GOTeams (Global Outreach Teams) are made up of members and friends of Chapel Hill. These are the members of our 2013 Cambodia GO Team. Back row: Jonathan Lawson, Maurie-Lynn Lawson, David Fisher, Betsy Hunt, Craig Baldwin, Buck Frymier; Front row: Kathy Eliasen, Kevin Williams, Dan Griswold, Julie Hardin, Anita Baldwin Not pictured: Randy Cook Our GO […]
Buzz…
Around the church and around the community, everyone is getting ready. The air is filled with the buzz of busyness. Kids are preparing to go back to school after what I hear to be one of the most beautiful summers we have had. Parents are hurrying to gather school supplies. College students are embarking on […]
my story: key free clinic
One primary care physician for 18,000 people? Fact or fiction? […]
School Visits Day Two
(internet has been out so I’m send this out a couple days after the fact) School Visits Day 2: School in the Bush Our day began with a 2-3 hour drive to Champhanji, a school definitely in the bush. We rode with Nancy, Dr Chilenji, and Rev. Peter Chipeta, the Education Director for CCAP. Gerald Phiri was […]
Visiting Schools in the Bush
The day began with a drive out by the Malawi border. We visited Kaponga Hills — a school I have visited twice before. The school built houses for government teachers and now they have one teacher from the government as well as Mr. Mtonga (who has been at the school many years) and a new volunteer teacher. The […]
The Road to Lundazi
Hi everyone We were up early and on the road by 7:30 this morning. Our traveling companions included Nancy, our friends Reverend Gerald Phiri and Reverend Kondwani Nkhoma, her 4 year old granddaughter Joyce, one of Dr Chilenge’s son’s, Daniel, and an older couple Mr. and Mrs. Banda. Dr Chilenge is the one who as a […]
Visiting Schools
Monday July 8 – Visiting schools after the training Rebecca and I got to visit two schools where several teachers attended training. The first stop was Chawama where three of the eight teachers attended. Two of the three had really taken to heart what they had learned. Rebecca and I wanted to give them written feedback and we […]
Final Day of the Conference
Its been really encouraging hearing from so many of you. Yes my ankle improves everyday. In fact, the right one I sprained feels better than my left one I broke three years ago and have developed arthritis in it. Thank you for asking… Sunday: Usually when the power goes out it comes back on sometime in […]
my story: brian s
Sometimes timing really matters. Brian’s story happened at a wedding full of nurses… […]
Teacher Training Day Two – Saturday
Hi everyone! Saturday:The power went out at Nancy’s Friday night (that is why the email did not go out until today) – but more about that later. Fortuately it came on during the night so we were able to get ready in the morning as usual. Our ride had some mechanical difficulties so Nancy drove us to the […]