March 2010
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Goats, Widows, and Crops
I continue to be moved, every time I remember our video call with the village of Gambella. It was simply incredible seeing the smiles on their faces, as we cheered for their progress in the areas of education and farming—that was hope and pride that we saw on their faces! Many of you were involved in our fund raising efforts at the end of last year. We raised money to start a small animal...
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What a Night!
We had our video call with some of the leaders of Gambella last night, and it was a blast! The video call started at 9:30pm Chicago time, which is 6:30am in Kenya. We had a room full of people in Algonquin (which is a suburb of Chicago), and there were a group of leaders from Gambella, standing underneath the tree that used to serve as the school in Gambella. We were deeply moved by the call,...
Live Video Conference from Gambella
On March 13th, we actually get to meet (for the first time) some of the people from Gambella that we are working with, via a live, 2-way video conference-and we would love to have you join us! In addition to the live video conference, we will have some activities that will teach us about life in Gambella, demonstrate some of the ways Gambella has already benefited from our partnership, and...