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Day 7: July 16, 2007 中文

第七天

依照观众的要求,加布里埃尔再次访问曼苏尔,希望把他的画带回美国. 我们还听到更多可怕的故事,促使难民投奔营地的悲剧,. 第七天 他们今天参观的难民营里,妇女们讲述了他们逃生的经历.第一名有7个子女. 她带着孩子连夜逃跑,没有带任何食物.她的村庄寸草不留, 一切被骑马民兵(janjaweed)烧毁. 她还是要回去. 加布里埃尔决定回见曼苏尔(Mansur), 画战争图片的小孩. 一些美国观众看了录象都很感动,包挂加布里埃尔的侄子,迈克尔. 加布里埃尔问曼苏尔能不能给他一张图片,交给迈克尔, 让迈克尔作成一个T-恤穿, 以助迈克尔向他人解释曼苏尔的故事. 曼苏尔给了加布里埃尔两张. 加布里埃尔说,下次他会带来一些迈克尔的图画和T-恤给曼苏尔. 录象尾端给例出妇女及其子女的姓名, 使他们不再是匿名的面孔.

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Day 7: July 16, 2007

Yuen-Lin’s Day 7 journal

Pausing for a moment to put oneself in the shoes of another makes a big difference. It’s easy to see or hear something without reaching that point where you know how it feels. We all have empathy, and it allows us to come close to how another feels without being in the exact same situation […]

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Day 7: July 16, 2007

Song credits

We’d like to thank Obo Addy for letting us use his wonderful song in the video. Artist: Obo Addy & Okropong Album: Afieye Okroprong Song: Donno Sings, You’re Late

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Day 7: July 16, 2007 En Français

Résumé du septième jour du voyage au Tchad

Jour n°7, 16 juillet 2007 Dans le camp visité ce jour là des femmes témoignent de leur fuite. La première a sept enfants. La nuit elle s’est enfuit avec eux, sans nourriture. Elle fuyait son village mis à sac et brûlé. Gabriel décida de revenir voir Mansur, l’enfant qui fit des dessins sur la guerre. […]

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Day 7: July 16, 2007

More of Connie’s Responses to Comments–Day 7

Who will return these kids innocence? That is something that will never be restored. The effect that living this way and the ordeal of loosing family and homes, has on all of the refugees is physical and psychological. And will change their lives forever. That is why we must help them regain whatever little bit […]

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Day 7: July 16, 2007

Connie’s Responses to Comments–Day 7

Comment replies to Rachel, Judy, Zahara, Bev, G and B, Gayle, Javi, Tony Carlos, Liz, Mimish, Azra, Kathleen Scott, KTJ, Lisa.

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Day 7: July 16, 2007

Ali’s Journal

I ran from my village when the jenjawed and the government were shooting at us. “how did you run?” it’s not easy to run but we escaped only at late in the night when it takes dark, so they can not see us. “Did you bring all your animals? “No not at all i took […]

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Day 7: July 16, 2007 En Español

Resumen en Espanol dia 7

Adios. Este día empezó casi igual que todos los demás. Casi no dormimos pero listos para regresar por última vez a ver a nuestros amigos. De nuevo las multitudes donde quiera, las invitaciones de pasar a sus tiendas de campaña y muchas más historias personales de las odiseas y vicisitudes que han pasado. Una mujer […]

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Day 7: July 16, 2007

Connie Journal

Goodbye. When I first came to this camp, I never had any idea that I would dread this day. These past few days have been grueling; little or no sleep, less food, extreme heat, the conditions here at our camp are elementary: we fetch our water and bathe with a bucket, no running water, the […]

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Day 7: July 16, 2007

Gabriel’s Journal

A short Journal Entry (Day 7, sorry I missed Day 6) I thought I was going to have extra time to write on my Journal and to answer comments today, since we went out to the camp very early and came back to home-base also earlier than usual. Somehow the day flew by, so I […]