I’ve been learning a lot about microfinancing lately. It’s brilliant. Right now I’ve started to share with Kiva. You can check out my lending page for more info. I’m reading a book on microfinancing as well called A Billion Bootstraps. It’s really exciting to see how this process works and the way it is impacting countries. I’ll be posting the info on it in the upcoming weeks.
Archive for July, 2007
28
Jul
Microfinancing
So on Tuesday as usual we had our small group meeting and went through chapter four of The Good News About Injustice. I also sold $125 worth of beads for women in Uganda. Check out their website Bead for Life for more info.
22
Jul
Dear Francis
Just bought and watched Dear Francis for the second time. Here’s a blurb and some facts with a trailer attached:
Dear Francis puts a face to the AIDS pandemic as it chronicles the personal stories of two strangers and the Swazis they befriend. Through these relationships, they discover that the causes of this plague are much more disturbing and complex than they could have ever imagined.
Swaziland AIDS facts:
- Of those between the ages of 15-23, 53% of are HIV positive.
- Of rural Swazis, 20% of the children are orphans from HIV/AIDS
- 88% of 15 year-old boys will be dead by 2015 because of AIDS.
Check out the website to purchase your copy or just ask to borrow mine!
22
Jul
Ninja BBQ
19
Jul
Piazza Was in Town
Former Dodger and future Hall of Famer Mike Piazza was playing for the Ports on a rehab trip. Here’s some pics of Terrie, Jaquie and I. The game wasn’t that exciting and Piazza’s only hit was a bouncer between short and third
“To those in the church who still sit in judgment on the AIDS emergency, let me climb into the pulpit for just one moment. Whatever thoughts we have about God, who He is or even if God exists, most will agree that God has a special place for the poor. The poor are where God lives. God is in the slums, in the cardboard boxes where the poor play house. God is where the opportunity is lost and lives are shattered. God is with the mother who has infected her child with a virus that will take both their lives. God is under the rubble in the cries we hear during wartime. God, my friends, is with the poor and God is with us if we are with them.”
–Bono at the 2007 NAACP Image Awards
17
Jul
World Clock
I don’t know how accurate this site is but it is worth checking out: http://www.poodwaddle.com/worldclock.swf
16
Jul
The Blog is Back!
You can stop holding your breath the blog is back. I’m probably going to post at a slower rate, maybe every other day as opposed to 3 items a day. It is true the tortoise does beat the hare.
16
Jul
Check it out!
Do you have the Arrested Development blues? Maybe this will help ease your pain. Check out http://www.clarkandmichael.com/ to see George Michael Bluth (Michael Cera) as he and his friend try to make it as writers.
Here is a sample:
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