Stop Genocide Now
We joke around with agencies’ staff, “The rebels wait for us to come, and then they make a move.” For me, sometimes joking and actually saying what I don’t want to happen helps relieve some of the tension, and I’m hoping that maybe it unleashes something of a reverse-jinx! It would be too much of […]
Less than three weeks ago, the International Criminal Court indicted Sudan’s President Omar Hassan al-Bahsir on War Crimes and Crimes Against Humanity. Upon hearing this, al-Bashir took the actions he claimed he would in the months leading up to the arrest warrant: 13 aid organizations expelled leaving 4.7 million refugees without aid and janjaweed and […]
Here are some notes from our Darfuri friend (living in US), Mohamed Yahya, from information he has received from sources inside of Darfur: * In camps in Western Darfur such as Al- Geniena, Riyadh, Abuzaid, Kerdang and Dorti the refugee’s lives are in grave danger at this moment. Riyadh and Abuzaid were attacked by the […]
For many refugees 2009 will be their 6th year living in a desperate situation where their tents cannot shield them from the sun, rain, or wind of the harsh desert landscape. It will be filled with months of struggling to make rations last. And long, hard days of waiting to see if the international community […]
My First Thanksgiving I never would have imagined that my first true Thanksgiving would be my first Thanksgiving without any special, or typical, Thanksgiving meal. Due to some sickness, and traveling schedules, we ended up not being with any extended family this weekend. My wife, son, and I ended up spending a few hours with […]
I was advised again that I should start some sort of multivitamin. This has been about the fifth serious request that I have had to start doing so. Today it was from my brother who is in pharmacy school. (Thanks Jed, but I don’t remember you being all that concerned for me when I was […]
“Rise and shine campers…..it’s Groundhog Day!” Another day, another bowl of wheat. My meals are becoming so monotonous; at least I have made it to the halfway point. My hearts go out to all the refugees, not only are their meals the same (day day-in and day-out for five years), but there entire life must […]
I feel much better now that my headaches are gone. I had a constant, pounding headache that started the morning of day three and went to day seven. They have now past, which I am extremely grateful for. I imagine it was my body adjusting to not getting enough sugars, carbs, or something. I am […]
I am now four days into this little journey. I was thinking about perspective vs. sacrifice. It is taking me a lot of sacrifice (at least in my mind) to gain a little perspective on the life of a refugee. Yet this sacrifice, compared to what the refugees live through, is absolutely nothing. And four […]
The introduction video to show the daily rations of the refugees living in camps of Eastern Chad.