Tag: Africa
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New Video – Ghana
Compassion International commissioned me to write, film and edit this video on a trip to Ghana in August, 2011. If you don’t sponsor a child through Compassion, please consider doing so. It will make a huge difference in the life of a child and will make a difference in your life, too.
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Have you met my friend Judith?
Today we traversed a crowded dirt street maze. Tuesday morning, September 9 in a suburb of Kampala, Uganda. The local Compassion project coordinator directed us into a dead-end “street” under the eyes of what felt like hundreds of onlookers. I guess they don’t get very many Mzungu (white man) in that area. I am sure…
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Kenya Safari Video
Back in 2007, as part of a trip to Africa, we spent a couple of days in Kenya on safari on the Masai Mara plains. I was completely blown away by the animals we saw; everything from Alligators to Zebra (ha!). Actually, they were crocodiles. Anyway, this is a video I put together to help…
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Pig Snot Video
These are cute little pigs as part of the piggery unit at the Compassion project we were visiting. Have you ever had a pig blow snot on you? It’s really gross.
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Ethiopia Day 2
Here is a new video from Ethiopia. We drove about two hours to get to this small village 150km Southeast of Addis Ababa. After we were greeted by the project choir, our little group went into the church and were welcomed by the pastor. Our translator and Compassion employee Dimici did a great job. Compassion…
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Landing in Uganda
At the tail-end of our trip to Uganda, we were blessed to be able to go to the NW part of the country for a little trip up the Nile river and a safari into the grasslands. This short video gives a airplane-level view of the country we were in as well as the quality…
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A Quick Trip Through Addis Ababa
On our way back from Obe Kale Haywet center in the city of Obe, I turned on the camera as soon as we entered the outskirts of Addis Ababa. Our bus driver kept one hand on the wheel and the other on the horn. We were all tired of the honking and the somewhat erratic…