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Day 9: Dec 29, 2006

day 9 from Gabriel

(written 12/29/06 9.38pm) We’re getting ready to head out to another camp, one we have not visited before. This will be our fourth. Each morning, when we get in our car and we see the blue gates open, I feel some excitment. The drives to the camps are not boring; on the contrary, there is […]

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Day 8: Dec 28, 2006

day 8 from stacey

Friends, Today we left the camp we had been at for three days and travelled to a new camp.In case you are wondering why we never name the camps we visit, it is a precaution we take to safe guard ourselves and the refugees who so bravely tell their stories. So, today we went to […]

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Day 16: Dec 5, 2005

i-ACT Day Sixteen

7:56 PM Commenting back Dear Shelley (MSMC): You sent this comment a while back, Hello from MSMC! I was finally able to upload the videos that I could not before. It was a much speedier proccess! I am in awe. The footage is incredible. My heart goes out to the thousands of children at each […]

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Day 13: Dec 2, 2005

i-ACT: Day Thirteen

Family Pictures 10:35 pm I was just looking at some of the pictures I’ve taken, the families, the children, and the recipients of the Peace Tiles. They really do look like our children; they look like family. But, what have those eyes seen and what have those hearts felt? Way up north…Bahai 5:02 pm Today […]

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Day 9: Nov 29, 2005

i-ACT: Day Nine

I’ll be right back! 5:19 pm I was going to start writing, but I just looked outside right now, and it is getting dark. I think I should go take a bath, since every day we come back bathed in sand; there is just no way around it. It is sandy and windy! Today we […]

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Day 4: Nov 24, 2005

Why only 8 minutes?

We’ve been uploading daily video feeds all the way from the eastern side of Chad. I’m still amazed that we can do it! So, why only send 8 minutes per day? Well, a couple of reasons. Number one is money. The cost of uploading video files through a satellite modem is extremely high, especially for […]

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Day 1: Nov 21, 2005

A Quiet Day

11/20/05 Hello everyone: This blog might be out of sequence, since I sent some other entries through our sat modem to Rachel to post, and now I have a chance at the local internet cafe. Today is Sunday, a day of rest in Chad. The streets are quiet and empty, for the most part, although […]

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Friday in N’d

11/18 Hello everyone! We will have to enjoy life in N’djamena a little longer, at least through Monday. The satellite phone arrives Sunday night, and our press permit (we will be press!) will, we hope, be ready Monday morning. We went to the UNHCR today, and they are going to help us with the permit. […]

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In the Air, Over Africa

As I am writing this, Chris and I are onboard an Air France plane to Chad. We are over Northern Africa, about two hours away from landing. We have a busy next couple of days in N’djamena coming up. We have to connect with the different agencies and organizations that will make it possible for […]