Brushing Sholders with Fame

Tonight we joined a group of Americans for dinner. They are a group that comes out every year to run clinics for a week here in Sierra Leone, and my mom has joined them three times in the past before she moved here.

Since she knows so many people in the group, we went and crashed their party. They were incredibly welcoming and they were so excited to hear about what my mom has done here in Sierra Leone, and I think they're just amazed at the fact that she gave up her life in the states to be here and change people's lives so positively.

Tonight was their kickoff, since they will be heading upline tomorrow afternoon, so they had a big banquet. The American Ambassador to Sierra Leone and the First Lady of Sierra Leone were there.

Also, on the team itself were a couple of somewhat celebrity people
Patricia Heaton (the wife in Everybody Loves Raymond)
Mark Steins who works for Entertainment Tonight
And I got a chance to talk with both of them somewhat, so that was a fun thing... and realistically it's great to help make sure they're aware of the issues and what can be done to help here in Sierra Leone.

Here we are talking with Patricia Heaton

On the Left is the 1st lady of Sierra Leone, on the Left is the American Ambassador.

Turns out it's a bit fuzzy, but here is my mom talking to the 1st lady.