On our last night together in Uganda, Compassion International’s last team of traveling bloggers sat around a table and processed what we’d just experienced together. There was a lot of laughter, a lot of questioning, a lot of encouragement and a lot of promises.
Bloggers, so convinced Compassion was legit by what they’d seen, promised to… 
Series Archive: ‘My Trip To Uganda’
A Promise Kept
HM Magazine Compassion Bloggers Uganda Podcast
Doug from HM Magazine went on a trip back in February to Uganda with me and a bunch of bloggers. We recorded a podcast with him while we were there – on our last day I believe it was – and that there podcast is now ready for downloading and listening. Check it out.…
It’s Okay. DVR Isn’t That Cool.
Derrick has found something cooler than DVR. (Click the image to enlarge.)
(HT:AJ)…
Transcendent Marketing
All effective marketing, one theory goes, is an appeal to something on Maslow’s hierarchy of needs. And everything is marketing.
That girl in the short shorts and tank top (sans bra) standing at the Fort Lauderdale baggage claim last weekend? Marketing to those who want sex (Belonging and/or Affection).
That ad for the Hummer, the one that…
Meeting Juana
She introduced herself to me in the lobby of the Ford Theatre. And then she said, “Meet Juana” and unfolded a small cream colored piece of paper.
Pam told me she’s read Shannon’s blog for a long time and followed along while and the rest of us Compassion bloggers were in Uganda. And she sponsored Juana…
Teaching Hope
Shannon’s been asking the best questions lately. Like how do we teach our kids about poverty without messing them up (my paraphrase)?
Compassion has some guidelines for their graphic designers that help them decide what pictures from field photographers to use and which not to. They want to avoid what I call “poverty porn.” You…
About Shaun — Shaun Groves is a husband, father, singer and communicator connecting the first world with the third world for the benefit of both.
