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Wading Through Water: March 2008
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My SALT experience in Mymensingh, Bangladesh 2007-2008 with the Taizé Brothers. Sunday, March 16, 2008. Of Knitting and Peanut Butter. You may be wondering what these two things could possibly have in common, well the answer is that the handicapped women working at Shantineer (Peace House) produce both these items. In this Islamic context, the opportunity for me to talk with women is very limited, so I greatly appreciate those couple mornings a week I spend at Shantineer with the women. The Success Story...
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Wading Through Water: August 2007
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My SALT experience in Mymensingh, Bangladesh 2007-2008 with the Taizé Brothers. Sunday, August 26, 2007. Written: August 26, 2007. Where is the Peace? Written: August 23, 2007. Today in Dhaka the city was under curfew, no gatherings allowed and noone was allowed onto the streets or they were questioned by the military, and there have also been many arrests recently. I wonder; what does peace mean in this context? Accepting the status quoo or pushing for change? How can beace be assured in this context?
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Wading Through Water: A New Song
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My SALT experience in Mymensingh, Bangladesh 2007-2008 with the Taizé Brothers. Friday, June 20, 2008. The songs we would sing brought us together and were the launch pad for some wonderful friendships. What a powerful piece you've written. Music really does reach across cultures, time and distance. Do you remember the power of the first song we ever listened to together? June 22, 2008 at 3:36 AM. June 26, 2008 at 7:36 PM. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Waterloo, ON, Canada. View my complete profile.
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Wading Through Water: January 2008
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My SALT experience in Mymensingh, Bangladesh 2007-2008 with the Taizé Brothers. Wednesday, January 23, 2008. Peace is about Changing Us. Peace does not happen alone.Peace happens in Community. I cannot force peace upon you, just as you cannot force peace upon me. If I were to attempt to force someone to behave peacefully, and they disagree, then what? My only resort is to violence. Lasting peace is only possible by changing. So what is peace? Tuesday, January 15, 2008. Views of the Himals. These pictures...
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Wading Through Water: June 2008
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My SALT experience in Mymensingh, Bangladesh 2007-2008 with the Taizé Brothers. Wednesday, June 25, 2008. Lying on the street undisturbed,. Cradled in a ripped banner,. Lifeless and alone,. God bless this Child,. Your son who you have not abandoned,. Protect him in his innocence,. We pray tonight for the sleeping children,. We pray tonight for the lonely children,. We pray tonight for the hurting children,. We pray tonight God, for all your children. Tuesday, June 24, 2008. Monday, June 23, 2008. There w...
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Wading Through Water: July 2008
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My SALT experience in Mymensingh, Bangladesh 2007-2008 with the Taizé Brothers. Tuesday, July 1, 2008. Three Days with the Station Children. This article was written by Ludivine, a volunteer from the organization Missions Etrangères de Paris (Foreign Missions from Paris). She is living in Mymensingh and working with the Taizé Brothers for two months. After an hour of driving “Bangladesh-style” (that is, ridiculously fast and laying on the horn the whole way), we arrived alive in the town of H...A few hou...
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Wading Through Water: September 2007
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My SALT experience in Mymensingh, Bangladesh 2007-2008 with the Taizé Brothers. Thursday, September 27, 2007. The Title of this post may give some idea of what I did today. Yes, to get to the school at Binpara I had to roll up my pants, take off my sandals, and wade through the water. As you may guess this is a result of the flooding, but not necessarily bad flooding. As the book I am reading now entitled. Shantite. (In Peace in Bengali). The Beauty of the Land. Wednesday, September 26, 2007. This was me...
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Wading Through Water: UWB - Unidentified Walking Bideshi
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My SALT experience in Mymensingh, Bangladesh 2007-2008 with the Taizé Brothers. Friday, June 20, 2008. UWB - Unidentified Walking Bideshi. What would it be like to see the first foreigner of your life? How many of those firsts have we been the privileged recipients of? Sometimes here I feel like Tintin. Here I am an Unidentified Walking Bideshi- a white skinned, blond haired stranger who happens to speak a little Bangla. Where are you from? I am the unidentified Walking Bideshi. Waterloo, ON, Canada.
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Wading Through Water: December 2007
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My SALT experience in Mymensingh, Bangladesh 2007-2008 with the Taizé Brothers. Sunday, December 16, 2007. First Aid and Prevention. What does the advocate of nonviolent change say? It doesn't work, nonviolent struggle is more powerful than armed conflict? Now why do I bring this up, well today is Independence Day in Bangladesh. Today the populus celebrates their freedom from Pakistan over 30 years ago. And how do they celebrate? Why must they be forced to imitate soldiers in school? This is a question t...
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Wading Through Water: October 2007
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My SALT experience in Mymensingh, Bangladesh 2007-2008 with the Taizé Brothers. Wednesday, October 31, 2007. Giving the Gift of Love. To know the love of God is to know the love of a child! Let the love of a child impact you today. Tuesday, October 30, 2007. A Prayer for Mamoon. Sunday, October 28, 2007. Peace in the Silence, Peace in the Song. Apnader kache shanti. (Peace to you). Friday, October 26, 2007. Thursday, October 25, 2007. Saturday, October 13, 2007. Oh my life in Bangladesh! This post was wr...