Greetings From” Camp # 4″, Today we went to another new camp. The energy there was one filled with community and neighborhood. We both said, ” Let’s just walk down this path and see where the day takes us.” Sometimes we’ll look for women to speak with or families or search for a school but […]
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A New Day (Day 9 from Stacey)
(written 12/29/06 2.47pm) Greetings, Today, we headed back to our “new camp” which is the third one we’ve spent time visiting. Each camp has a particular feel to it. This one is vast in size, has many older people and there is a more anxious sense from many of the adults. Gabriel found a tall, […]
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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 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 8 from gabriel
(written 12/27/06–8:17pm) Days are flying by now. We have a hectic schedule, from the time we open our eyes in the morning, until we close them to go to sleep, late at night. There are so many things, little and small, that have to get done everyday, so that we can send you the daily […]
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The view from the hill
Blog, 12/27/06 7:52am, Eastern Chad Not far from the refugee camp school, there is a pretty little hill that just calls to be climbed. After a couple of ours of looking in at school activities, I asked Stace and Ali if they wanted to walk to the top of the hill. I thought it would […]
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Rough day
Today was a rought day out. My day being rough means that, emotionally, it was not easy to handle everything I was experiencing for the few hours I was out there. For the people I was visiting, it is their daily lives. Mustafa, in his serene, calming voice, told us of how the displaced people […]
Happy Holidays Everyone, Today I sat on a aged straw mat that represents everything in the world to the people I am getting to know. It represents their history, daily activities, dignity and measure of the world’s concern for them. They are tattered and torn but the women we met offer us a seat on […]
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Day 5 from Gabriel
blog, 12/25/06 2:35am Eastern Chad Dear friends, familia: Nights in Eastern Chad seem very peaceful. The black dome of stars almost seems like a protective cocoon. It is so dark here, and the sky is so full of stars! It’s hard to believe that these heavens, on both sides of the border, have been witnessing […]
Last night I wrote my blog late at night after a long, long day. It was just turning into Christmas Eve day and I couldn’t wait to get up in the morning and head to the camps. I’ve NEVER been away from my family for Christmas and I miss them but so many here have […]