Stories from (mostly) West Africa...
Susan is in Silverdale!
Here is the story of the moment when this young woman from Sierra Leone met the sponsors who have been caring for her for years (and here's a video showing that moment too!).
Susan speaks for herself further on down...
What can you buy for $0.03? That depends. Are you in Liberia?
A point of view: Filippo Bozotti from Tribewanted after 6 months on a Freetown beach. Have a read.
Sad news from Africa Mercy where 11 people were hurt and one person died in what sounds like a scrum to get medical treatment from Mercy Ships staff.
UNICEF reckon that the number of children who aren't 5 years old yet but are living in Sierra Leone without enough food to eat is 300,000.
Tensions continue in Ivory Coast as there seem to be growing fears about how this will impact the rest of the region. Particular focus has been on Liberia - many of the refugees have fled there and some fighting has taken place quite close to the Liberian border. In the words of Liberia's President, "May God give them the courage not to follow our path, because we know what that means."
Charles Taylor's trial is finally over and so the verdict will be given in about 4 months.
The University of Michigan is partnering with two Liberian universities to develop programs in engineering, science, technology and agriculture while the US State Department organised a delegation to look in to encouraging women in both Sierra Leone and Liberia in their use of technology for empowerment.
What has been happening in Japan is too big for any words I can think of trying to lay beside it. I just cannot imagine what those in the middle of it have been through no matter how incredible the images or frightening some of the footage.
And finally...
While I don't like the suggestion that today is but a Catholic holiday, I liked how Donald Miller rounded up his St Patrick's Day blog...
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