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Category: Death Ceremonies
Buffalo, Bees, & Human Beings in Africa
A good memory from two African teachers who took the time one day to talk with me. One was Masai, son of a clan of vigorous warriors who herd cattle in the grassland plains. To earn manhood status they face lions and sometimes the fierce Cape Buffalo. Traditionally Masai young men prove their courage by…
Solo le Pido a Dios…que el dolor no me sea indiferente.
Solo le Pido a Dios…que el dolor no me sea indiferente. I only ask God, that I not be indifferent to pain, war, injustice, treason, or to the future Mercedes Sosa’s rendition of Solo le Pido a Dios has a haunting, prayer-like quality, with the introspective expressiveness of Latin American heart. That I…
A Man and his Wife: Making a Living in Bangladesh on a Tiny Bit of Land
Something like 165 million people live in Bangladesh in about the land area of Wisconsin. People count their land holdings in terms of 21 foot X 21 foot little blocks called decimals. Shukumar and his wife, Kojalrani, impressed me with their resourcefulness as they strive to make a living. World Renew has a fancy name…
A Widow’s Ducks
She’s caring for her daughter’s baby and for her aging mother. Her husband left her for another woman, effectively leaving her a widow. How can she earn her own livelihood, as a poor widow in northern Bangladesh? Well, it turns out that Bangladesh has a lot of water. Many ponds last through the dry season…
Creation Care in India
Sense of place. Caring for the spot of the Earth that the Lord gave your family. Making it a better than when you started. That’s a feeling many have but don’t know how. Sometimes they are too poor to even own the land they farm. That’s the case of many farmers in NE India. In…
Laos: Deep Desire to Learn What happens to that hunger in the USA?
In the remote mountains of northern Laos World Renew works with people who, until this generation, never had the chance to go to school. Now, we are able to bring elementary schools to the villages! The Akha women in this picture of a village development committee meeting are using photos to help them prioritize their…
Calendars and Time: How We Organize Our Lives
If you click on the picture below an amazing world of village life in among the Rshi people we work with in northern Laos opens up for you. Thanks to a wonderful photographer, Ari, for sharing this photo collage calendar. Love0 Share Share Share Pin
How Does Amaranth, Ancient Crop of the Aztecs Help People in Africa?
During the past 2 weeks East African people have shared many stories about how grain amaranth flour, and eating the leaves, too—-has helped them enormously! People living with AIDs whose CD-4 counts sat in the low hundreds see their count and their strength rise steadily after getting the anti-retro-viral meds and taking amaranth porridge every…
You’ll Never Imagine What These Giant Jars in Laos Were Used For
Once in a while, we encounter something from the past that makes us wonder: What did they do with that? One of the regions that World Renew works in Laos, is adjacent to a mysterious place called the Plain of Jars. The times I’ve been there it’s been a plain of mostly dry grass. It’s…