Joshua and Jeremiah met Gabriel last year and immediately connected. Both of them had been thinking about connecting humanity by facilitating personal connections with those in need. Their mission fits in so well with what we do here with i-ACT that they jumped at the opportunity to visit the camps in Chad. Unfortunately, they’ve been […]
Category: Day 6: Jan 24, 2008
Gabriel and Katie-Jay visit Djabal camp, where children help them find Oumar, a friend of NBA player Tracy McGrady. They talk about Oumar’s hopes for the future and how his mother is coping as a single parent. En Français »
Action
Today, we ask you to bring the stories you have heard and feelings you have to your place of worship. Bring your imam, rabbi, pastor, or religious leader the latest news on Darfur, and urge them to make it part of their service. Give out flyers to your congregation. One of the greatest impacts we can make as citizens is engaging our local communities. Links to: Printable flyers (big, small), Faith action packet, Prayers for the people of Darfur, Other religious resources.
Djabal’s Village
Day 6 The sun rises gradually this morning. Or maybe its that I am already half awake several hours before we need to get up; each time I slowly open my eyes and quickly close them again its just a little brighter. I quickly gather our things and we are off. A new day, a […]
Imagine a Beautiful Boy Dying
G’s Journal Day 6 As I’m writing this at four in the morning, I’m listening to Instant Karma, the collection of John Lennon songs put together in to an album as a campaign to help Darfur. “Imagine” has come and gone, and now I’m listening to “Beautiful Boy.” At the same time, I’m doing some […]
More pictures from today
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