One of the charities we're excited to support is Finca International, which provides microloans to women living in poverty around the world. Read more about Finca at: https://finca.org/. To avoid fees that an intermediary organization might charge, we will make the donation on your behalf so it goes directly to the organization.

One of the charities we're excited to support is Direct Relief, which provides medical assistance to communities around the world that are experiencing emergencies and/or poverty. Read more about Direct Relief at www.directrelief.org. To avoid fees that an intermediary organization might charge, we will make the donation on your behalf so it goes directly to the organization.

One of the charities we're excited to support is the Wildlife Conservation Network, which partners with community-based conservationists around the world to protect endangered species, preserve their habitats, and promote their coexistence with local human communities. Read more about the Wildlife Conservation Network at https://wildnet.org/. To avoid fees that an intermediary organization might charge, we will make the donation on your behalf so it goes directly to the organization.

When Sarah was volunteering in Grahamstown, South Africa, in 2008, she worked at an after school program run through an Anglican Benedictine monastery. She was so impressed with the work the brothers and their colleagues were doing for local children and was thrilled when they announced that they were beginning a full time K-3/R-3 school. Sarah got to work with several of the people currently employed at the school, and is confident that the school is in some of the best hands possible. We are happy to have this project be one of the organizations we're supporting. You can read more about the school here: http://holycrossgtn.org/ and watch a video about the monastery and school here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8XyPT9Mi4w.

We're going to South Africa for our honeymoon!

We are excited to see Sarah's family and friends in both of these places.

This will cover our stay in multiple locations throughout South Africa.

We have so much beautiful artwork to hang on our walls and we'd love to get a supply of these amazing adhesive strips!

As we merge households, we will be looking to get some shelving and other storage to help with organization.

The itinerary for our South Africa trip isn't completely set and we're sure we'll come across a number of exciting ways to spend our time. This will give us a bit of extra spending money to help us respond to an adventure or two that pique our interest!

We love playing board games! We have some already, but we'd love to add a few more to our collection!

We're going to stay a few nights in a game park where we will go for self-directed and guided drives to see (not shoot!) many amazing animals. We're hoping for elephants and lions!

No trip to Cape Town is complete without a visit to Table Mountain.

Nelson Mandela and many others were imprisoned on this island off the coast of Cape Town. Tickets cover a boat ride and tour.

This is one of Sarah's favorite spots in Cape Town.

We love this show so much and we would love to see it again whenever we next have the chance. Please note: Sarah will be weeping for the full 2 hours because of the unmitigated beauty. Mike will not, but he will still appreciate it thoroughly.

Disney is releasing a "live action" version of The Lion King. Will these two night owls be attending the midnight showing the night it's released? Yes, yes, we will!