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05.16.2011 | SPLA Day + Kura…

May 29, 20115 min read

Day Seven. My heart raced as I awoke to a start…I could hear gunfire all…

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05.15.2011 | Sunday School + Mary and Joseph

May 25, 20114 min read

Day Six. They sat on a simple, wood-framed bed holding hands and snuggling.  I had…

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When War Comes…

May 23, 20114 min read

pop.pop.pop.pop.pop.pop.pop.pop.pop.pop.pop.pop. As I laid tucked into my bed at 4:45 in the morning, silent, hot tears…

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05.14.2011 | Mapel + Responsibility

May 23, 20114 min read

Day Five. As we bounced along one of the few decent roads in Sudan, tipping,…

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05.13.2011 | Best + Worst Day

May 22, 20115 min read

Day Four. The second I entered the small, stale room, I knew that the boy…

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05.12.2011 | Malony + Twan

May 21, 20112 min read

Day Three. One person after another walked up to our makeshift patient intake table and…

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05.11.2011: Yen Apual Guop?

May 20, 20115 min read

Day Two: How is your body? So much happens in a day in Tonj, especially…

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05.10.2011: Phenergan-Induced Coma…

May 20, 20113 min read

I left Houston on Sunday, May 8th with my amazing team members on Lufthansa Airlines.  Our…

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Meet the Tonj Team…

May 19, 20113 min read

Before I begin posting stories and pictures from the trip, I like to acquaint you…

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Cheebak…

May 18, 20111 min read

Greetings from Uganda! The trip into Sudan was yet again absolutely phenomenal! I will begin…

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Words.

May 2, 20112 min read

Several people have asked me if I have been feeling overwhelmed with emotion as time…

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Tonj Team Training III

Apr 27, 20113 min read

Yesterday we had our final team training before the trip.  Is it already so close…

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Focus.

Apr 26, 20112 min read

Lately I have been quite overwhelmed.  I am finished up my semester a full month…

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What I’ve Been Listening To…

Apr 23, 20111 min read

I am a HUGE fan of music! I cannot sing well, but I LOVE to…

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Update: Lariam vs. Malarone…

Apr 21, 20111 min read

Maybe I’m being paranoid and/or extra cautious, but I decided to switch to Malarone.  I…

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*Edited* Lariam + Sore Arm = Healthy Travel…

Apr 20, 20113 min read

Monday, Mom and I headed up to the Northside of Indy to Passport Health for…

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Packing + Type A Personalities

Apr 18, 20112 min read

If you know me, then you know that I am of the Achievement Striving Type…

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Change: It’s Hard…but It’s Good.

Apr 18, 20113 min read

It is very amusing to me that I am a person who does not really…