Stop Genocide NowSorry for posting my journal entries late! Over the past few days I’ve posted entries for all days except day 9. Thanks for your support, and here’s my entry for day 10. The past two weeks have given me a lot to digest. Nonetheless, I feel that I have gained a better grasp on the […]
Connie replies to Tere, Mimi Schiff, Zahara, Lisa, Wally, Mimish, Rachel, her mom, Mary Ann and Pam.
Connie replies to Gina, Lisa, tony and Lisa (again :)).
Some experiences have become a common feature over the past few days visiting the camps. One is being accompanied by a lively entourage of kids wherever we go. The group starts in the morning, as we get down from our car. It grows and subsides throughout the day, but there are some who stay the […]
Common people making connections. Everything has gone so right here at our last camp! The outlook coming in was challenging but all has fallen into place. Today is our last day at the camps and there is so much we still would like to accomplish. I hope that we made the best and also the […]
Llegó Hala, ella es la encargada de UNHCR de los refugiados de este campamento. Nos dio como quien dice un tour de los servicios que dan. Atención médica muy limitada y elemental, o sea si a alguien le da un apendicitis lo mas probable es que se muera. También tienen programas para los niños más […]
Connie responds to messages from Lisa, Riya, Tere, Mimish, Zahara, Sylvia, Pam, Joanna, Rachel and Sarah.
Flying, North of Abeche Hello Friends y Familia: You all make me feel supported and loved. I look forward to reading your comments everyday, and I check as often as possible. Each leg of this trip takes me physically farther and farther from what I know and feel as home. I also end up in […]
Pausing for a moment to put oneself in the shoes of another makes a big difference. It’s easy to see or hear something without reaching that point where you know how it feels. We all have empathy, and it allows us to come close to how another feels without being in the exact same situation […]
Leila. Recuerdan a Leila, pues regresamos al primer campamento para visitar con ella.Llegando de inmediato nos recibio Juma,Aquel nino que queria salir siempre en el video.Antes de que preguntaramos por Leila el dijo en Ingles que nos llevaba a su casa.La pobresita de Leila salio semivestida a buscarnos pues algun nino iria a avisarle que […]