BEYOND IMAGINATION

NEW BUDDIES IN KENYA

2009-09-22T23:58:00.000-07:00

LITTLE ORPAN BABY IN SUDAN

2009-09-18T17:53:00.000-07:00

The LRA struck down this little baby's mother with a machete while she was in the sling on her mother's back. These precious orphans are now being protected in a special home by missionaries who nurture and love them.

SEPTEMBER 18, 2009

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Five years ago today, Jeremy went to be with Jesus.

"I shall rise from the dead...I shall see the Son of God, the Sun of Glory, and shine myself as that sun that shines. I shall be united to the Ancient of Days, to God Himself, who had no morning, never began...No man ever saw God and lived. And yet, I shall not live till I see God; and when I have seen Him, I shall never die."

~ John Donne

ABBY IN SUDAN

2009-09-15T21:00:00.001-07:00

"Only the heart knows how to find what is precious."
~ Fyodor Dostoyevsky

BEN IN KENYA

2009-09-15T20:55:00.000-07:00

"Find out how much God has given you and from it take what you need; the remainder is needed by others."

~Saint Augustine

LORD'S RESISTANCE ARMY

2009-09-15T18:39:00.000-07:00

The baby that Abby is holding is an orphan as a result of the violence of the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) in Sudan. The mother was struck down with a machete by the LRA with the baby on her back. This guerilla army was formed in 1987 and is in armed rebellion against the Ugandan government. They have abducted an estimated 75, 000 people over the years, forcing women and young girls into sexual enslavement and young boys to become part of their army, training them to mutilate and murder.

ORPHANAGE IN YEI, SUDAN

2009-09-14T20:51:00.000-07:00

This is the orphanage that the missionaries talked about at the Sudan border. They brought the team here when they arrived in Yei. Many of these kids lost their parents due to the violent acts of the LRA.

AT THE ORPHANAGE

2009-09-14T20:39:00.000-07:00

Abby might want to bring someone home with her!

YEI, SUDAN

2009-09-13T14:29:00.000-07:00

UGANDA/ SUDAN BORDER

2009-09-13T13:27:00.000-07:00

Some of the team met these three missionaries from Sudan. They help run an orphanage in Yei of about 80 children. Many of the children are orphans as a result of the violence of the LRA.

MAASAI PEOPLE OF KENYA

2009-09-13T10:35:00.000-07:00

The floors are dirt and there is no electricity. There's a drought and an extreme shortage of water all around Nairobi since it hasn't rained in three years.

TYPICAL HOMES OF MAASAI PEOPLE

2009-09-13T10:29:00.000-07:00

It is hard to imagine homes where babies have to crawl in dirt.

MIDDLE OF NOWHERE CLINIC

2009-09-13T10:22:00.000-07:00

ICROSS is an incredible organization, relieving the suffering of thousands.

NO NEW SCHOOL SHOES

2009-09-13T10:15:00.000-07:00

How much we take for granted here in the United States!

TIME FOR VACCINATIONS

2009-09-13T10:11:00.000-07:00

Ben is able to ensure that school kids receive their vaccinations before the start of school.

EDUCATING HEALTH WORKERS

2009-09-13T10:07:00.000-07:00

Ben is teaching a class on the HIV life cycle to community health workers.

ICROSS CLINIC IN KENYA

2009-09-13T10:02:00.000-07:00

The Maasai people cook over open fires so children with severe burns, unfortunately, are seen often at the clinic.

LIZ IN SARAJEVO: MARCH 2009

2009-09-13T09:47:00.000-07:00

It is amazing to think that these kids had just met. You would never have known they were from three distinct and divided regions of Bosnia and Herzegovina. See next post that explains why Liz was with these kids in Sarajevo.

LIZ IN BOSNIA

2009-09-13T09:30:00.000-07:00

My daughter Liz is the Program Director of IDEA, the international debate team at Willamette University. Last March she traveled to Bosnia with the Youth Leadership Program. People from these three regions in Bosnia---Banja Luka, Tomislavgrad, Tuzla-- rarely interact and there are major prejudices towards one another.

The purpose of the Youth Leadership Program is to take 6 students and 1 teacher from each of the three regions, bring them together and have them visit the U.S. for 4 weeks, where they attend a Civic Education Institute at Willamette, work on community service projects together, visit high schools, live with host families, and overall learn how we as Americans come from all different religious and ethnic backgrounds, but still volunteer and work together to make our communities a better place.

www.michaelmeegan.com

2009-08-29T19:13:00.000-07:00

This is the Irish doctor who started ICROSS in Kenya 25 years ago. He has become famous for the work he has done in his clinics there. Ben will be working with him. These are a few of the books he has written:

August 2008--Ben in India

2009-08-29T18:36:00.000-07:00

My son Ben and 3 other STUDENTS FROM SEATTLE went to India in August 2008. They WORKed WITH THE ORPHANS, WIDOWS, AND LEPERS OF DHARMAPURI, TAMIL NADU,INDIA.

JEREMY SHAWN CARSON 1973-2004

2008-08-10T21:12:00.001-07:00

HE NO LONGER HAS TO IMAGINE

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