She is displaced in Kampala, lost her husband to AIDS, has HIV herself, and takes care of 15 kids. Despite all of this, she is dancing and singing “I’m so glad that Jesus set me free” while making necklaces from paper strips. This is the story of just one of the women at the widow’s … Continue reading
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Going, going … gone is the dark cloud?
Like many folks, it seems, I have enjoyed following the experiences of the Student.Go MDG team this summer through this blog. If you are a newcomer to this site, it would be well worth your time to go back over the last several weeks and read the blog posts from the students who have been … Continue reading
And they’re off!
The Student.Go MDG team departed from Washington DC yesterday headed to their first overseas destination – Romania. There they will work with and learn about the Roma (Gypsy) population. They will experience the efforts of CBF field personnel and partners who are involved in efforts to address the poverty, human rights, and education of Roma children and teenagers. They … Continue reading
Prayer Guide for the MDGs Student.go team
Prayer Guide for the Millennium Development Goals Special Project Team of Student.Go The Goals: Eradicate Extreme Poverty and Hunger Achieve Universal Primary Education Promote Gender Equality and Empower Women Reduce Child Mortality Improve Maternal Health Combat HIV/AIDS, Malaria, and Other Diseases Ensure Environmental Sustainability Global Partnership for Development Continue reading
Camp TAG
We’re a group of four American students spending our summer in Hungary and Slovakia to work with the Roma people (gypsies) to show them the love of Christ. We’re working with the Stocks, who live in Budapest, Hungary, and the McNary’s, who live in Kosice, Slovakia. We’re called Camp TAG, with the TAG standing for … Continue reading
Student.Go MDG Special Project Team
This summer, a group of 13 students will be making a once in a lifetime journey. They will be visiting 6 countries where they will both see and participate in projects with CBF field personnel that directly address the UN Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) http://www.endpoverty2015.org . They will begin their trip in DC where they … Continue reading