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Seeking Empathy - A One Month Refugee Diet

Jeremiah’s Journal – Day 15

“Rise and shine campers…..it’s Groundhog Day!”  Another day, another bowl of wheat.  My meals are becoming so monotonous; at least I have made it to the halfway point. My hearts go out to all the refugees, not only are their meals the same (day day-in and day-out for five years), but there entire life must […]

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Jeremiah’s Journal – Day 9

I feel much better now that my headaches are gone.  I had a constant, pounding headache that started the morning of day three and went to day seven.  They have now past, which I am extremely grateful for.   I imagine it was my body adjusting to not getting enough sugars, carbs, or something. I am […]

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Jeremiah’s Journal – Day 1 thru Day 4

I am now four days into this little journey.  I was thinking about perspective vs. sacrifice.  It is taking me a lot of sacrifice (at least in my mind) to gain a little perspective on the life of a refugee.  Yet this sacrifice, compared to what the refugees live through, is absolutely nothing.  And four […]

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Seeking Empathy – One Month of a Refugee’s Rations.

Empathy: ability to understand and share the feelings of another. How do we achieve empathy for another person?  I imagine in certain situations it is possible to share the feelings of another, but to share and understand the sufferings of a refugee, well, that is another thing. However, over the past year I have come […]