Delayed flight after cancelled flight + a missed flight + a terrifying cab ride + rain + some very angry New Yorkers = me slumped over against a wall on the crowed floor of JFK.  Cue the dramatic, girl alone in the airport music now.  (I was on my way to Ghana to visit the Village of Hope, basically to take pictures to update the people back home on the progress of the buildings and get some good shots of the art camp, The Children's Art Village, that would be going on there that week.) Just then, the clouds parted and two shining faces started walking towards me.  Enter: Mai Lai, the director of the Children's Art Village, and Pam Cope, director of the Touch A Life Foundation.  They were headed to the Village of Hope as well and were on my plane!  They introduced me to those they were traveling with, and I noticed that one of them seemed just as tired and ready to finally board the plane as I was... Patrick Cone.  Fellow Dallas-ite, Patrick had been through the same type of flight situation that I had, and carried with him an oversized carry-on, that I know all too well (as someone who travels with my own gear more often than not, and is waaaaay to paranoid to actually check it with my baggage).  Pam informed me later that she and her husband, Randy, had hired the videographer to make a short documentary informing people about their foundation, and how it rescues children out of modern day slavery.  Needless to say I was intrigued.  Before night fell at the Village of Hope, I had agreed to accompany Patrick and Randy on the 10 hour (or in our case 16 hour, thanks to the rainy season) drive up to Lake Volta (a man made lake where numerous children are trafficked into the fishing industry) in order to help document the story with stills.  The following are a few shots from that first trip to the lake that I hope will inspire you to keep reading, because the story is far from over!