Aaron Swafford

Hello to everyone out there. My name is Aaron and I am from Orlando, Florida. This is my first trip to Africa. I have been so excited about this trip for the past few months. I first heard about the Mercy Care Center while cruising through the islands with Wayne and Carol. I knew from the first moment I heard about the foundation that I wanted to be a part of one of their teams. My biggest fear of coming to Africa was to witness the strength of the kids and realize that all my struggles in life could never equal anything close to what these incredible kids have been through. They show joy in the face of adversity. I knew deep down inside that I could not say that about myself. All of us from the United States love to complain about what life has dealt us and we never realized just how good life really is for us. 

We walked into the airport in Washington D.C. and from the start, you could feel the pressure. We had so many bags. Most of which were overweight. Next thing you know we are marching through security check point. Well, little did I know, that we had to take every laptop out of their cases and put them through the machine one by one. Wayne and myself got the honor of carrying the two bags with all the computers. We must of used at least 15 of those plastic trays that run through the xray machine. Thanks ladies! Also, who knew that those bags weighed like 60-65 lbs. It was not bad at first, but then as you are lugging them down long terminals, from plane to plane, and stuffing them in over head compartments. It quickly turned out to be a nightmare for Wayne and myself. I guess we have to look on the bright side. We were bringing them for the kids and we got a workout also. 

For those of you who do not know. I am in charge of the blog site. I for the most part will be posting everything online. If you have any complaints, than Wayne did it. So flood his e-mail with the complaints. The group looks forward to your comments. So please feel free to leave us some love. God bless everyone who is interested in what we are doing. Take care!