Little K and her sister are leaving. I heard this one night from Ray Man as he was sifting through my itunes, playing DJ as I cooked dinner. This weekend, he said. This weekend?! I knew it would happen eventually. Little K had told me her mom would be arriving soon from… Continue reading »
Dec
07
Oct
27
A Glimse of Beauty
Treading carefully down a rocky, dirt path, we make our way to a house in the distance. I duck under a few clotheslines, shirts and pants gently swaying in the breeze. Chickens wander complacently through the yard, and several dogs watch lazily, acknowledging our presence with a slight tilt of their heads…
Aug
14
Manila Street Immersion
Three vans filled with Peace Corps trainees pulled into the rutted, muddy driveway. The slippery, claylike substance made a squelching sound as I stepped down onto the ground. The sign at the entrance had read, “Smokey Mountain – Field of Dreams.” An ironic statement for a place with such an unsettling past. From a distance,… Continue reading »
May
02
Made in China
This is sort of a continuation of my social justice musings from the last post… I just finished a research paper on sweatshops within the garment industry and the information I found was unsettling and not as black and white as I expected it to be. I originally chose the topic because of a news… Continue reading »
May
02
Does it Make YOU Uncomfortable?
I don’t know how to say it. I can’t seem to put into words everything that I’ve been experiencing and dwelling on the past few weeks. I wish I had the vocabulary of a friend of mine. He has the ability to pull out the most unique and refreshing word choices at a moments notice.… Continue reading »
Apr
18
H2O Project
Did you know that a billion people in the world lack access to clean water? And that every 15 seconds someone dies from a water related disease? My youth group is doing a service project to help raise money to build wells in developing countries. It’s called the H2O Project. For 2 weeks we are… Continue reading »
Mar
31
“…and the world spins madly on…”
“How you act is who you are. If the world is to change, you cannot leave it to somebody else. You simply cannot pray that things will get better. We cannot merely pray to God to end war, For God made us able to find the path to peace. We cannot merely pray to God… Continue reading »
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