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Malaria: Up Close & Personal
April 25th is World Malaria Day. Over 450,000 people (mainly children) die each year from this preventable disease and millions (216,000,000) get really sick. Since many (90%) of these folks live in sub-Saharan Africa, malaria compounds an already challenging context … Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy Issues
Tagged Africa, blogging, faith, hope, Human Rights, inspiration, malaria, Travel, World Malaria Day
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… on losing Hope …
In Dar es Salaam my amazing assistant, Joylline, had a beautiful baby girl Hope. Aptly named, Hope was Joylline’s first baby-to-term after 3 miscarriages (i put her on ½ days the last few months of her pregnancy to ‘rest up.’) … Continue reading
Posted in Life (in general)
Tagged brokenness, Christmas Octave, death, faith, grief, Holy Innocents, hope, Jesus, malaria
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Wednesday Photographs: Malaria, Malaria (part 2)
Yes, I realize that it’s actually Thursday & that World Malaria Day was last week, but this disease is so very serious it should be highlighted often. (A note from Virginia: my blogging schedule last week was upside-downed by health … Continue reading
…malaria, malaria, malaria …. (part 1)
25 April is World Malaria Day… and we should care, because? A MILLION CHILDREN DIE EACH YEAR FROM THIS PREVENTABLE DISEASE (and lots of adults) & MILLIONS OF PEOPLE GET REALLY SICK. Since many of these folks live in sub-Saharan … Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy Issues
Tagged Africa, malaria, NGOs, Roll Back Malaria, Tanzania, WHO, World Malaria Day
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Relief Links & More….
Virginia, the ‘on hiatus’ relief & development worker, just posted a new ‘Page’ (for you email subscribers, it means you must visit the actual blog & click on the ‘Relief Links’ menu bar selection to see it!) The nice thing … Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy Issues
Tagged global stakeholders, HIV/AIDs, malaria, Relief Links, roses in the rubble
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character muscles & CRUTCHES…in Africa
“The measure of a person’s character is, what does it take to stop you?” I shared these words with Domeka, a dynamic young pastor my Papa mentors on Mondays, as he slowly hobbled in with a swollen sprained ankle. ouch! … Continue reading