I am looking at a small village. It’s about 70 feet on a side, complete with a variety of mud and brick homes, trees, grasses, and dozens of mosquitoes. And a technician with a slew of interesting gadgets.
Oh, and … Read more
Mosquito Poop
Interfaith Livin’
I was called upon by our team boss to lead the group during today’s “early morning interfaith spiritual reflection”. Since we’re all young people of faith, I suppose it’s only natural that we learn a bit from each other by … Read more
Ours is a brand new game
Meeting with the village elder
Our team rolled out of Ifakara town this afternoon heading…some direction – I’m not sure where – and drove more than a few kilometers out. We headed down another very bumpy road to a small … Read more
On the Kilombero River
After a quick breakfast, our team headed out this morning to the Kilombero River, the body of water that separates Kilombero District from its neighbor. One of our friends from the Tanzanian Training Centre for International Health came along to … Read more
Welcome to Tanzania!
After a very long day of travel we touched down in Dar es Salaam and made our way to a guest house for the night. The accomodations were comfortable – always a good thing to have as you adjust to … Read more
I don’t mean to brag…Part Deux
The other day, I wrote about how strange it is that charity workers must be exceptionally vocal about their good works in order to affect policy and, more importantly, fundraise. I sensed an inherent contradiction between selfless service and active … Read more
Finding a purpose
There comes a time in the life of a person where they decide that their existence is intimately bound up with all the other people and things on this planet. This is the time when a person becomes more self-aware; … Read more
I don’t mean to brag, I don’t mean to boast…
…but I’m intercontinental when I eat French toast.
In case you don’t know, and I’m sorry if you don’t, that is a lyric from the Beastie Boys, arguably the greatest rappers alive.
Ahem.
Also, this post attempts to place … Read more
The world doesn’t think we exist…
There’s an attitude that we confront pretty often in our discussions of what it means to be a person of faith these days. I’d call it the “religions are stupid and kill people and make everything suck” argument. It’s assumed … Read more
My thanks to The 1010 Project
Disclaimer: This post is selfish. It’s about the work I did with The 1010 Project from June 2008 to July 2009. More than that, it’s about the people that made that work beautiful. If you don’t want to hear about … Read more