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Day 14: Jan 3, 2007

Action

It may seem as if we’re saying goodbye – but we’re not! i-ACT continues through the following campaigns: i-ACT Extension: We’re leaving behind communications equipment with refugees so our interaction continues even after Gabriel and Stacey have left. Camp Darfur: Invite Gabriel and Stacey to your school, college or other venue! They’ll set up an […]

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Day 14: Jan 3, 2007

Day 14 from Stacey

Hello Friends, Yesterday, we said goodbye to Yusef and headed north.We journeyed on the smallest plane yet! There was a lot of dust and turbulence as I noticed everyone looking out the window. I asked Ali if everything was normal and he said,”yes.” Turns out, as Ali told me once we landed safely, that we […]

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Day 14: Jan 3, 2007

Day 14 from Gabriel

There is an amazing full moon outside. We’re in a small village in north-eastern Chad, close to the Darfur border. It is very cold here, and it is windy, and there is sand everywhere. As I stepped off of the plane and in to this, I thought about the children in the camps that are […]

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Day 13: Jan 2, 2007

Day 13 from Gabriel

Hey Everyone! When you read this journal entry, Stace and I will be in an area that is in the norther part of eastern Chad. We will be flying there, since the security situation does not permit driving. Most aid workers have been pulled from the camps that are in the north, leaving only skeleton […]

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Day 13: Jan 2, 2007

Communication (Day 13 from Stacey)

Happy New Year, First, let me wish everyone a blessed, safe and peaceful 2007! Second, let me sincerely apologize for the inaccuracy in my description of the Muslim celebration that took place over the last three days. Ali tried to explain the story to us because we were interested in understanding the tradition. There was […]

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Day 12: Jan 1, 2007

Action

We’re asking that you become a messenger of hope in the New Year by pledging your support for victims. Add 2 things to your list of New Year resolutions: At least once a week until the genocide stops, call your legislator and explain that if he/she votes for legislation that aims to end the genocide, […]

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Day 12: Jan 1, 2007

May 2007 Bring Peace To Darfur (Day 12 from Stacey)

Hello to Everyone, I am very tired tonight with the effects of the ride and the day. We still have to edit Day 12, so I am going to try to be brief with my writing. Today was overwhelming on so many levels. First, seeing Nourasham and Gabriel reunited was wonderful! It really showed how […]

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Day 12: Jan 1, 2007

Day 12 from Gabriel

Man, that road is bumpy! Another three hours roundtrip on the road today, and I’ve been shaken as much as anyone can be. I was able to see Nourasham and family today, and what a beautiful family they are. The new member of the family, an aready walking 10 month old girl, Hajra, is as […]

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Day 11: Dec 31, 2006

New Arrivals and Old Friends (Day 11 from Stacey)

Greetings, Today, our “mission”, as Ali refers to all work assignments, took us back to our first camp. The travel there takes about an hour and one half and gives me plenty of time to think. I thought a lot about my usual work as compared to what we do here. With performance and writing […]

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Day 11: Dec 31, 2006

Day 11 from Gabriel

Hello friends, familia: It has been a pretty exhausting day. It was three hours on the road, with a stop in between that was far from being a rest stop. I had thought that visiting this camp and looking for a wonderful family I had met a year ago was going to be maybe even […]