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… Read More
Archive Tag: Uganda
Home Wrecked
A few years ago in El Salvador I saw real poverty for the first time. At the end of the week we gathered just off the hotel lobby, circled up in metal folding chairs, and talked about how we were feeling. Diving so far, so quickly, into poverty can nearly… Read More
Uganda Pics and Flicks
Did you know you can see all of Keely‘s pics from the Uganda blogging trip on flickr? And all the videos are on their own Youtube channel too. View Post
Christine’s Answer: Meet Prossy
I asked you guys to e-mail me any questions you have about Compassion International. Christine did. She wrote: One thing I have wondered is whether it is really working. Is it really breaking the cycle of poverty? Are there adults who were sponsored as a child still living in poverty? … Read More
My Trip To Brenda’s House
I took a trip to Brenda’s house. And now I’m bringing you with me. Anne and Shannon wrote about this home too. If you could visit your sponsored child what would you say? What would you ask? View Post
Ugandan For Car Wash
(This is the Nile, by the way. THE NILE!) View Post