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I DREAMED OF AFRICA

And then I went!

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Stephanie Mason-Teague
Jul 26, 2025
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For years, I’ve had a desire—a feeling that one day I would go to Africa.

All I know of the country and the continent I learned through the pages of National Geographic and the movies. In my dreams, my African adventure looked a lot like the movie Out of Africa with Meryl Streep and Robert Redford. Several months ago, thanks to my church and friends Marc…

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