Why I have come to Congo

In April I thought I would be flying to Turkey this week to do Theta healing in an Osho centre. Then, a little over a month ago (3 days after I booked my flight) my flatmate, Kristen, showed me an article she found in a magazine. It was about a Rwandan genocide survivor, Leah, who returned to her hometown of Goma last year following the death of her mother. She spent two months in Congo interviewing 500 women about their horrific stories of rape and murder. These are experiences many women want to tell the world about.
Kristen has a strong connection with Africa and had been planning a trip to somewhere there to offer Theta Healing. All the synchronicities for her were pointing to Congo and working with women and children who have survived the shock and trauma of savage rape. My heart was pulled there too and so I made the decision to join her for the 2 week trip.
Here is a link to Kristen's blog: http://thetahealingincongo.blogspot.com/

In an hour we leave for Heathrow. I have been brushing up on some conversational French and translating some key phrases for the healing work we will be doing. Theta Healing is an extraordinarily powerful tool which can release shock and trauma and bring about a true sense of well being. I would never before have contemplated the idea of visiting an area such as Congo which has been devastated by war, what would I have been able to offer?? But with the knowledge of Theta Healing I feel able to offer some support to people who have been neglected by the world and many of which have even been abandoned by their own families and communities because they have been raped.

I hope to give updates as often as possible depending on the availability of internet access.
We are travelling independently with the help of a local guide and an interpreter we have been kindly linked up with by Leah.

My next post will be sent from Africa :)

Until then!!