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Rough Waters – grateful hearts
Today – 8 of the 13 team members chose to go on a rafting excursion on the Nile River on their day off in Uganda. It was a once in a lifetime opportunity to experience the Nile through white water rafting. Part of the trip invovled Class 5 rapids and unfortunately – their raft capsized. … Continue reading
images from Ethiopia
Here are a few images of the team from Ethiopia~ (more to come later!) Continue reading
Go and make the poor happy – July 11 by Mary Beth
Our team spent Friday morning at the Sisters of Charity- Mother Theresa orphanage that is actually a hospital and family home of sorts. They care for the poor and are teaching the benefit of nutrition and maternal health and providing medicine for the sick. Our task that morning was to play with the children. We … Continue reading
Water is Life – July 8 by Jen Wilmore
Lake Langano, Ethiopia I’m not sure if we’ve already established this in previous posts, but it is the rainy season here in Ethiopia. This means that sometimes even the most well-laid plans get washed away with sudden showers, as was the case this morning when heavy rains kept us from going out early as planned. … Continue reading
July 6 & 7 – MDG 7 Environmental Sustainability – by Jacob S.
MDG #7: Environmental Sustainability Taking care of the environment is necessary for taking care of God’s people. In Ethiopia, we have seen how communities are coming together to build wells that provide a clean water source. Our guides on this portion of the journey are David and Mary Harding. They have shown us … Continue reading
July 5th in Addis Ababa – by Caleb
It doesn’t take long in Addis Ababa to realize that life is not fair. There’s a sort-of jagged society here. Tarp and cardboard shantytowns juxtaposed with elegant skyscrapers and luxury hotels: scenes that can make a God of Justice, or a humble college student, very very angry. Although the college student is more confused about … 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