A Much Needed Pick Me Up
I have been feeling very discouraged this past week. For the last two weeks I have actually been quite sick, so the majority of the things I have been able to do during that time were data-based (and...
View ArticleTo Anonymous
Today I was initially going to write more about the water project, but I got the most amazing message from a donor and I wanted to share it. I am just a little in love with the Aquarium of the...
View ArticleTurning Wine into Water
It’s November! For those of you located in the United States, that means one thing: Turkey Time!! Image courtesy of sipveritas.com I love Thanksgiving. It brings up memories of cranberry sauce, sweet...
View ArticleGrateful for Po-Boys
Random people eating the deliciousness that is a po-boy. I hope it was fried shrimp. There are so many things I love about this time of year, and since moving to New Orleans yet another thing has been...
View ArticleTravel Safe Seminar
Look at the pretty flyer I made! I really am learning a lot of skills in this fellowship. There are so many ways to fundraise. Seriously, sky is the limit in regards to creativity and utilization of...
View ArticleBuy One, Get One Free Wine Sale!
I wish I was still playing Mario Kart. It was only last night after three glasses of wine and five rounds of Mario Kart that I realized I had forgotten to post a blog at the end of last week. Whoops....
View ArticleGratefulness
In terms of an outreach event, there is nothing I could recommend more heartily than what I have taken to calling the Gratefulness Campaign. It’s a rather simple premise. All you have to do is get...
View ArticlePamela’s Story: Giving is as good as receiving.
I could hear the chink, chink of metal hitting dirt as I sat down on the afghan covered chair. Leaning forward to look out the door, I could see the men by the road, digging trenches. These trenches...
View ArticleWorld Water Whirlwind Week Wrap-up!
Whew! Last week as a whirlwind! Between World Water Day, the fundraiser, and getting to the finishing stages of the water tower extension I hardly had time to think! The World Water Day fundraiser...
View ArticleWait, what did you strap to your motobike?
It has been two weeks since I landed on American soil, a statement I still have a hard time believing when I hear it coming out of my mouth. Two weeks, half a month since I left Kenya and a whole host...
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