Dear friends and family, Watching the slide-show Gabriel put together to conclude this i-ACT, it felt different than at the end of my last trip to Chad. More connected. More a part of the family. Sadder, but also happier. Wanting very much to return soon. Recognizing more faces, and the warmth that comes with that. […]
Category: Day 10: April 2
Memories from this i-ACT. Faces that before belonged to just people, and now to friends. May these connections bring hope and strength to those in Djabal, Chad and Darfur, and those around the world who are standing with them.
Action
For the last day of this i-ACT, commit to being a super activist by joining our mailing list, and share Dajhima’s story with your senator. Also, don’t forget about the i-Activist Challenge! Read more at today’s action.
believe, therefore act
Reading again the transcript from Dajhima’s interview brought tears to my eyes. In person, she is one of those people who you instantly connect with. Her arms open, waving her hands, clasping mine and repeating her daughters name, Khadija (also shared by me :), with laughter in between. She repeats the regular greetings, Assalammualaikum, Alhamdulillah… […]
So many faces.
I have all these little faces floating through my mind. The children of camp Djabal are special, just like my two little ones back home. It’s been a rough, productive, exhausting, beautiful, sad, exhilarating trip. I just saw little Guisma’s face on the slide-show I put together. I wonder if she thinks about her baby […]
Thirst and Dehydration
Fluids enter the body by mouth but they exit in several ways: urination, sweating, breathing and absorption or elimination by the digestive tract. When there is not enough going in or too much leaving, the effects range from mild to drastic.A shortage of fluids causes the body to immediately conserve whatever is already stored in […]
Even though this i-ACT is wrapping up, our activism cannot. We must continue to be strong through our actions for Darfur. As Suliemen from Djabal said, “We have great CONFIDENCE in you to help us.” We cannot let our friends down. Three things you can do today! 1. Commit to remaining a super activist by […]