Archive for January, 2008

Sean Carasso

Wednesday, January 30th, 2008

 I have a very dear friend named Sean who is in Eastern Congo right now meeting with Rebels leaders and Child Soldiers. He is braving some of the scariest known areas in all of Africa right now to find answers to so many of our questions.
You can read about these here: 
http://www.seancarasso.com.
… Eastern Congo is a [...]

CONGO news

Tuesday, January 29th, 2008

In the Congo - Continued fighting has added to a humanitarian catastrophe that has caused more deaths — 5.4 million since 1998 — than any other conflict since World War Two, relief experts say. read more:http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080129/wl_nm/congo_democratic_ceasefire_dc;_ylt=AuJuCRBUwII6ewGfzXs0zNG96Q8F 
 
 

EVERY 30 SECONDS A CHILD DIES FROM MALARIA

Tuesday, January 29th, 2008

Malaria Patients recieve treatment in Kinshasa, DRC. 

Facts:
- Malaria is both preventable and curable.
- A child dies of malaria every 30 seconds.
- More than one million people die of malaria every year, mostly infants, young children and pregnant women and most of them in Africa.

Los Angeles

Friday, January 25th, 2008

I’m currently out in Los Angeles shooting the Passion Conference.
Lots of good music and teachings.
You can find out more at : http://www.286generation.com
It’s so exciting to see so many young people geared up to change the world. It makes my heart soar!!!!
-esther

Found this today

Tuesday, January 22nd, 2008

Msnbc top headline:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22781603/
Take some time to watch this:
http://mediastorm.org/0022.htm   

a little secret

Monday, January 21st, 2008

many of you don’t know.. maybe some do.
I post on a little thing called FLICKR. I almost always post there first…it’s a sneak peak at what’s to come on
estherhavens.com 
http://www.flickr.com/photos/estherhavens 

Baby Josh

Sunday, January 20th, 2008

A woman in a clinic on the outskirts of Kinshasa delivers baby Josh - a healthy baby boy. This clinic, with hardly any medical supplies, treats over 44 patients daily and delivers close to 100 babies per month. The clinic will get so packed that new mothers have to share a twin bed and sleep [...]

just for fun

Saturday, January 19th, 2008

We are all home safely now. I will continue posting more stories, videos and photographs in the coming days.Thanks to you all for your many Prayers !Drew, Esther and Josh  www.banding-together.org

HOME bound

Saturday, January 19th, 2008

after 42 hours of travel. I am finally back home safely in my house. It is so strange to be back in this land so far from what I was touched by in the Congo. I can’t wait to go back very very soon. I will keep you updated on that venture as it nears. [...]

Congo day 7

Wednesday, January 16th, 2008

Congo Day 7 Today was by far my favorite photographic days. We went back to the rural area of Kinshasa and visited the clinic, where Drew gifted them with medical supplies and helped feed the children. They serve two meals per week right now, but are hoping to increase that in the coming months, hopefully with [...]