First few days here in Uganda seeing http://www.charitywater.org project - I am hearing so many stories of families members missing from the LRA abductions. I met a woman yesterday who was abducted by them for 2 weeks and escaped with massive scars all over her body. Her baby died during the ordeal. She spent over 3 years in an IDP camp that had only contaminated River water that people washed, bathed and shared with animals. So many people here have come back to their homes to find that their village water pumps are broken and there is only a small stream or contaminated spring to get their water from. They are asking for our help ! donate at http:///www.charitywater.org
A few preview images from this week - you can follow charity: water on twitter
http://www.twitter.com/charitywater
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I’m currently in Uganda with charity: water looking and prospective water sites for families who have moved back to their homes from IDP camps. It’s been amazing so far hearing their life stories. images to come
you can follow me at http://twitter.com/estherhavens to hear more from Uganda
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I had the most amazing time in Kurdistan with Global Hope. I can’t even begin to start on the stories we listened to for 2 weeks. Never before have a met a people that Loves America more ! The Kurdish community are some of the most hospitable people i’ve ever met in my life. I am so thankful to have gone on this trip and I can’t wait for you to read about all of their lives in the coming months.
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A few images from my recent trip with A Glimmer of Hope
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had a 24 hour layover in Jordan today and it’s been a dream of mine to go to Petra. Today it became a reality - met some new friends via a friend I have in Africa - and we rented a car in Amman and made the 3hr journey to Petra. It was the most beautiful site I can imagine. Although, I will say I must have climbed a thousand steps ( literally) My legs are numb at the moment. The experience was worth the journey. Seeing an entire city carved into the rocks - just blows your mind at how it they would have carved this in 1200 BC. wow. Here’s some images to share with you.
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