Not only is another world possible, she is on her way. On a quiet day, I can hear her breathing.

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>> 9.10.2008

A neat story I thought I would share with you guys-

One of my good friends in Sierra Leone was Morrison. Morrison is a 20(ish) year old, intelligent, laid back guy. He had finished high school but had no money to continue his education. While I was there and at the time I left, his life was in a pretty rough situation. He was living with is father, unable to find work (which is a challenge for most Sierra Leoneans) and unable to pay for future education (one year of university fees in Sierra Leone is about $600-700). Somehow (I'm a bit fuzzy on the details- it is expensive to call Sierra Leone and my reception is always pretty bad), someone decided to sponsor Morrison, and he will be start his first year of college studying accounting later this month!


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A Little Background

This blog is centered around my experiences as a global justice volunteer in Sierra Leone during the summer of 2008. For two months I worked with Society for Women and Aids Africa Sierra Leone Chapter (SWAASL) and City of Rest (a drug rehabilitation and mental health facility) in Freetown, Sierra Leone.

Thank You

I want to extend a sincere thank you to everybody who has supported me on this journey. I can't tell you how blessed I feel to have so much support.
And a special thanks to...
The members of Discovery UMC
The Chaska Herald, especially Mollee Francisco
Missio Dei
Youth Enrichment League
Lake Minnetonka Orthodontics
And all of the individuals who supported me financially, through prayers, and with their stories

Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone, which lies on the West coast of Africa, is ranked lowest on the Human Development Index (177/177 countries) and seventh lowest on the Human Poverty Index. The country suffers from a 1.5% HIV/AIDS prevalence rate, as well as tremendous inequality in income distribution with 70.2% of the population below $2 per day.


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