Posts made in June, 2008
Eyes Wide Open
I have writer’s block. There, I’ve said it. Recently, I’ve even found myself referring to dictionaries of quotations for inspiration like some seventh grader with an essay assignment. It’s funny, because it’s not at all as if I have nothing to write. The truth is, there’s simply so much going on that my brain, even on all cylinders, is unable to process it all. Funny, today I looked back at some of what I’d written in anticipation of my original trip to Africa, long before I’d ever met Mama Lucy and before Epic Change was born. And I noticed something profoundly different from then to now. That first trip I had no agenda,...
Read MorePius is Hope
Meet Pius, a kindergartner at the school in Tanzania, and his courageous mother, Anna: I wish I had the vocabulary to describe how I felt as Pius played while Mama Anna stood singing in her living room, her voice raised to beckon love, acceptance and a cure. Words escape me, so instead I’ll leave you with her song, in its entirety: listen...
Read MoreLong Distance Dedication
If I learned anything from junior high (other than how to survive the ridicule that accompanies pubescence), it’s that nothing says love like a mixtape (or Casey Kasem). So, in addition to the eighteen videos that have now been submitted by people from three continents, I’d like to bring the children an additional gift – a CD of songs dedicated to them by our friends, donors and supporters that share a little bit about who you are and your personal messages for the kids. To participate, all you need to do is post a comment below with your name, the name of the song you’d like to dedicate and why you’ve chosen that particular tune. If...
Read MoreDirect Support
In my last post, I mentioned our commitment to building the capacity for you to interact directly with those impacted by your donations and support. Just as we’re working to enable direct conversation between our supporters and the community with which we’re partnered in Tanzania, our organization is also committed to providing direct forms of support from our donors to our loan recipients. In one of Mama Lucy’s recent comments on the blog, she wrote, in response to a question in the blog which asked, “What are the top 3 reasons that you personally support and/or are interested in Epic Change?” “Their support goes directly to the...
Read MoreDirect Connection
I’m not sure if you’ve noticed, but recently a few folks in Tanzania have begun to leave comments here. I read a comment from a parent at the school the other day; he wrote: There is is a common Swahili sayings – “Uchungu wa mwana aujuaye mzazi” which means the pain of the child is known by the parent. Mama Lucy is the one who bears this “pregnant” for a more than 9 month. She knows the pain that is why she is so careful to care of this little child who has only 4yrs old! If the vision comes from the owner the result will be 9 times than it could come from the donor/supporter. Many oversees have been providing fish but not teaching how to fish. Do you...
Read MoreInvest Your Heart
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