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East Africa Trip |
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Nine ELCA communicators traveled
through Uganda, Tanzania,
and Ethiopia
to visit programs and churches supported by the ELCA World
Hunger Program. This trip highlighted the
Stand With Africa emphasis (an
ongoing emphasis of ELCA World Hunger).
On this Web page, you will find
writings, photos, music, and presentations produced by trip
participants. |
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(left to right)—Bob
Fisher, Aaron Cooper, Deb Bogaert, Paul Edison-Swift, Sue
Edison-Swift, Eric Shafer, Nathan Ruby, Mark Holman, Marcia
Holman |
Africa
stories
SWA
information page
Activities for
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SWA resources |
View hundreds of photos taken by
group members at this Web site:
http://imageevent.com/elcahunger
(NOTE:
Photos from other events/trips are posted here, so
scroll down to the African countries or albums with
group members' names -- see above).
(Pictured right is a large
water tank provided by an ELCA World Hunger-supported
project that now brings safe drinking water locally in
a Uganda community to 10,000 people.) |
(PDF files - click here if
you do not
have Adobe Acrobat Reader)
- Aaron Cooper
- photo journal
- Sue Edison-Swift
- story on
Kagemulo, AIDS guardian in Tanzania
- See also -
article
for Pericope Partners
- Bob Fisher
- reflection
on Martha Symphorian and her orphan nephews in Tanzania
- Mark Holman
- sermon
("Driving Through the Fog") featuring Katosi Women,
Transfiguration Sunday
- Eric Shafer
- Pericope
Partners reflection
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Enjoy some music from East Africa!
The following selections were compiled by Paul Edison-Swift.
To listen to these clips, you'll
need Windows Media Player or RealPlayer.
Click here to download a free copy of RealPlayer.
1.
amrefsong 1:31
2. amref1
0:53
3. amref2
1:31
4.
ugandaanthem 1:08
5.
natomasong 0:55
6.
tanzaniahymn1 2:15
7.
tanzaniahymn2 1:58
8.
tanzaniahymn3 1:35
9.
tanzaniahymn4 1:07
10. bishops1
2:44
11. bishops2
2:35
12. bishops3
3:46
13. bishops4
0:30
14.
ethiopiahymn1 5:27
15.
ethiopiahymn2 8:36
16.
ethiopiahymn3 2:55
17.
ethiopiahymn4 5:12
18.
ethiopiahymn5 5:53
19.
ethiopiahymn6 9:45 |
Do you want to stand with your
brothers and sisters in Africa? One way is to make a
contribution to this effort, to help provide much needed
food, clothing, shelter, animals, and supplies that can
improve the quality of life of Africans living with hunger
and poverty.
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