Africa

Dickens

by BooMama on 6 April 2008

in Africa,Compassion

This post by David Kuo is absolutely beautiful. And p.s. – Unrelated to Africa, but this post of Carlos’ made me cry.

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What Shannon Said

by BooMama on 4 April 2008

in Africa,Compassion

Yes. To every single bit of it. And you can read it right here.

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What Makes Compassion Different?

by BooMama on 12 March 2008

in Africa

Several of you have emailed me to ask what, if anything, makes Compassion International different from World Vision. My friend Shaw-awn has a most informative, eloquent answer. And you can read it right here.

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It has been well-established that I am not an outdoorsy girl. Oh, I can dress the part, what with my fleece pullovers and functional-yet-appropriately-sassy khaki pants. Not to mention my Fundanas.TM But even if I have on the right clothes, odds are that once I get in the actual outdoors, something will go horribly awry. [...]

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This Thing They Call Re-Entry

by BooMama on 1 March 2008

in Africa,Compassion

For the last couple of days of our trip to Uganda, we talked a lot about “re-entry” into our everyday lives – what that might look like and feel like once we got home to our families. We talked about jet lag and the best way to move through it. We talked about how it [...]

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Because I Miss Them

by BooMama on 26 February 2008

in Africa

You can see more sweet faces here. And know this: if you decide to sponsor a child, then yes, you will help to change that child’s life. But here’s the kicker, The Big Surprise: that child will change your life, too. In all sorts of wonderful ways. Funny how that works.

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