Voluntour…what?
Voluntourism…
It’s a bit of a funny word, which I’m not even sure is in the dictionary at the moment.
When I think of vacations, like my trip to Mexico last May, I think of amazing food, picture taking, beaches, waves, coconuts, sunscreen (with pale skin and freckles, I’m convinced I need it!) and forgetting about work, […]
Where you don’t want to be a girl…
I’ve been reading about the perception and treatment of women throughout North American history in the (what seems like endless) studying I’ve been doing for my last exam in March. When I look at how far we’ve come from how women were viewed in 18th century North America, I’m thankful. Then, however, I read an […]
What We Eat
These pictures (from www.time.com) have been floating around World Vision for the past few days and have been particularly appropriate because we’re heading into the 30 Hour Famine in just a few months. I just thought it was really neat to make the comparisons and to think about how closely (if at all) each of these compare […]
“Do not glean the vines after they are picked…”
I enjoy reading Deuteronomy. There’s something about the promises and advice that God offers his people that catches and keeps my attention. Deuteronomy 24 did just that for me the other day:
”True justice must be given to foreigners living among you and to orphans…Always remember that you were slaves in Egypt and that the LORD […]
Against the odds…
I read this article about education in Africa this week: www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22171299/. Perhaps education always catches my attention because I’ve spent the majority of the years of my life in school or perhaps because I’m about to sign myself up to go to school for another year so that I can spend the rest of my […]
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