I think many of you will enjoy this video of images from our DR trip. Seeing all these images together brought tears to my eyes. World Vision is doing so much GOOD in the lives of these people. To sponsor a child, click here.
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I just want to thank each of you who have support the World Vision Dominican Republic trip last week. You prayed. You sponsored children. You tweeted. And you blogged. Here are the links I know about related to the trip – but I know more are out there! Blog Posts about the Trip Lisa Leonard: [...]
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Today I have spent a lot of the day processing my trip. Thinking about what I have seen and heard. Look at these images… This little boy is living with HIV. These children are all Haitian refugees These girls live in a community that is praying for a loan to buy land for a center [...]
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Yesterday, Matthew and I met our Dominican Republic sponsor child, Juan. Seriously, could you not just eat him up? World Vision threw a huge child sponsorship party, where we met our sponsor kids and many of yours too! They had the kids singing songs, performing a theatrical performance and had a big cake – the [...]
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This week I am in the Dominican Republic with World Vision. I have been impressed by how hard World Vision works to help communities better themselves and become self-sustaining. It isn’t about giving them fish – it is about teaching them how to fish. And the difference is remarkable. To read the rest of this [...]
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Can you imagine being pregnant and living in poverty? When I was eight months pregnant it was June Nashville. Every day was at least 90 degrees and I was miserable. I was so hot. Swollen. And sick of being pregnant. In comparison to this woman, who was pregnant with twins (a boy and a girl), [...]
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Have you ever met one of those people whose faith was so strong, they seemed to glow? I met one of those people today, in the slums of Santo Domingo. Her name was Maria. Can you see Jesus’s light shining brightly through her eyes? Her faith was contagious, and in the middle of that slum, [...]
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If you have been reading this blog for any length of time, you know I talk a lot about diapers. I used to love Pampers. Then I switched to Huggies. Then I switched to Target brand because they work as well as the other two, and are so much cheaper at $13 a box. Yesterday, [...]
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It is hard for me to know where to begin. The impact World Vision has on communities is astounding. They provide means of generating an income. They provide medical care. They provide educational opportunities. They provide hope for the future. They provide love. I have so many stories to share, but as a mother, this [...]
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Despite missing my connecting flight to the DR, I made it late last night with several other members of the blogging team. This morning we shot a quick little video introducing everyone. Briana from Bargain BrianaJill from The Diaper DiariesAndrea from Mommy SnacksAmanda from Oh Amanda To sponsor a child, click here. Remember, we have [...]
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