The most emotionally charged session that I attended during the Spring SVN member gathering at Skamania Lodge was Haiti Onward. In part, this was because the rawness of the earthquake and its aftermath, and in part because of my experience volunteering for several weeks with AMURTEL had me feeling connected deeply to the stories that were shared. The session touched upon several organizations that are working on revitialization and the rebuilding effort and offered the SVN community the opportunity to be inspired to participate in that effort. Following are a few brief pictures of what was heard during the session. (more…)
August 24, 2010
February 27, 2010
Compassion for Haiti and Chile
In response to the Haitian earthquake I have been working on making plans to get down on the ground to volunteer with Amurt. While waiting for those plans to solidify, I woke up this morning to news that a massive 8.8 earthquake hit Chile. I still plan to head to Haiti to help out, but now my prayers and love are being sent to both places. (more…)