Entries from May 2009

20 days, part 4

Comments   0   Date Arrow  May 30, 2009 at 5:13am   User  by wonderfullyrich

Part 4
What is it to tell a story? We watch the stories movies portray as entertainment as most are meant to be enjoyed. Some stories are designed to transcend the entertainment value and provide what most would refer to as “A moral to the story.” A guiding thought, or point which might [...]

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20 days, part 3

Comments   0   Date Arrow  May 29, 2009 at 5:10am   User  by wonderfullyrich

Part 3 of 4 which I wrote in Gisenyi while I had time and no internet. The DRC is still on my mind today as I talk about the IDP camps outside of Goma.
While in Goma, we also visited one of the six official (and one unofficial) Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camps. It [...]

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20 days, part 2

Comments   0   Date Arrow  May 28, 2009 at 5:02am   User  by wonderfullyrich

Part 2 of 4 which I started writing in Gisenyi while I had downtime and no internet. Specifically I’m talking about Goma, as we spent a day in Goma which pressed it mold into our memory.
Yesterday, Thursday May 21st, we spent a day in Goma, DRC, which is literally a few hundred meters away [...]

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20 days, part 1

Comments   0   Date Arrow  May 27, 2009 at 5:37am   User  by wonderfullyrich

While Angela is working on her report I’ve got some down time to write an update, but no internet. Instead of waiting, I started writing several posts in Genisyi, Rwanda at Pastor Augustin’s house/compound. I’m on the road again for the next two days heading to Cape Town, but I’ve lined up the [...]

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Arrived in Gisenyi

Comments   0   Date Arrow  May 20, 2009 at 10:34am   User  by wonderfullyrich

I started at 7:30am and arrived at 7pm in Gisenyi, Rwanda yesterday. A very long trip, but one which I could not imagine being more beautiful. I will have to upload the pictures later, but as tomorrow we are going to Goma (in the DRC) for the day, I may not have time [...]

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Leaving Burundi and a video

Comments   0   Date Arrow  May 18, 2009 at 4:57pm   User  by wonderfullyrich

I’ve been running around like a fabled chicken, but have managed to be somewhat productive. I just finished and posted a very rough, but hopefully effective tour of the FWA Clinic in Burundi. I helped them build a website last year, and when I came to visit this year I thought I’d help [...]

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Drumming that woke me up…

Comments   0   Date Arrow  May 13, 2009 at 5:46am   User  by wonderfullyrich

Hopefully this got uploaded properly. Rohero Children\'s Choir screwing around on the drums. It’s not great quality, but you get the idea.

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Burundi…really?

Comments   0   Date Arrow  May 12, 2009 at 3:41pm   User  by admin

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Burundi… really?

Comments   0   Date Arrow  May 12, 2009 at 6:57am   User  by wonderfullyrich

A friend I haven’t seen much says “You are leaving DC huh?”
“Yep, I’m headed for Burundi,” I say
“Bur-un-di huh? Where is that?” they say.
“Don’t feel bad, I didn’t know about it more then a years ago myself. It’s a heart shaped country in the African Great Lakes region of Eastern Africa. Heart shaped [...]

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Arrived safely.

Comments   0   Date Arrow  May 7, 2009 at 6:08pm   User  by wonderfullyrich

I’m in Bujumbura with my brother and ready for bed. Didn’t sleep much on the planes 17 or so hours of flying (3 flights), but I have to give props to Schiphol International Airport (Amsterdam) as they make it international traveler friendly. They have lounge chairs specifically designed for layover sleeping, as well [...]

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