly believe that one can only learn from our bad past and that it is good to go through hard times in order to grow, to mature.

Therefore it was very encouraging to watch this game.... I remember my brother called for a time out and really encouraged the team to believe in themselves. I could see parents smiling while my brother was talking. It was great! Than they got back out on the field and it honestly felt like I was watching a new game with new players. Sometimes in life we just need that little push.... we need encouragement, we need love. I am so thankful to God for sending so many wonderful people in my life that have been that push, that encouragement that love that I really needed in certain stages of my life. And I am sure many can relate to that... A friend that told you "Don't worry it will be alright" or "anytime you need to talk I am here" or " You are in my prayers always".... And other times the push, the encouragement, the love that we need comes through people's positive actions! Is it not great to know that you are cared for?

So, next time you feel like there is no way out from the misery you are in... what will you do? Will you stand? I do hope so....

Follow your dreams never give up....

I have always wanted to play the piano and believe in following your dreams...My second day... I got a bit frustuated at the end..hehe... I have to keep telling myself that I need time...patience is the key to success!Hope to write a second song for the women of Congo on the PIANO!!

SPEAKING ABOUT THE CONGO IN TERNOPIL, UKRAINE JANUARY 2ND 2011

I got a "Nobel Prize" from the Congolese Association of Ukraine for my work for the Congo. In the picture below I am thanking them for the prize which I am holding in my hand. All praise be to God:)!

On January 2nd 2011, I was invited by the Congolese Student Association of Ukraine to speak about a) My work for the congo b) Our family organization H2oCongo c) Rape in the Congo. It was such an honour for me! I am usually the one organizing conferences so to be invited to speak meant a lot to me:) Willy told me that they were looking for a speaker online and came across our website www.h2oncongo.com and thus decided to invite me out of thousands of other speakers they could have invited. So yes I was very honoured and offcourse all praise be to God!

I remember the day that I received the invitation from Willy. At first I was not sure what to believe. A congolese student organization in UKRAINE? Out of all the countries I could of spoken in God wanted me in Ukraine... Hahaha... The day that I received the email I was in my office at the International Criminal Court... I remember telling Dorcas and Kingsley, who shared office with me, about the invitation. Kingsley's immediate response was: finally, finally you are getting recognition for all your hard work for the Congo"... I just looked at him and shook my head. The thing is that I don't feel I need any recognition because I am not doing all this work for me but for the people and country that I love. DR Congo this is all for you!!!

The talk went really well! I decided to speak in english so I had a translator, Charleine. Although I do speak french I express myself much better in english. The reason being that I am more used to hearing french than speaking french. At home we speak french and norwegian. My mom will speak to us (the kids) in french and we will answer in norwegian. It has been like this since I can remember. I wish my parents had spoken lingala to us instead, but my aim for 2011 is to learn lingala fluently so maybe at another talk, if there are only Congolese present, I could speak in lingala! I feel that it is very important that I learn to speak the language as I think that I will be respected more by congolese if I do so. I find that a lot of time when I meet congolese I have to prove to them that I belong to congo since I don't speak the language. Very often, congolese will laugh at me or critize me because I don't speak lingala. That hurts me a lot because congo is such a huge part of my life. I often gain a lot of respect when I start sharing the history I know about the congo and my engagement for the congo. I don't like the fact that I often have to prove that I am 100 percent congolese. No matter what people say or think I am congolese and no one can take that away from me;)

My translator Charleine did a really good job! I also sang some verses of my favourite worship song, "Here I am to worship". There was no guitar so I sang acapella. Before I knew how to play the guitar I would perform a lot in churches acapella, I would write my own songs and sing them. It was lots of fun and encouraging to see so many people touched by my lyrics. I still write music but now I also can play guitar along. My guitar is my baby:) hahaha...

Anyways, I decided to sing "Here I am to worship" as the song talks about the fact that Jesus came down to the earth and became a light for many,He changed lives! In the same way we are to be lights in this world. The bible says that God loves Justice and I think that as human beings living together in this world we should always strive for justice among our fellow beings. I encouraged Congolese to become lights and help make a positive change in the DRC.

The speaking engagement was a learning experience for me. I met so many amazing and encouraging people and I was very proud to be surrounded by young educated congolese! There were everything from doctors to pilots to managers to engineers! It was amazing and it is clear that parts of congo's future is in the Ukraine! We really need to support this group of young dynamic people and encourage them to go back home after their studies to build up the country:)

The day that we left one person told me that he really enjoyed my talk and that for him I was the symbol of emancipation. I could not believe my ears... He continued saying that if he ever has to vote for me in congo he would not doubt, he would vote for me. I was shocked and honoured... Who knows what the future will bring! Hahaha...

After the conference came the after party! It was soooo MUCH FUN. We danced until 5 am the next day:) I also got "Nobel Prize" from the Congolese group for my work for the Congo. I was very touched and honoured! I must add that I felt very overwhelmed at the Gala as so many people wanted to talk to us, dance with us and take pictures with us... it was encouraging and overwhelming at the same time:) hahaha...

Here I am holding the prize and saying thank you! (not the best picture, hehe).. I was so touched, my heart was crying;)

Me and my Translator Charleine....

The amazing organizers!

Some of the audience at the conference...

ME AND MY SIBLINGS:)

Praying at the Gala...

WE HAD SO MUCH FUN.....

DANCING.....



MORE dancing....

SOYONS UNIS RESTONS FORT... LET'S STAY UNITED, LET'S STAY STRONG!

EVEN THOUGH WE GO THROUGH HARDSHIPS IN LIFE, NEVER GIVE UP!!!!!!!!

Moi

Infront of a government building in Lviv, Ukraine...

We came to have a good time and despite the hardship we met on the way... WE OVERCAME!!!!

From Ternopil, to Lviv... destination Katowice...

Leaving the ukraine was an adventure itself... We woke up around 11am on tuesday january 4th  and had to rush to the train station in Ternopil Ukraine to buy train tickets to Katowice where we had to catch a plane home. We arrived the train station and ALL the tickets to katowice airport in Poland were sold out. What to do now? Not only were all the train tickets to Katowice sold out but all the train tickets to Lviv were sold out too. Lviv is about 2hours from Ternopil and we had to pass through Lviv in order to get home. Our hosts panicked so I tried to calm them down by reminding them that everything happens for a reason and that we could only learn from this experience. I also told them stories about our own negative experiences when organizing conferences. I have been organizing conferences for more than 4 years more close to six years now so this situation did not make me stressed at all because I was certain that all would work out. One time, at our Toronto conferences, our speakers, my sis and I were invited to hold our conference called "How much do you know about the DR Congo?" in ottawa and montreal too. One of our speakers was Mrs Justine Kassa-Vubu, the daughter of Congo's first president Joseph Kassa-Vubu. So we really wanted to make sure everything went smoothly. To save money (as I always like to do), we agreed to take the train. The train ride I think was about 4hours, I can't really remember. But what I do remember is that we missed our first train that had been paid for by the Congolese association of Canada. I felt so bad!!! This because I had promised the president to be on time, and the tickets were very expensive. I remember I just started to cry in front of everyone. Firstly, I was super tierd and every one was relying on me. I felt a huge responsibility on my shoulder. We had been organizing for weeks with sleepless nights so now everything was being expressed through my tears. I think everyone were shocked to see me cry. Especially the speakers, I tend to come across as a strong woman who does not cry so I could see it in their eyes that they were very shocked. I was able to calm down and we bought new tickets. I called the president of the congolese association to tell him the bad news. I remember feeling very nervous and disapointed in myself... But what could I do? I had to remain strong and move on. The president of the congolese association Albert Teuwen, was very nice on the phone and told me not to worry and that they would pay for the new tickets. I praised God and just new that he was taking care of us. And this was a learning experience for us all: be more prepared! So I told Yvon and Willy ( our hosts in Ukraine) this story. I just did not want them to feel that we were disapointed in them. Instead I wanted them to know that I could understand what they were going through as organizers of the conference. They managed to contact one of their friends in Lviv who helped us find a bus that would take us to katowice!The bus left Lviv at 5 pm sharp, praise God...Yes praise God,  but little did we know what was awaiting us... Since we were not able to take a train to Lviv ( as all the trains were booked) we had to take a takci (this how taxi is spelled in ukrainian). Willy managed to find a little bus that could take 6 people as Yvon (the president of the student association of Ukraine), Willy and Patrick wanted to come along. They are so great and really took good care of us! This was to be yet another adventures experience in the Ukraine... I must say that Ukraine is one of the most racist countries I have ever been to.. Well at least their racism is very open unlike countries such as Norway were racism is very closed. By this I mean that there are many racist people in Norway but very rare will they tell you to your face that they hate black people or immigrants. In contrast, in the Ukraine and Poland people will not at all hide the facts that they are racist. They will tell you in your face that they don't like you because you are black. I really don't understand why black people are hated so much around the world all I know is that I really did not know what racism was until I entered Poland and Ukraine.

We drove about 2hours in the taxi. At some point the driver asked us to get out of the car in the middle of no where because he claimed he had driven too far. I could not believe my ears... My brother said that Yvon said " we are black, we can't just get off here in the middle of no where"... Our hosts started discussing with the driver in Ukrainian and finally were able to convince him to drive us to our destination; Lviv. This experience reminded me of a book I had read called "Left to tell"  ( A MUST READ) by Immaculee IIibagiza about the genocide in Rwanda. There was a scene in the book where Immaculee and other tutsis were being rescued by the United Nations. They were all hidden in a van that was driving them to a refugee camp as they could be killed by hutus at any time. While they were driving they were stopped by hutus. The UN soldiers who were driving the car could have driven passed the hutus but instead decided to surrender by asking Immaculee and the other tutsis to get out of the van and confront the hutus. Than the UN forces just left!!!! Can you believe it??? The UN forcers left them to die? I could not believe what I had read!So when the taxi driver asked us to get out this story came to me. It was freezing cold and he wanted to leave us in the middle of no where in a country that kill black people because of the colour of their skin! In fact a young congolese guy was killed in the Ukraine. He had moved to the Ukraine to study with his sister. And one day as he went to buy water he was killed by young Ukrainian teenagers!We really need to speak out against racism!

When we arrived Lviv the driver asked for A LOT of money. This amount would probably be months of salaries for him. Many people in Ukraine think that black people are rich because they go there to study but do not work because in Ukraine people don't work. I really don't understand how their system works but there are barely jobs. So foreigners that come there really struggle because of this. The Congolese who are there studying pay everything themselves or through their parents so therefore, in the eyes of many ukrainians they are rich. Before I continue, I must say that I was sooooooooo PROUD to see so many educated congolese from doctors to engineers to pilots. It felt great! The future of Congo is in the Ukraine.

Now back to the taxi driver... He was asking for a lot of money and almost drove off with our luggage because we refused to give him the amount he asked for. I don't understand how people can be so dishonest! This man really does not have a heart. As they were arguing I realized that our passports where in my suitcase. I had planned to put our passports in my purse so that I could carry them at all times. By the way, I felt like a mom on this trip. I had to take care of our passports and tickets, I felt a lot of responsibility for bringing my siblings along to this racist country. As the taxi driver and our hosts were arguing and the driver kept trying to drive off with our suitcases my brother said " nancy why did you leave our passports in the back!" I felt a lot of anger when he said that as if that was something I wanted to hear in the middle of this chaotic situation. I got so mad so for the first time in years I yelled " shut up!" Than I walked to the driver and said " what do you think you are doing, open the door!" Than I said in french "Willy ouvre la porte"- which means Willy open the door... I started pulling the door but it was closed and I kept yelling in french "open the door"... I managed to get the door open and walked into the back of the van and grabbed our luggage but it was hard to get the luggage out from the  back so I yelled "jerry help me!" But to be honest they all looked scared and shocked because here we were in a foreign country knowing that if the police was to come they would most likely trust the taxi driver. Than suddenly Willy said " nancy come out he is going to open the door". I walked out of the car furious and he opened the back so that we could get our luggage than I looked at him and said angry in english " you can't treat us like this! We are human being! Can you please treat us as human beings!" I did not care wheter or not he understood what I was saying, all I wanted was my message of JUSTICE to come across. He looked scared and it even seemed like he apologized than I turned around and looked at Patrick. He looked VERY surprised...than I  walked away... I was so angry after that experience, I had to try to calm down... The next day when we finally arrived Norway Willy told me that they all ended up having to go to the police station to settle the amount. Apparantly they left the police station at 1am! We left at 5pm... Can you believe the world that we live in! I am happy to say that the police released them and charged the taxi driver, that was a nice victory!!!!

When we finally got on the bus I listenned to music and felt calm. Music has such healing power on me... But again, little did we know what was going to happen next...

stay tuned for Part 3.... once I get all of these negative experiences off my chest I can finally tell you all about the success of the Congo talk and New Years Party....

Following are some POSITIVE  memories from the Ukraine: MISS THEM ALL!!!

Yvon, Willy, Patrick (REALLY COOL GUYS)  and my sis Barbro... we went for a nice walk in Ukraine!

We passed by a museum...

My new two brothers!! Miss them:) I feel like I have known them for YEARS.... although it was the first time we met and we only spent 4 days together....

The view towards Lake Ternopil!!! SOOOOO NICE:)

A Church

Moi et Yvon.... in the cold! We also walked on lake Ternopil...

Moi et Willy...

Infront of an Oprah!

This guy told me that he was very inspired by my talk and that for him I was the symbol of Justice... and if any time he needs to vote for me dring elections in the Congo, he would not hesitate.... sooooo ENCOURAGING:)

In Ukraine they celebrate Xmas on the 7th of January so we passed by alot of Xmas decorations... and a Xmas tree...