Before leaving home for the COP17 climate talks, my climate advisor, environmental journalist Alanna Mitchell declared, “It will be like going into the epicentre of an earthquake before it happens, knowing that you might be able to do something to prevent it.”
Our partners in the Horn of Africa need our prayers and donations as they respond to the growing humanitarian crisis. To donate: http://www.united-church.ca
Walk with Dan Benson as he visits United Church partners in Kenya. http://dan-in-kenya.blogspot.com/
Bill
This is not reall a discussion. I just wanted to tell you about two of the most impressive books I have ever read.
1. Ishmaeil Beah, "A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier". The stunningly well told story of a child soldier in Sierra Leone.
An African priest Kapya Kaoma has written a report which explains the link between certain US Conservatives with the new anti-gay law in Uganda.
Globalizing the Culture Wars: U.S. Conservatives, African Churches, and Homophobia
As I understand it, the US Conservatives interest in Africa is not just about killing GLBT people.
The Dondi Project is drumming our way across Canada to raise money to rebuild a school in Angola.
We need your help.
We would like to come to your community with this good news project.
Check us out at www.dondiproject.com
The Dondi Project is drumming our way across Canada to raise money to rebuild a school in Angola.
We need your help.
We would like to come to your community with this good news project.
Check us out at www.dondiproject.com
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This is one of my favorite video. I look at it when I need inspiration and reinforcement im my belief that God exists. In this video God is called Cindy. It shows to me that people are important and can make a difference.
I was infected at 19 and became one of the first persons in the world to receive the new combination therapies (at 34) that proved to be so successful. My viral load has been undetectable for 10...I was infected at 19 and became one of the first persons in the world to receive the new combination therapies (at 34) that proved to be so successful. My viral load has been undetectable for 10 years now, and my health is better than it's been for 20 years. Why do I live while others die? The answer is simply because I get the care I need and needed to survive.
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