The GMA Naples wish you a Merry Christmas with this video shot and edited by our volunteers.
Tuesday, December 23, 2008
Tuesday, December 9, 2008
Movies Playing Ottawa
by Nunzio .... Latest from Shashemane ...
subtitle .. Waiting for the return of our beloved volunteers and Nunzia:
Date: Tuesday, December 9, 2008, 14:41
Date: Tuesday, December 9, 2008, 14:41
Dear,
Thanks at all ... I did not feel alone an instant.
here tease me ...... who?? p.Silvio, Gigi, Luciano: "we family," he said in Naples, seeing that the family of Shashamane grows and also the associated problems. the Vizio our kids?, Maybe! but I solidarity 'Alfred and Mariolina. In general we have all been superoccupati those in the clinic, some to redo the new home for street children, those around the villages and schools to meet the guys, to distribute a quantity 'of industrial caresses -focaccia bread and clothes that you have prepared.
"I would like family and I have to fall for Christmas: part of the village children are helping in the campaign: this crop of teff and maize and 'very important, and if the rain comes, everything rots. Then for the Epiphany, Jan. 19, there will be 'a big tombola with food distribution, rich or less rich, depending on the collection that we have made in the campaign in schools "At Christmas, add a seat at the table ..." I would was here .. glad in that day! I will miss both the river and letters "i love you" for our grandchildren super "tanned" and beautiful even if leggerini megiio or skin and bones.
But back to the news and the cause of my sorrow: asylum of Faja and 'a disaster, the predominant color and' what on earth suggli rags that one day had to be clothes, books that the kids showed me, on the ground ....
The municipal water and 'arrived in the village, but you pay dear ... and the ranks of women to be paid 15 cents for a tank and not everyone can afford it. we did not see smiles even when we distributed the second sandwich with lots of sugar removed from the baskets for the Sequoia School where we went in the afternoon. Here things are better, but in the front row will see the movie There were small children, never seen before. The manager and 'apologized, saying that has not stopped enrollment is expected of us .... even the construction of two new classrooms also have the elementary 6.a. Here 'the air was festive and the more' major followed by us from 4yo are cared for and active water drops on ... THE STRONG SEMI DAMAGE beautiful flowers. Many of the children are from villages of former lepers built by the Mission. is why 'we must continue. With all the drops of water that we send thanks to our supporters and volunteers, the school population in this school and 'tripled without discrimination for most kids' marginalized.
€ 1000 I left for asylum Faja, but p. Silvio p.Jack in the small budget and have included water for a shower a week, weekly deep cleaning of toilets and classrooms, a dozen books and 200 pens and notebooks ... and other school supplies, new clothes and shoes the next episode. The kids are not in the Faja sponsorship also because 'the village' 90% Muslim and does not like this program, which provides photos and profiling. During the famine of last spring the Mission, however, such as helped Faje Ropi and Kaciaciulo, the latter with a good community 'of orthodox and a good Catholic.
More news: the 3 bought dilapidated houses, with our help, for the big boys of the family home had been "distorted positively" by the work of Gigi (45 days of accumulated leave) and the boys of the Mission that do not be offended if they were in Verona dialect 'mouth' or whatever. The result has delighted all ... with a good party in a tent. Now the original 21 boys in 2003 were added to house 79 small Standard of teenagers and a 15in ... 5 others are helped as external because 'university' in college or e. .. ... 4 more work: a Gazau and his brother, 'was bought a horse and buggy taxi with plate ... the fantasy of p. Silvio has no limits.
The doctor ns Luciano's brother, Gigi Mariolina shared with the work of the surgery, too long to describe the problems in Africa this winter a bit 'more' than usual cold, but dry. For patients with TB, malaria, etc. are added pulmonary disease and bronchitis, along with singing in church, there 's always a background sound of coughing and a tea house standard' hot, sugar and ginger ... were not enough, while playing with LEGO, so sweet ....... and songs to entertain the little ones that get noticed emitted also forced coughing.
Alfredo, another volunteer and my former classmate tried to follow the letter sending Christmas ....( hope to receive in time) but also animated meetings teaching tricks and grimaces from urchins Neapolitan ... Result.: and 'become popular also because' solve minor conflicts (those we had to say no if asked us oiuti to enroll in college or vocational schools!.), Bringing the most 'disappointed in you take a' and a sandwich at the cafeteria near the Mission: the manager will regret 'departure.
Other?? we are here 'with limited resources to help children not only to survive but to dream of a better future worthy of those who are' God's image but can not break away from the stable of Bethlehem cold!
Here we recall with affection (Pina six popular, but even the others have left a very good impression), see you soon, nuncio
Cleaning Mold From Sonicare Toothbase
--- Thurs 20/11/2008, Nunzia Gatta
Dear Roberto, Maria, Mariella, Danilo Franco urchin, Pina, Antonella, Margaret, Pine, Natalie and Maria Elena ... etc ...
Licola today I think and I try to write. I regret: my little -obsolete laptop *, - I can connect to the internet easily- I still go into a pharmacy and get a lice comb to clean up ... ... ... .- , have all the information required by Tariku and follow the plan drawn up.
. BUT ... ... ... ... ... .. The thousand embraces children of Casa Norma, the greeting and kiss Lamrot before going to school, and the sincere concern and teasing 'of many home to have had two days of fever and my limp, the weather fantastic, the S. Mass on Sunday, shared with the heart, mind and body sway ... everything ... makes me feel good.
I miss you 'cause I want to share Smiles but also the taste of papayas. In particular, we will send you the feeling joyful that the work we do and 'blessed : many children in the classes able to read and absorb knowledge like sponges with the little material available. How many boys and girls become big, clean and tidy and ready for university 'through the GMA Naples to the sponsors and the work of volunteers.
There aprons and shoes for Newcomers to Tikur Wuha and Faja, and in the government school of Tikur Wuha and 'sad to see Nostril promoted children in elementary school, along with another thousand Unfortunate, sitting on the ground in dust and with a stone bench. Fast Calculation "... .... No, we can not afford all these 250 schools (4 children per bench. ...), Yet I promised the blackboards and chalk. Then I was by the Sisters of Charity 'to accommodate a child celebroleso ... .. and I see that Providence and prayer Them 'in the works, miracles and then do not despair.
Thanks for gift items that you have prepared this summer, we are now reaping the drawings and letters of congratulations and perhaps .... Allowing the printer, send letters to the sponsors for the weekend. Everything could be more 'easy if we could reach all via e / mail, even if the lines are slow and electricity' jumps often.
For now I have been to the hospital in Gambo also to begin a collaboration with doctors Negrar of Verona, our dr. Adams felt at home among the many volunteers from the Veneto, Mantua neighbors etc. we meet. There 's also an important contact to Messina for a professional or vocational school, but with the usual cutting and sewing for women.
We just passed for Tikur Wuha in school "Antonella", the subscribers to the 1st class of asylum are adorable but we can not put up for adoption at a distance as long as' we do not find foster parents for those of last year. So The aprons and the material have to wait so 'well as aid to families. This year the waters of the lake remained low due to lack of rain for this village and at least things went better, we noticed that children begin to become familiar with the waters of the lake and in the village was also brought to {Franco eat fish your boat will be 'used finally}. In this village had been camping for a few years of the refugees are not accustomed to the vicinity of the water, in fact, who can 'go away and we know that we have adopted a child, better lives elsewhere, and' a joy that we had shared by sponsors to whom we change the foster child a few years or months ago, we live here very the day. Even some volunteers who here with me, he does not, but it has a serious fear of insects, diseases, being run over by a horse ... .. ... ... ..., but there 'a vaccination for the prejudices and fears ??
p. Jack with Alfredo were in Faja: the same situation last summer. The teacher asked us for an appointment and equipment, uniforms, shoes and running water ... ... ... just can not piu'aspettare. Even these children will not be put up for adoption at a distance, and they too are too many if they can escape from this remote and poor. For the famine has been helped by the Diocese with food. We hope to maintain at least the asylum, {frequented by children up to 10years), with some twinning with a school in Italy.
Good news from the primary and secondary schools close to the Mission, students have excellent results in the final exams and perhaps bring about 'The children up to 10.a class at the request of the authorities' government school. Now the computer lab and 'was added to the sciences, the equipment was financed by income from the rental of rooms and other multipurpose rooms for community public meetings and evening classes. Were organized refresher courses for teachers and attract talented new teachers paid workers' high imposed to all schools by the government for the rising cost of living. P. Silvio is not from 'ceasefire and continues to dream .... The new accommodation for the boys' big' street will be 'just fine and it' been put at "cost" of GMA Naples. ... That's where the saints and madmen dare!
We will make a movie of the surgery after the renovation funded by Gaomi Reggio Emilia. Almost every day a child is born in the new maternity room 'for the joy of Mariolina and Luciano Adami committed instead to heal wounds and many other diseases. Medicines are also more 'available but expensive. Gigi it fails to complete the ripararazione of a system that already 'called the emergency from another part of the Mission, Abu and other guys help him and p. Gabriel has decided to join the maintenance team: Gigi and then for those who know p. Gabriel, ... and many laughs. candles in all languages.
So everything is fine even if I see others eat oranges and maybe the best I go ahead with rice that I agree with Jack Abba, very supportive to the table. Tomorrow we will cut 'ham regalatoci by Mario! Thanks! and this time "I'll feel '" good. Even The 200 pieces of chocolate have been finished by the children of Home Rule in an afternoon ... .... I expect the other. ... Next year ... .. I hug you all, I remember one by one, and Pina ' acquired the title of "mama Pina" , eat the vegetables planted by Maddalena, Sr. Jacque requires ap Silvio its schiroppo Aloe and tries 'with me because I can not stand even the most' mild medicine.
Antonella will call me 'know how much work there' in schools?? Greetings also to Santina and everyone a big hug as a circle of hands crossed all our children, grandmother {nuncio here now and they see me limping old woman!}
Shashamane 23.40 hours local November 18, 2008
* this computer has busted the keyboard, he rejects the Italian ... .. and has installed Word 2007 ... .... too much for me: help !
Friday, October 31, 2008
What Time Does A Job Call You Back
Luciano Adami volunteer doctor in Shashamane
October 2008 Dear,
I finally got access to internet-enabling power to tell you that unfortunately this year 's I'm living in this town in Ethiopia: Shashamane.
Luciano-Adams a lucky among desperate people who love you - 
October 2008 Dear,
I finally got access to internet-enabling power to tell you that unfortunately this year 's I'm living in this town in Ethiopia: Shashamane.
Already 3 days. I'm working hard, but with a 'great satisfaction, nell'ambulatorio the Catholic mission.
Here comes a mass of poor people to get treatment and do not pay anything because they have nothing and it's just why I want to dedicate my time and my work to them, the joy you feel working with these very miserable, who continue to thank you right up to the door when the door or find them by chance on the street.
Yesterday I sent two children dying in the hospital for severe pneumonia complicated, thinking they were to die today told me that they are alive. An 'other girl came swollen with hunger! I sent the sisters to feed. I will not tell of AIDS cases in which, unfortunately, I see poor mothers of 6-7 children!
Tonight I was invited to the house of a guy who works with my brother, I left shocked by the poverty-even in decent-faced: a girl of 15 years I served freshly brewed coffee with the traditional Ethiopian ceremony and was dressed in rags.
Believe me it is still a lump in my throat thinking about it. Think about who took home an orphan child of 5 years, parents of the child were their neighbors. Do not imagine that there is poverty, and yet they were happy to have two guests with them, had warned us that maybe the coffee was not enough for everyone! As a gift we have brought him a kilogram of coffee, bananas and sugar will not tell you how happy they were!
This is my job as a doctor! Here I reconciled with my profession gives me the opportunity to help others! Here with me There is a good nurse of Trieste is enthusiastic about his experience. My brother is already adjusting to everything here on a mission and he's happy to do so. We are preparing to rebuild a bridge of logs and school Mejaha, projects with the founding of St. Zeno.
So far I've only seen for the wonderful night sky of Africa, because strangely enough is still raining, putting at risk the harvest, in which the people so much hope: you know that the mission of Ropi were killed over 1000 people hunger, and almost all children! This' fourth attempt that I write for, because sometimes there is no write corrente.Vi another night: Now I'm going to recharge my "batteries" in a clean bed, I almost ashamed to have, among many children and adults who are not so lucky.
believe my happiness to be here, hoping that God will also help me to be a useful tool for many poor and needy.
I embrace you all warmly.
Luciano-Adams a lucky among desperate people who love you -
Tuesday, August 26, 2008
Words Describing Babies
Logbook - Faja - Tikur Whua
Hello ... Nunzia
here all goes well, we miss you so much and often we find ourselves with Silvio P.
tell you, of your adventures in the house .. the people and for Ethiopia. You
I confirm that Pina and Maddalena back on 18 but I do not know the precise-time. Why
'does not give us a call? So will be' all over 'plain and simple. The center
women is going great and Pina and 'a volcano of idee.Scrivera' soon a detailed report on the work he is doing.
These days you are also paying a family home that was bought back really sucks .. everything ... will write 'for a cf relazione.P.Silvio says that putting a' other woman would be the same and that we must educate those already there sono.Vicky and Marina will take care of it. New
to adopt children from increasing more and more '.
We are preparing a video for Christmas parcels for the new year, report cards with photos and with Limat Roberto has found a way to have them all on Acces.
Call us! So we tell you all .. internet makes bad jokes.
hug you all
NB Fasil is the sad and said that manchi.Piu 'I told him that sometimes you want it happy and smiling and tell him at all. When shooting becomes the boss of the house! :-) Maria M. Zito!
Today we are Tikur Wuha . Abba Jaques and Tariku are our companions.
We enter on the dusty road between children and kids scared. We arrive at a clearing in front of us presents an incredible sight. Lake Awasa in all its majestic beauty. E 'framed by high Blue Mountains. A dense aquatic vegetation extending from the meandering shore. Tariku called the children who flocked in droves. Very poor and beautiful. I run with the older siblings cling to the slender shoulders. Vicky and Navy have carried the bag and are given work to do with the most battered. Clean ears, medical minor injuries. For a child have a bandaged eye was swollen and full of pus. Maria and Roberto are the pictures for the sponsors. I take note. The school is closed, but most children are all here. Curious and smiling in their poverty. Barefoot, careless of puddles, mud and bugs that have attacked us. They are kidnapped by the life that the lake seems to offer. Thus, in a scene almost unreal. A solitary white horse grazing the new grass, the lake rises to the song of women washing clothes on the shore in the pools of water lower. On the opposite bank of the marsh ducks soar, while cows and goats doze half-hidden by thick bushes colored. It 's amazing what nature has been generous with this land. So much beauty contrasts with so much poverty. But maybe it will be for this reason that the show that offers Africa is poignant in its many aspects. It will be necessary to return here to Tikur Wuha because not all children are present today. Abba Jaques takes time, children do not want us to leave, he never tired never to be photographed, stroking. It 's easy to create links with them. The horns of impatient Abba Jaques has scared a flock of colorful birds that chased each other singers. We have to go. The distracted gaze runs here and there. Do you think you've seen everything but poverty is not so, around every street corner there is always the worst.
soon. Your impulciati
kittens.
Faja July 30, 2008
Faja
raining this morning, let's go with Abba Faja Jaques. The road to the village winds through country roads filled with potholes full of water. The edge look is lost in vast expanses green. Far away in the hills of blue-gray light of morning mist. The fields are squared by tall and thin yellow-green cactus, so some Tukul and a barrack of mud and dung. It goes from dark green to light green giant trees and the lush corn, the tender green of some tufts of grass sticking out from the freshly plowed earth. Yellow wild flowers along the ditches. Suddenly, ahead of Toyota's Jaques Abba, abba, or barges (so dubbed by us) whizzing fast colorful birds, drawing in the sky light arabesques. Along the narrow paths on either side of the road, men wrapped in long colorful blankets, barefoot in the mud, advances emaciated cows and oxen under the weight of the yoke. At the sound of trumpets Toyota goats and children crossing the road overlooking the Tukul women and children who chase each other hopefuls. We spent about an hour to get to the village. A large area with the huts arranged in short, it looks like a square, a child of perhaps a year, crawling through the dust and droppings - I wonder why poverty has always the same face and the same color of brown earth -. You see the faces of old wrinkled as old as this earth, in the astonished eyes of children and young women shocked and sad. We are here for a survey on the status of the school and church. The school is located in an area surrounded by barbed wire, is little more than a shack, albeit in masonry. The classes are two, is a primary school. Each is made to accommodate from 60 to 80 children. The roof is high and is supported by tree trunks topped by sheets. Somewhere infiltrates the water. The floor is concrete, benches, round tables of eight, are somewhat incoherent. At the front wall, a blackboard and some old yellowed poster. The office of "Director" is a small room with a table and a shelf for documents. The water there is, take her once a week, with the barrels. You need to install the tanks, maybe this is a top priority. Out in the meadow, Children and women expect us intrigued. Now is also an operator of doctors without borders, even here they give a lot to do. A child has a game in hand, is a rudimentary wooden Spinning turns quickly with the body of a small bar with a rope at the top. It reminds me of the games of the poor 100 years ago. The child is very clever in this game, and willingly shows his talent. Also here are mostly barefoot in the mud. It continues to rain, but it seems that they do not notice. We are well covered, too - I would say! -. Tariku Abba Jaques and accompany us to the church. Here too, the landscape is in stark contrast to what we'll see inside. All around the dazzling yellow dahlias and red backdrop to the little church of S. Luca. Maybe even at the dawn of Christianity the churches were so poor and so destitute. The altar is a hovel of a table with old Missal and a notebook with him full of missing pages. From the tin roof it rains. The benches are arranged only on one row and those of the school. The floor is cement gray. The bare walls. Only a small altar behind the sacred image. You miss everything. We have to rebuild the church. Abba Jaques in a hurry. Let's start leaving behind the children who chase each other. At lunch we talk about it with Father Silvio, he says that it must be done to give the locals to rebuild the church and school. We agree with him, but we believe that we need someone to direct them !!!... Maybe Abba Jaques? By the way, expect from him a detailed list of things that need to Faja. Practically everything. I am reminded of a quote from Antoine de Saint Exupery: "If you build a ship do not gather men to gather wood and distribute the work, but teach them a longing for the open sea and infinity."
Hello, see you soon.
here all goes well, we miss you so much and often we find ourselves with Silvio P.
tell you, of your adventures in the house .. the people and for Ethiopia. You
I confirm that Pina and Maddalena back on 18 but I do not know the precise-time. Why
'does not give us a call? So will be' all over 'plain and simple. The center
women is going great and Pina and 'a volcano of idee.Scrivera' soon a detailed report on the work he is doing.
These days you are also paying a family home that was bought back really sucks .. everything ... will write 'for a cf relazione.P.Silvio says that putting a' other woman would be the same and that we must educate those already there sono.Vicky and Marina will take care of it. New
to adopt children from increasing more and more '.
We are preparing a video for Christmas parcels for the new year, report cards with photos and with Limat Roberto has found a way to have them all on Acces.
Call us! So we tell you all .. internet makes bad jokes.
hug you all
NB Fasil is the sad and said that manchi.Piu 'I told him that sometimes you want it happy and smiling and tell him at all. When shooting becomes the boss of the house! :-) Maria M. Zito!
Today we are Tikur Wuha . Abba Jaques and Tariku are our companions.
We enter on the dusty road between children and kids scared. We arrive at a clearing in front of us presents an incredible sight. Lake Awasa in all its majestic beauty. E 'framed by high Blue Mountains. A dense aquatic vegetation extending from the meandering shore. Tariku called the children who flocked in droves. Very poor and beautiful. I run with the older siblings cling to the slender shoulders. Vicky and Navy have carried the bag and are given work to do with the most battered. Clean ears, medical minor injuries. For a child have a bandaged eye was swollen and full of pus. Maria and Roberto are the pictures for the sponsors. I take note. The school is closed, but most children are all here. Curious and smiling in their poverty. Barefoot, careless of puddles, mud and bugs that have attacked us. They are kidnapped by the life that the lake seems to offer. Thus, in a scene almost unreal. A solitary white horse grazing the new grass, the lake rises to the song of women washing clothes on the shore in the pools of water lower. On the opposite bank of the marsh ducks soar, while cows and goats doze half-hidden by thick bushes colored. It 's amazing what nature has been generous with this land. So much beauty contrasts with so much poverty. But maybe it will be for this reason that the show that offers Africa is poignant in its many aspects. It will be necessary to return here to Tikur Wuha because not all children are present today. Abba Jaques takes time, children do not want us to leave, he never tired never to be photographed, stroking. It 's easy to create links with them. The horns of impatient Abba Jaques has scared a flock of colorful birds that chased each other singers. We have to go. The distracted gaze runs here and there. Do you think you've seen everything but poverty is not so, around every street corner there is always the worst.
soon. Your impulciati
kittens.
Faja July 30, 2008
Faja
raining this morning, let's go with Abba Faja Jaques. The road to the village winds through country roads filled with potholes full of water. The edge look is lost in vast expanses green. Far away in the hills of blue-gray light of morning mist. The fields are squared by tall and thin yellow-green cactus, so some Tukul and a barrack of mud and dung. It goes from dark green to light green giant trees and the lush corn, the tender green of some tufts of grass sticking out from the freshly plowed earth. Yellow wild flowers along the ditches. Suddenly, ahead of Toyota's Jaques Abba, abba, or barges (so dubbed by us) whizzing fast colorful birds, drawing in the sky light arabesques. Along the narrow paths on either side of the road, men wrapped in long colorful blankets, barefoot in the mud, advances emaciated cows and oxen under the weight of the yoke. At the sound of trumpets Toyota goats and children crossing the road overlooking the Tukul women and children who chase each other hopefuls. We spent about an hour to get to the village. A large area with the huts arranged in short, it looks like a square, a child of perhaps a year, crawling through the dust and droppings - I wonder why poverty has always the same face and the same color of brown earth -. You see the faces of old wrinkled as old as this earth, in the astonished eyes of children and young women shocked and sad. We are here for a survey on the status of the school and church. The school is located in an area surrounded by barbed wire, is little more than a shack, albeit in masonry. The classes are two, is a primary school. Each is made to accommodate from 60 to 80 children. The roof is high and is supported by tree trunks topped by sheets. Somewhere infiltrates the water. The floor is concrete, benches, round tables of eight, are somewhat incoherent. At the front wall, a blackboard and some old yellowed poster. The office of "Director" is a small room with a table and a shelf for documents. The water there is, take her once a week, with the barrels. You need to install the tanks, maybe this is a top priority. Out in the meadow, Children and women expect us intrigued. Now is also an operator of doctors without borders, even here they give a lot to do. A child has a game in hand, is a rudimentary wooden Spinning turns quickly with the body of a small bar with a rope at the top. It reminds me of the games of the poor 100 years ago. The child is very clever in this game, and willingly shows his talent. Also here are mostly barefoot in the mud. It continues to rain, but it seems that they do not notice. We are well covered, too - I would say! -. Tariku Abba Jaques and accompany us to the church. Here too, the landscape is in stark contrast to what we'll see inside. All around the dazzling yellow dahlias and red backdrop to the little church of S. Luca. Maybe even at the dawn of Christianity the churches were so poor and so destitute. The altar is a hovel of a table with old Missal and a notebook with him full of missing pages. From the tin roof it rains. The benches are arranged only on one row and those of the school. The floor is cement gray. The bare walls. Only a small altar behind the sacred image. You miss everything. We have to rebuild the church. Abba Jaques in a hurry. Let's start leaving behind the children who chase each other. At lunch we talk about it with Father Silvio, he says that it must be done to give the locals to rebuild the church and school. We agree with him, but we believe that we need someone to direct them !!!... Maybe Abba Jaques? By the way, expect from him a detailed list of things that need to Faja. Practically everything. I am reminded of a quote from Antoine de Saint Exupery: "If you build a ship do not gather men to gather wood and distribute the work, but teach them a longing for the open sea and infinity."
Hello, see you soon.
Does Pewter Turn Your Finger
Report Rophé
Italy 24/07/2008 - Ethiopia July 17, 2000 This morning we left for
Rophé, after about an hour to travel the high road and let us set off inland, cultivated fields with maize and children playing in the ground with the kids. The investigating judge who masterfully leads us to Rophé must "avoid" the mules were riding their owner-operators or bundles of wood. We spent another hour and a quarter to travel the road to Rophé, including potholes, bumps and ponds with mud. Arriving at the mission and desperate searches us curious looks. There are about 1500 the us assembled and waiting. A long white banner connotes the service of Caritas Austria. Inside, the impact is strong. Squatting on the ground about 700 people waiting to be registered and visited by local employees who are activated side by side with those of Caritas and the local missionaries. They are called by name and surname and recorded by placing a metaphorical signature with the finger dipped in ink. Neatly and quietly, with almost rhythmic pace, they approached the registration desk. It took 3 hours and more work for this patient registration and exhausting. The volunteers, in groups of twenty or distribute the bags of Famix: a special blend of corn, soybeans, sugar, iodized salt, vitamins and minerals in the form of flour. Every person is entitled to half a sack Famix. For children who are in total 3259, he is entitled Famix 4.5 kg and 0.5 liters of oil. The same amount is given to the disabled, the elderly and nursing mothers. An exception is pregnant women who receive 15 kg in all persons falling the project of Caritas 6518. Among the swarm of hardworking volunteers and missionaries tidal wave of people moving, and embodies the event. The sun peeps out from the clouds, but women and naked children do not seem to feel neither hot nor cold. Blacks and moist eyes stare us in our diversity. The elegant beauty of these people forcefully jumps to the eyes in his beard to wear rags and poverty which destroys them. Many women, young or old they are, appear to be direct descendants of the Queen of Sheba; elegants in bare feet and seem to dance in the traditional veil painted purple. At the head of all their hair tucked under a hat made of black mesh-shaped trapezoid and the center has some adorned with a colorful coral brooch. The children are very beautiful and still have the strength to smile. Occasionally, some of them, curiously reaches us and gives us a handful of famix! From the small church near there came the joyous chants and drum rhythms of the boys choir. This time we are being very curious, and then, in church, abducted and remain fascinated by the way they pray and sing with the voice, body and hands. Outside the mall in front of the church surrounded by flowers, there is a meeting Abba tall and thin, warm and friendly her name is John and is fluent in Italian. In fact he was a missionary for some years in Italy. Together we comment the situation of the people of Rophé. Father John IMC says that now everything is different, the landscape has changed because it rained a lot, while the months of January, February and March have been disastrous. Every day the starving children aged between 4 and 5 and what is now green and fresh grass was just a pile of sand and earth. Everyone has helped a lot, sisters, volunteers and doctors without borders, which will remain until October to care for younger children as they choose, depending on the degree of poverty from 0 to 5 years. They worked day and night to help these people. Six hours have passed now since we're here. Crocchietti The crowd dispersed, some will go with his precious burden. The clouds and the wind chase as a kid bored in his tree, attends the show careless of life. Abba Temesgen has not yet arrived. We will come back very late to Shashemane.
Hello, soon to be Mary, and Robert Pina.
SOCIO-ECONOMIC SITUATION IN ETHIOPIA
Father John tells us that the socio-economic situation in this part of Ethiopia is very difficult. Fields that have accompanied us on the journey to the mission of Rophé finally the vegetation is lush and green. "All around there are now plantations of maize, however, is not useful for a long time, since it is preserved and there are no insecticides and worms eat everything. In Ethiopia there is a major crisis because the government asks for the land that fertilizer costs in 1000 birr quintal. It then tries to make them understand how to use manure or cow dung. The government interested in selling fertilizer and mineral resources from the land already natives are not accustomed to this type of food, then suffering from a stomach ache, vomiting, and so on. Improve the situation of the earth. Improving birth control and to reassess the social role of family in the village. The government hospitals in this regard distribute pills to induce abortions and without bias because the pill can cause cancer. Muslims account for 90 percent of the population, more branches polygamy (eg, 5 wives, about 40 children). Important problem to which Ethiopia must take into account is the cultivation and use of the chat (a local drug) that is chewed by men and women. Many people applying to the government for the land and inland, where many go but cerebral malaria is caused by moschitos. The government does not care about anything in fact the prime minister said that 85 percent of the population is doing well. They in fact do not want to hear the story of hunger and we die for it. A journalist had tried to tell the private truth, but he was advised to come back and keep quiet about what they saw. The truth is light and should not be denied. Also to build houses has become an issue that there are termites in wood in infrastructure and increasing the price of cement that can not be used, or to repair the houses and small chapels. In the future, and especially Muslims in Africa will be invaded as well as in Saudi mosques. Catholics are a minority and if you ask a financial contribution to projects and schools are funded, but then if you declare for the construction of a church do not get incentives. China has destroyed us, buy with little and soon you have to repurchase it. With regard to medicine instead the shops are Indian. They get money and when they return home. We remain what we do here? The electronic things attract the attention of young people who have no work and run in Arabia. Of those who go only half way back most of these guys are because women are working as maids in the homes of wealthy Muslims. Girls because of the culture of Muslims are risking their lives. For example, if you look, even if unintentionally man of the house, cause them to become Czech Unfortunately there are Christians who become Muslims and claim to have found freedom, or live a new life. Here in Ethiopia, there is the bondage of poverty and the rich are getting richer and the poor get poorer. Addis Ababa this magnificent building you can see from the bureaucrats of the state. If anyone thinks he can not sleep. We do possible and when we are limited we can only pray and leave it all to the Lord. A man does not do it justice. For us priests is a cross to bear with joy. "
This is proof that we have collected from Abba John.
Report
Italy 25/07/2008 - July 18, 2000 Ethiopia
Nunzia Hello, today I was at Zach sister (Jacquie). He accompanied Nena, which now looks like a local. We went walking among the people and the dust from the trucks blaring. Everyone knows, the street, and greeted warmly. He is learning Amharic. You know that to reach the house of Foucolt goes for the slam-bhe! I do not say-the poorest of the poor among them are garbage and a trickle of dirty water, where someone also washes his precious clothes. Some children cry out to us from under the bridge-you! you! You! Hello! -. we arrive at the house of the sister of Foucolt. Sister zach smiling waiting for us, welcomes us into the kitchen in the back of the courtyard. I ask you how it goes with the poor of the slums. He says that when there are doctors without borders as they are lighter, because in addition to treating damage or blankets, soap and oil. But then they go away! Let alone the general situation of women benefiting from micro-credit project. Sister says it has taken hold of the situation a few months and therefore can not report in detail. He found many problems when entry and "what is lost is lost now." As you already know, the general situation here in Shashemane is not the most optimistic, even if the worst has passed. Women who use the micro-credit are 23 of which 16 have already paid. Those who did not return the debt, and whose husbands work for the father silvio could climb from their monthly salary. I ask Sister zach if at least some women of the "Project" somehow managed to expand its economic base. If the profit margin of the artefacts allowed them to meet the unpredictable needs of their lives. Sister tells me that there are three groups: those who always get better and are in the middle of route, among them were influenced by Shetaye is awake. Shetaye is very responsible, caring and hardworking, involved in the work of the husband and other things, albeit slightly, better. Another group of women but does not improve at all, but there is always a reason. Some, for example, took 4 1000 birr to buy sheep, but all have died of disease. Another had the house, but the government had to pass them to the road and after having taken the money for the plan, he demanded still more, 1600 birr for a new plan. Result? Home gliel'hanno her down! And they now had the money not them again! (Of course the government here does not do much for the poor !!!). is not over here, another woman of the project fell on the ass husband, he had to take to the hospital. All finished! -Maybe someone's life better, but very, very slowly. Four women became ill, went to the hospital, they had to pay for everything, medicine, everything! The work is then the oven is very slow, because the close of the raw materials have skyrocketed. "People do not buy the ovens for now, as he does?" Sister says Zach. Even sell their clothes to eat, but we hope that now begins to improve. Some women also do not have the ability to manage money, not to blame because it does not fit with his head. I find that sister zach is exceptional. It is to be done to the poor women of foucolt for the project and the workshop of the bride. He complains a bit 'of temesgen, maybe he's got too many commitments, he always says yes, yes, yes, yes, yes .. and gets a laugh .. but the things he does not ask. -Trivial example of the house-keeper to the women needed an umbrella and a pool-anything! The sisters have had to give their umbrella. I also said that they had to discontinue prophylaxis for the prevention, was a women (nurse?) Teaching them hygiene and more, but for six months had not been paid. Sister is due to go on from father to lend him the money silvio. I reassured him that this activity will resume prevention, in fact I suggested to set up a small infirmary where we will put a cot, a first aid and more. It has been enthusiastic. We will educate you on many women to improve women's personal views. Another challenge? We'll make a center of excellence, you'll see! Indeed temesgen hardly ever, I see that it is busy elsewhere, perhaps Rophé. We can not count on him not us, for nothing! Silvio father had made me realize that maybe they wanted to take the workshop, but zach sister says that it is true that for a whole remained firm, but given the state of emergency, I challenge you! I told her that the dress can also provide some free if necessary, perhaps to those who need it most or least, minimum contribution. E 'agreement. Monday will see the studio together to do them, you also need a wardrobe to the clothes they buy. The head, awake, is a smart girl, she studied, is the daughter of two lepers and wants to help the other to ransom. The idea of \u200b\u200bZach and sister to give her the responsibility of a small bank account to manage the project for women. It must then speak with you and father Silvio, maybe when you come in October, we'll see. Many women are interested in studying the project, are willing to learn. Monday to bring home a blackboard, so sister can zach do some 'lessons. The air became colder! Kitchen curtains, faded blue, flutter, there's Mariapia sister and sister Nazarene. They all face lit by a smile and a sweetness that comes from their inner strength. I am increasingly fascinated and surprised by the work of missionaries here. There is much to consider, is not it? It 's late! Let's go, I am very satisfied with the meeting zach sister, I think it will work well together. The road back is long and dusty. Hello, Pina.
testimony
SISTER Sister
Nazarene Nazarene is the older sister of foucolt has blue eyes like a piece of the sky, serene and smiling face. E 'in turin, lived as a child in a house beside that of his father, Silvio, calls him-my third brother who I have not. " He tells me the women of this world, how much work to do and the total disinterest of men. Most are Muslims, and then have two or three wives of the poorest. The richest have 4 or 5 wives and a family you will also find 23 people. At age 14 women should marry young girls. The other day, with sister Zach - I said - I was in a tukul, to take medication, what a show! There were two wives, one in the pool from the roof still intact, the other in Part of the roof broke. So in the earth, cold and rain against each other. " Other times you see them come back late at night. They went together to sell the straw. Yet something is changing. Before the girls did not study because they were child brides. Now they want to study age for marriage lengthens. The school is improving, something is moving. Some time ago the street, the girls had been kidnapped, there was a beautiful, so beautiful that the mission had made a portrait, she was 12, the day when they heard screaming, it was she who was kidnapped. Now 32 years old and is already a grandfather. Now the government is for the prevention of birth control. They put a stent in the arm for women who gradually releases a substance contraceptive, others are taking the pill or an injection every month. But they are wrong because these methods are very experienced. Some too fat, some slim, who has a headache and who bellyache. And all of this, often in secret of their husbands! Hello, see you soon.
Italy 24/07/2008 - Ethiopia July 17, 2000 This morning we left for
Rophé, after about an hour to travel the high road and let us set off inland, cultivated fields with maize and children playing in the ground with the kids. The investigating judge who masterfully leads us to Rophé must "avoid" the mules were riding their owner-operators or bundles of wood. We spent another hour and a quarter to travel the road to Rophé, including potholes, bumps and ponds with mud. Arriving at the mission and desperate searches us curious looks. There are about 1500 the us assembled and waiting. A long white banner connotes the service of Caritas Austria. Inside, the impact is strong. Squatting on the ground about 700 people waiting to be registered and visited by local employees who are activated side by side with those of Caritas and the local missionaries. They are called by name and surname and recorded by placing a metaphorical signature with the finger dipped in ink. Neatly and quietly, with almost rhythmic pace, they approached the registration desk. It took 3 hours and more work for this patient registration and exhausting. The volunteers, in groups of twenty or distribute the bags of Famix: a special blend of corn, soybeans, sugar, iodized salt, vitamins and minerals in the form of flour. Every person is entitled to half a sack Famix. For children who are in total 3259, he is entitled Famix 4.5 kg and 0.5 liters of oil. The same amount is given to the disabled, the elderly and nursing mothers. An exception is pregnant women who receive 15 kg in all persons falling the project of Caritas 6518. Among the swarm of hardworking volunteers and missionaries tidal wave of people moving, and embodies the event. The sun peeps out from the clouds, but women and naked children do not seem to feel neither hot nor cold. Blacks and moist eyes stare us in our diversity. The elegant beauty of these people forcefully jumps to the eyes in his beard to wear rags and poverty which destroys them. Many women, young or old they are, appear to be direct descendants of the Queen of Sheba; elegants in bare feet and seem to dance in the traditional veil painted purple. At the head of all their hair tucked under a hat made of black mesh-shaped trapezoid and the center has some adorned with a colorful coral brooch. The children are very beautiful and still have the strength to smile. Occasionally, some of them, curiously reaches us and gives us a handful of famix! From the small church near there came the joyous chants and drum rhythms of the boys choir. This time we are being very curious, and then, in church, abducted and remain fascinated by the way they pray and sing with the voice, body and hands. Outside the mall in front of the church surrounded by flowers, there is a meeting Abba tall and thin, warm and friendly her name is John and is fluent in Italian. In fact he was a missionary for some years in Italy. Together we comment the situation of the people of Rophé. Father John IMC says that now everything is different, the landscape has changed because it rained a lot, while the months of January, February and March have been disastrous. Every day the starving children aged between 4 and 5 and what is now green and fresh grass was just a pile of sand and earth. Everyone has helped a lot, sisters, volunteers and doctors without borders, which will remain until October to care for younger children as they choose, depending on the degree of poverty from 0 to 5 years. They worked day and night to help these people. Six hours have passed now since we're here. Crocchietti The crowd dispersed, some will go with his precious burden. The clouds and the wind chase as a kid bored in his tree, attends the show careless of life. Abba Temesgen has not yet arrived. We will come back very late to Shashemane.
Hello, soon to be Mary, and Robert Pina.
SOCIO-ECONOMIC SITUATION IN ETHIOPIA
Father John tells us that the socio-economic situation in this part of Ethiopia is very difficult. Fields that have accompanied us on the journey to the mission of Rophé finally the vegetation is lush and green. "All around there are now plantations of maize, however, is not useful for a long time, since it is preserved and there are no insecticides and worms eat everything. In Ethiopia there is a major crisis because the government asks for the land that fertilizer costs in 1000 birr quintal. It then tries to make them understand how to use manure or cow dung. The government interested in selling fertilizer and mineral resources from the land already natives are not accustomed to this type of food, then suffering from a stomach ache, vomiting, and so on. Improve the situation of the earth. Improving birth control and to reassess the social role of family in the village. The government hospitals in this regard distribute pills to induce abortions and without bias because the pill can cause cancer. Muslims account for 90 percent of the population, more branches polygamy (eg, 5 wives, about 40 children). Important problem to which Ethiopia must take into account is the cultivation and use of the chat (a local drug) that is chewed by men and women. Many people applying to the government for the land and inland, where many go but cerebral malaria is caused by moschitos. The government does not care about anything in fact the prime minister said that 85 percent of the population is doing well. They in fact do not want to hear the story of hunger and we die for it. A journalist had tried to tell the private truth, but he was advised to come back and keep quiet about what they saw. The truth is light and should not be denied. Also to build houses has become an issue that there are termites in wood in infrastructure and increasing the price of cement that can not be used, or to repair the houses and small chapels. In the future, and especially Muslims in Africa will be invaded as well as in Saudi mosques. Catholics are a minority and if you ask a financial contribution to projects and schools are funded, but then if you declare for the construction of a church do not get incentives. China has destroyed us, buy with little and soon you have to repurchase it. With regard to medicine instead the shops are Indian. They get money and when they return home. We remain what we do here? The electronic things attract the attention of young people who have no work and run in Arabia. Of those who go only half way back most of these guys are because women are working as maids in the homes of wealthy Muslims. Girls because of the culture of Muslims are risking their lives. For example, if you look, even if unintentionally man of the house, cause them to become Czech Unfortunately there are Christians who become Muslims and claim to have found freedom, or live a new life. Here in Ethiopia, there is the bondage of poverty and the rich are getting richer and the poor get poorer. Addis Ababa this magnificent building you can see from the bureaucrats of the state. If anyone thinks he can not sleep. We do possible and when we are limited we can only pray and leave it all to the Lord. A man does not do it justice. For us priests is a cross to bear with joy. "
This is proof that we have collected from Abba John.
Report
Italy 25/07/2008 - July 18, 2000 Ethiopia
Nunzia Hello, today I was at Zach sister (Jacquie). He accompanied Nena, which now looks like a local. We went walking among the people and the dust from the trucks blaring. Everyone knows, the street, and greeted warmly. He is learning Amharic. You know that to reach the house of Foucolt goes for the slam-bhe! I do not say-the poorest of the poor among them are garbage and a trickle of dirty water, where someone also washes his precious clothes. Some children cry out to us from under the bridge-you! you! You! Hello! -. we arrive at the house of the sister of Foucolt. Sister zach smiling waiting for us, welcomes us into the kitchen in the back of the courtyard. I ask you how it goes with the poor of the slums. He says that when there are doctors without borders as they are lighter, because in addition to treating damage or blankets, soap and oil. But then they go away! Let alone the general situation of women benefiting from micro-credit project. Sister says it has taken hold of the situation a few months and therefore can not report in detail. He found many problems when entry and "what is lost is lost now." As you already know, the general situation here in Shashemane is not the most optimistic, even if the worst has passed. Women who use the micro-credit are 23 of which 16 have already paid. Those who did not return the debt, and whose husbands work for the father silvio could climb from their monthly salary. I ask Sister zach if at least some women of the "Project" somehow managed to expand its economic base. If the profit margin of the artefacts allowed them to meet the unpredictable needs of their lives. Sister tells me that there are three groups: those who always get better and are in the middle of route, among them were influenced by Shetaye is awake. Shetaye is very responsible, caring and hardworking, involved in the work of the husband and other things, albeit slightly, better. Another group of women but does not improve at all, but there is always a reason. Some, for example, took 4 1000 birr to buy sheep, but all have died of disease. Another had the house, but the government had to pass them to the road and after having taken the money for the plan, he demanded still more, 1600 birr for a new plan. Result? Home gliel'hanno her down! And they now had the money not them again! (Of course the government here does not do much for the poor !!!). is not over here, another woman of the project fell on the ass husband, he had to take to the hospital. All finished! -Maybe someone's life better, but very, very slowly. Four women became ill, went to the hospital, they had to pay for everything, medicine, everything! The work is then the oven is very slow, because the close of the raw materials have skyrocketed. "People do not buy the ovens for now, as he does?" Sister says Zach. Even sell their clothes to eat, but we hope that now begins to improve. Some women also do not have the ability to manage money, not to blame because it does not fit with his head. I find that sister zach is exceptional. It is to be done to the poor women of foucolt for the project and the workshop of the bride. He complains a bit 'of temesgen, maybe he's got too many commitments, he always says yes, yes, yes, yes, yes .. and gets a laugh .. but the things he does not ask. -Trivial example of the house-keeper to the women needed an umbrella and a pool-anything! The sisters have had to give their umbrella. I also said that they had to discontinue prophylaxis for the prevention, was a women (nurse?) Teaching them hygiene and more, but for six months had not been paid. Sister is due to go on from father to lend him the money silvio. I reassured him that this activity will resume prevention, in fact I suggested to set up a small infirmary where we will put a cot, a first aid and more. It has been enthusiastic. We will educate you on many women to improve women's personal views. Another challenge? We'll make a center of excellence, you'll see! Indeed temesgen hardly ever, I see that it is busy elsewhere, perhaps Rophé. We can not count on him not us, for nothing! Silvio father had made me realize that maybe they wanted to take the workshop, but zach sister says that it is true that for a whole remained firm, but given the state of emergency, I challenge you! I told her that the dress can also provide some free if necessary, perhaps to those who need it most or least, minimum contribution. E 'agreement. Monday will see the studio together to do them, you also need a wardrobe to the clothes they buy. The head, awake, is a smart girl, she studied, is the daughter of two lepers and wants to help the other to ransom. The idea of \u200b\u200bZach and sister to give her the responsibility of a small bank account to manage the project for women. It must then speak with you and father Silvio, maybe when you come in October, we'll see. Many women are interested in studying the project, are willing to learn. Monday to bring home a blackboard, so sister can zach do some 'lessons. The air became colder! Kitchen curtains, faded blue, flutter, there's Mariapia sister and sister Nazarene. They all face lit by a smile and a sweetness that comes from their inner strength. I am increasingly fascinated and surprised by the work of missionaries here. There is much to consider, is not it? It 's late! Let's go, I am very satisfied with the meeting zach sister, I think it will work well together. The road back is long and dusty. Hello, Pina.
testimony
SISTER Sister
Nazarene Nazarene is the older sister of foucolt has blue eyes like a piece of the sky, serene and smiling face. E 'in turin, lived as a child in a house beside that of his father, Silvio, calls him-my third brother who I have not. " He tells me the women of this world, how much work to do and the total disinterest of men. Most are Muslims, and then have two or three wives of the poorest. The richest have 4 or 5 wives and a family you will also find 23 people. At age 14 women should marry young girls. The other day, with sister Zach - I said - I was in a tukul, to take medication, what a show! There were two wives, one in the pool from the roof still intact, the other in Part of the roof broke. So in the earth, cold and rain against each other. " Other times you see them come back late at night. They went together to sell the straw. Yet something is changing. Before the girls did not study because they were child brides. Now they want to study age for marriage lengthens. The school is improving, something is moving. Some time ago the street, the girls had been kidnapped, there was a beautiful, so beautiful that the mission had made a portrait, she was 12, the day when they heard screaming, it was she who was kidnapped. Now 32 years old and is already a grandfather. Now the government is for the prevention of birth control. They put a stent in the arm for women who gradually releases a substance contraceptive, others are taking the pill or an injection every month. But they are wrong because these methods are very experienced. Some too fat, some slim, who has a headache and who bellyache. And all of this, often in secret of their husbands! Hello, see you soon.
Words For Death Invitation
Logbook - August 2008
11/09/2008
Hello Nunzio,
how are you? We were very happy to hear from you. We are well and busy as usual. We do a brief account of our activities. Starting this week, Maria, Roberto, Vicky and Marina go every day to Neghelli to paint the exterior walls of the school. Sunday came the Sister Teresa Adanet and ask them to send someone to decorate the exterior of the school. The school is new and very beautiful. The classrooms are bright and airy, the furniture made of wood, it looks like a school of the art. Everything is normal. The work of drawing and painting would have lasted two days, but you can not! It 's so detailed and perfect, under the leadership of Lieutenant / Colonel Maria, also known as the small Nunzia Abba from Silvio, who will not be finished before Saturday. For a few days before going to Neghelli, were also from Sister De Foucault to help. Vicky and Navy have placed the little sister of the pharmacy and sent three or four children, the government hospital. Maddalena it takes a little bit 'of various things. Does the cleaning in the annexe for guests' arrival, the youth of the missionary movement, 6 or 4, I think.
He works the garden, ranging from Sister De Foucauld, takes me a few times by women. We were a bit 'divided the tasks. I usually go to the markets. I'm with Tariku to do the shopping for the children of the house standard. With some of the money the sponsor Aversana "agree with Silvio I bought Abba: 1 q. rice, 1 q. sugar, 20 gallons of oil, tomatoes and tef. Thus, ensuring the milk and bread are covered for about six months. I made a decision, I know you approve, so share! I did repaint the house standard. Then on Monday and down the shops to buy paints, brushes and more. With some older boys have pulled out all the rooms. The stench of urine was unbearable. Out of the beds, lockers broken, and fleas and insects that seemed crazy. Now it seems more like a dump. The rooms look like new. The room is smaller than a chicken coop. I did some drawings on the walls, simple things, very Naif, clouds, sun and birds, some blue wave that reaches to the baths. I also bought new mattresses and new planks for the networks, on the advice of Abba. It appears that these do not fleas. The old ones were soaked in urine. The new mattresses, those of the smallest, will be held a waterproof tarpaulin. I got to the market with Abu blankets, with the money of your sponsor.Ho also bought the sheets, pillows, pillow covers and curtains from blue that I did pack an Arab merchant in Such, I saved! At the suggestion of Vicky will do a poster with regulation of short simple rules that children should learn to respect, otherwise it seems that everything is their due and in danger of falling nell'assistenzialismo. I thought, to assign a person responsible for your room, make him a photo and record its name to the computer so that it could accumulate notes on where the group is under the responsibility you were to follow the rules. Monday we plan to deliver everything. You will still need to fix the broken cabinets. Laveremo and so the children can sleep between fresh sheets and new. I'm sure that if you get used to the good will end sooner or later with his refined sensibilities. Abba Silvio seems happy, especially since they arrived Vicky and Marina. It 's always very ironic, poignant and sometimes even a little' sarcastic. We are so happy to see him. We have already celebrated three times the non-birthday, complete with hats and streamers ...!! As for the women then, I'm dealing with the general reorganization of the home laboratory. I made changes and of course it took new furnishings. I did repaint the two rooms where they store the ovens. Has become a wardrobe-room, the other is a pseudo nurse for the project "Prevention". The ovens have been all out in another store, and I made them do an iron grate for protection. Some wedding dresses I have I washed and ironed, three more in the laundry. I bought new hangers and new envelopes, and I asked wakes begin to rearrange. The clothes are now so many and they need more spazio.Alcuni we have settled on a new stand. The fact is that these women would need to be followed more. Shetaie is full of good will, but again botched in the work of aprons and embroidery. I explained that to be more 'accurate and if you follow the things is good and explains to the others. Intended it should be a bit ' wake up and be more 'proactive, I spoke with Sister Jackie but she more' than once, then every day, can not 'follow the women. It would take someone who acted as a super-visore.Abbiamo sister also spoke with the possibility 'of 5 women in the project to include other micro-credit. But we must see ... 'cause - "women do not decide for themselves, they must decide whether the husband or parents should enter or not in the Micro-credito.E' a mentality of 'you can not change from day to day" - says sister Jackie. For the bride, then we are preparing a photo book, the flyers to throw a little 'clothes (so to speak). Account go to Addis Ababa qualcuno.Il proceeds to sell it to the sister would leave De Foucauld as agreed with Father Silvio. I would like to organize a small "parade", and Invitro laboiratorio them in a little 'people, but I do not know if I succeed'.!!!
hug, and we love you.
Your impulcinati kittens.
Vicky and Marina: We want AMBULANZAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!! Ehehe
Maria M. Zito!
08/13/2008
Hello Boss,
how are you? We good! This morning we left early to Addis Ababa. I took four gowns, the most beautiful. We had an appointment with Mulugeta who accompanied me in some shop for a small market survey. Sure, the prices of clothes can not be compared to ours, but perhaps something we can draw from them. I left him, his clothes, because given the time constraints he would then calmly proposed to some prospective buyer. The other guys, I went in while I shopped around for you. Abu waiting for us as always discreet and patient. Addis is becoming more like a European city. You build some bridge, tall buildings and roads still flooded with beggars and cripples, poor people crippled by leprosy or another. There are many poor and living on the margins, you can find them on sidewalks and in everywhere. Are those that flow from the countryside looking for the best but here are the worst. It grows more and more distance between the rich and the poor. Mulugeta said that buildings are made from the rich that somehow damage also work, but that's not enough to heal the scourge of poverty. I do not like these buildings that mimic the northern cities of the world to distort the morphology of this beautiful land. Addis Ababa is teeming with busy people, even some kid brought a leash seems to be in a hurry. Somebody stop dozing under a tree, many of those who sell goods on the sidewalks. The eye-catching billboards, attract the eye as a tribute to the god "consumption". We stopped at a traffic light, I counted at least a dozen beggars who approached to ask for alms. Women with babies on their backs, and especially invalids. Mulugeta tells me not to give anything, it would be useless. I do not know! But it is very hard to pretend nothing has happened. Maybe put a small charity in good conscience, but then what?!
later I find myself with the rest of the group, in the street of shops. They bought many beautiful things, we continue with the shopping in the pharmacy. As you can see, we do not subtract the allure of consumerism, however, bring a little 'home from Ethiopia! E'd'obbligo. The afternoon was beautiful, the sun finally! It 'full of charm surrounded by the landscape afternoon light, everything seems to shine, will be the reflection of the sky in large puddles, the deep green of the trees and the white veils which surround women. The old and narrow in their gabi assume a solemn and ancient, ancestral almost takes you back to the archetype. The sun is setting behind the mountains, from the moving car are kidnapped by the spectacle, Roberto filming everything. We pass to a swamp that stretches for about a kilometer is completely covered with flowers of a lilac and lilies appear, the leaves close to each other and form a green carpet and the water can hardly be seen. We ask Abu slow down, the excitement takes us by the throat. Cows, goats and children returning from pasture. On the other side of the lake in shallow water, some white flamingo fishing with the long beak. As the sun slowly and was swallowed by a cloud. Suddenly and evening, a flock of birds blacks goes south. It's raining again, Abu skillfully dodges cows and horses, which suddenly, in the dark, the car's headlights illuminated. E'incredibile do not move from the street. Some vultures are having a party around the carcass of a horse abandoned in a ditch. Excellent dinner tonight for them. Our day ends the tune "O sole mio." We doth all the Neapolitan and international repertoire. We all have been played, but very happy. It 's late! I hear the howl of a hyena in the distance. Tomorrow we go to Wondoghenet with children. Hello
impulciati your kittens.
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Maria M. Zito!
08/17/2008 17/08/2008
Hello Nunzio,
attached to the latest report "web log" Pina.
I enclose an inventory of the first things we send in suitcases. In the retail price in birr and quantity of items purchased. I found clothing with shells like those videos of Massimo, I've only got 5. Will you let me know if I should take and how many others? I also wanted to ask you to check out the clothes I've found, are not beautiful but they are the only ones who recall the old embroidery or the local tradition. For the rest all by China. We also managed to buy the baskets, we take other, how many? What do you think? Vicky
stresses let us know the amount of things to buy because it has become very good at bargain prices.
We are working on the pictures that are missing in 2008 but some kids are out for the holidays and we can not in finding them. Occasionally someone comes along. Let us not lose hope. For
report cards: Tariku for the moment we have only provided about 240 school reports, and right now we are all translated and spills the passport photos we have developed for each report card. Limat, Abba Silvio Roberto have developed the model and report on Access, Limat Tariku and have already copied the data of all children. Their job is to transcribe academic achievement, each year, and then send the whole. We in Italy should not do is print and mail. It seems a good way, I trust in Limat which is really good, is not lost in conversation. NB: The report cards are in alphabetical order of the children. Father Silvio says that the report cards that will not be able to have enough make a photocopy of any, translate the name with what we need, the class and data. Then tap the photo, the only original thing. I got a good laugh, it went straight in our mind ... I told him that seems to be the only way, but he is not loyal to those who trust in us. So this week we will do a round directly into schools to try to get more marks. Do not despair. He agrees. Nena can give you as soon as it arrives. We have retained some duplication that we need to print photos, 3 of which Vicky will deliver by hand, from H / Mikel Asheraf - Tamal Niguse - Fikadu Ayele (then remember that these are three of us)!
In these days we will clean up the mission, a 'whitened fast, draw a picture of the cartoon that depicts some of the animals of Madagascar, including the zebra who loves Abba Silvio for his Juventus. We were also asked to do some design schools to Tikur Wuha and our asylum. Faja
To fail to do anything, Abba Jaques take care of this village. Father Silvio says it is not the case, to beautify the school because the context in which it is very inconvenient and give importance to the little drawing is not the case. The Church of St. Luke in name only for the rest is described in the report. Abba said in the village are mostly Muslims and therefore now gradually are moving forming catechists for evangelization. So we must wait times and wait with patience and trust. We will adjust the contribution to the roofs of both the school and church because it rains inside. Given our insistence Faja, Abba Jaques will take us to another church nearby, which has passed the phase that is now living the village of Faja, and we can do more. A Faja than hunger, lack the comfort of having a hope in Christ, get up and miss the idea of \u200b\u200b"again". Christ is missing. Even under the consecrated species. So all that is .. hunger and mud.
With the children of Casa Norma, we have often talked of Christmas, We designed and wrote a letter to sponsors. Last Thursday we held a small dinner to say goodbye to Nena and Pina and we took the opportunity to shoot a little 'scenes for our video Christmas. We decorated the room, singing traditional Christmas songs and it's all Ethiopians to see and mount. What is important is that the house do not have all family now and then have written the letter and neither appear in the video. Marina, Robert and Vicky has also taken them to Wondo Ghenet, had a great time and even the weather was favorable, sunny enough.
Center For Women: Pina you will see a few of you asked for towels and tea towels. I like them. If the Your opinion will be the same for him to let me know how much to produce. I could not send the embroidered handkerchief for the sugared almonds but certainly Pina will explain how. She has taste in these things than me. We have created a hypertext archive photos of the center for women, for them a list. Vicky would then propose to the center of some women leaders to realize, in particular a bag that seems to please a lot in Italy. There also in a suitcase is a lot with the colors Ethiopians. We will continue to assist and direct the work, perhaps not as Pina but we will try to engage a bit 'more.
We are mobilizing to prepare a package with a notebook, a pen, a bar of soap and we look your advice to know what to put in more concrete. I pulled out from our list of child's age and the amount of packages to prepare and then by age. For both males and females for the same proceedings. I hope everything will be ready. As usual we
photos and videos in stock. Once in Italy with Roberto prepare the video for Christmas.
Increase in large quantities by children with the new cards to take home some new family, some returning, some new asylum 04 in Max already had the photos. Tariku often shows me the "LEFT" or the children who go out from time to time by the adoption project. Update our list and then hypertext archive photos.
We can not put the reports on the blog, we have difficulty opening our site and is very slow.
continue in the morning to go to the sister: Maria and Roberto for the distribution of food, games and cuddles. Marina and continue to visit Vicky and Cristina with Sister preparing natural medicines for treating children. Fortunately, they also purchased a large parcel of medicines, vitamins and anything else needed for daily sister. We were
Arbaminch this weekend .. and we are ready, completely ready to go.
Marina and Vicky in the course of this week thinking about going to Ropi for a few days, on the advice of Abba Silvio, to do A detailed report on the situation. In most always intended to spend a few days to lend a hand to stem the clinic.
seems to be no more, I'll write soon! Many greetings from ABBA
Silvio Fasil and the little that today the departure of Pina Nena and he would have, gladly, in my suitcase to get them to you.
You do not stress!
hold you tight !!!!!!!
Vicky, Marina, Maria and Roberto!
Journey's end.
I am reminded of "Ithaca" by Cavafy, where they say "when you set out to Ithaca, pray that your path is long and full of adventures." Our course is often unpredictable and the rudder is heavy, but always with my shipmates have "tried" in the complexity of the task that was assigned.
My companions. All
young, mamy call me. What can I say! They are all smart, each with their own talent, sensitivity and acceptance that are able to make available to the other. Maria, a small force of nature, could not always pick the best right arm. Stubborn and determined as it is. Robert wise thinker, man of few words, except when it's the dog with the cat Maria.La its typical expression is "We Guaglio" we all we copy. How I would do without them? ... and then no storms! ...
And Marina, Marina that the sweet delights children with his eyes and his smile. Vicky! The Viking, always with a smile, which seems to have him on his face. Even when she is angry she smiles. The work should see the two future doctors with the "big dream" in mind. But do not think however that your kittens are all honey, underneath it all we give some graffiatine. But I consider myself lucky to have had these traveling companions, although there have been differences between us ... live the differences!
Always good to be among the young even though it is difficult to compare, we are domesticated each other and have established a bond.
day long today and full of emotions.
11.00 am "Parade" in wedding dresses in the garden of the Women's Center. An Ethiopian long carpet rolls out on the stairs between the flowers and completely covered. And in the house, long and soft white stripes drew an arabesque suspended from above. At the center of the room flowers and herbs for the coffee ceremony, a penetrating smell of incense wafted in the notes of a song ethnicity. The women all dressed up in their costumes were beautiful and elegant, with an innate elegance and royal. It breathed an 'atmosphere of refined hospitality, which can give only those who, despite poverty, do not forget their roots. Young women and older people have worn the most beautiful wedding gowns, bridesmaids and girls so that opened the parade waving bouquets of flowers in greeting. The procession wound its way between the two rows of women and onlookers who had settled in the small garden. Workers of the whole street was crowded for a moment the door plate that opens onto the courtyard. Children, beggars, and occasional passers-by. A cow ran annoyed by the noise from somewhere. Everyone seemed to live an all white party in the dust and some puddle of mud left by the rain last night. "At 11.30 I will come to you, but only for a few minutes" I said .- Abba Silvio After mass this morning. He was made to wait a while ', but I was sure would come. Upon his arrival, the stroke of the tongue in greeting. He locked himself in his white raincoat and always bashful said something in Amharic, and soon the women applauded fun. Speech short, as you know. Sister also were present. Then, between us at home ceremonious exchange of gifts, hugging and touching words. For some hours we had a dream. These women have within them a force and an incredible desire to redeem himself. Today's feast, with an understatement that I'm also "show". Was meant that, to plant a seed. In the afternoon, I spent by the children of the house that Norma did yesterday and then we washed the overalls and wearing new shoes that I bought. Seemed Follettina many reds. I finished repainting the exterior of the house. He asked me Abba. So now peeling from the walls before escaping mountains, the same old orange sun, sea and birds at sunset. Tonight, surprise! After delivery and the report made to Abba I knew that would take us all to dinner at Awasa. And this time they celebrated my birthday. You should know that since we are here, every day we invent someone's birthday. Abba to have been celebrated 4. Speech by Vicky, a bit 'of emotion and a lot of tight, tight hug. How lucky to be here and have lived this journey.
soon.
Pina
Hello Nunzio,
how are you? We were very happy to hear from you. We are well and busy as usual. We do a brief account of our activities. Starting this week, Maria, Roberto, Vicky and Marina go every day to Neghelli to paint the exterior walls of the school. Sunday came the Sister Teresa Adanet and ask them to send someone to decorate the exterior of the school. The school is new and very beautiful. The classrooms are bright and airy, the furniture made of wood, it looks like a school of the art. Everything is normal. The work of drawing and painting would have lasted two days, but you can not! It 's so detailed and perfect, under the leadership of Lieutenant / Colonel Maria, also known as the small Nunzia Abba from Silvio, who will not be finished before Saturday. For a few days before going to Neghelli, were also from Sister De Foucault to help. Vicky and Navy have placed the little sister of the pharmacy and sent three or four children, the government hospital. Maddalena it takes a little bit 'of various things. Does the cleaning in the annexe for guests' arrival, the youth of the missionary movement, 6 or 4, I think.
He works the garden, ranging from Sister De Foucauld, takes me a few times by women. We were a bit 'divided the tasks. I usually go to the markets. I'm with Tariku to do the shopping for the children of the house standard. With some of the money the sponsor Aversana "agree with Silvio I bought Abba: 1 q. rice, 1 q. sugar, 20 gallons of oil, tomatoes and tef. Thus, ensuring the milk and bread are covered for about six months. I made a decision, I know you approve, so share! I did repaint the house standard. Then on Monday and down the shops to buy paints, brushes and more. With some older boys have pulled out all the rooms. The stench of urine was unbearable. Out of the beds, lockers broken, and fleas and insects that seemed crazy. Now it seems more like a dump. The rooms look like new. The room is smaller than a chicken coop. I did some drawings on the walls, simple things, very Naif, clouds, sun and birds, some blue wave that reaches to the baths. I also bought new mattresses and new planks for the networks, on the advice of Abba. It appears that these do not fleas. The old ones were soaked in urine. The new mattresses, those of the smallest, will be held a waterproof tarpaulin. I got to the market with Abu blankets, with the money of your sponsor.Ho also bought the sheets, pillows, pillow covers and curtains from blue that I did pack an Arab merchant in Such, I saved! At the suggestion of Vicky will do a poster with regulation of short simple rules that children should learn to respect, otherwise it seems that everything is their due and in danger of falling nell'assistenzialismo. I thought, to assign a person responsible for your room, make him a photo and record its name to the computer so that it could accumulate notes on where the group is under the responsibility you were to follow the rules. Monday we plan to deliver everything. You will still need to fix the broken cabinets. Laveremo and so the children can sleep between fresh sheets and new. I'm sure that if you get used to the good will end sooner or later with his refined sensibilities. Abba Silvio seems happy, especially since they arrived Vicky and Marina. It 's always very ironic, poignant and sometimes even a little' sarcastic. We are so happy to see him. We have already celebrated three times the non-birthday, complete with hats and streamers ...!! As for the women then, I'm dealing with the general reorganization of the home laboratory. I made changes and of course it took new furnishings. I did repaint the two rooms where they store the ovens. Has become a wardrobe-room, the other is a pseudo nurse for the project "Prevention". The ovens have been all out in another store, and I made them do an iron grate for protection. Some wedding dresses I have I washed and ironed, three more in the laundry. I bought new hangers and new envelopes, and I asked wakes begin to rearrange. The clothes are now so many and they need more spazio.Alcuni we have settled on a new stand. The fact is that these women would need to be followed more. Shetaie is full of good will, but again botched in the work of aprons and embroidery. I explained that to be more 'accurate and if you follow the things is good and explains to the others. Intended it should be a bit ' wake up and be more 'proactive, I spoke with Sister Jackie but she more' than once, then every day, can not 'follow the women. It would take someone who acted as a super-visore.Abbiamo sister also spoke with the possibility 'of 5 women in the project to include other micro-credit. But we must see ... 'cause - "women do not decide for themselves, they must decide whether the husband or parents should enter or not in the Micro-credito.E' a mentality of 'you can not change from day to day" - says sister Jackie. For the bride, then we are preparing a photo book, the flyers to throw a little 'clothes (so to speak). Account go to Addis Ababa qualcuno.Il proceeds to sell it to the sister would leave De Foucauld as agreed with Father Silvio. I would like to organize a small "parade", and Invitro laboiratorio them in a little 'people, but I do not know if I succeed'.!!!
hug, and we love you.
Your impulcinati kittens.
Vicky and Marina: We want AMBULANZAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!! Ehehe
Maria M. Zito!
08/13/2008
Hello Boss,
how are you? We good! This morning we left early to Addis Ababa. I took four gowns, the most beautiful. We had an appointment with Mulugeta who accompanied me in some shop for a small market survey. Sure, the prices of clothes can not be compared to ours, but perhaps something we can draw from them. I left him, his clothes, because given the time constraints he would then calmly proposed to some prospective buyer. The other guys, I went in while I shopped around for you. Abu waiting for us as always discreet and patient. Addis is becoming more like a European city. You build some bridge, tall buildings and roads still flooded with beggars and cripples, poor people crippled by leprosy or another. There are many poor and living on the margins, you can find them on sidewalks and in everywhere. Are those that flow from the countryside looking for the best but here are the worst. It grows more and more distance between the rich and the poor. Mulugeta said that buildings are made from the rich that somehow damage also work, but that's not enough to heal the scourge of poverty. I do not like these buildings that mimic the northern cities of the world to distort the morphology of this beautiful land. Addis Ababa is teeming with busy people, even some kid brought a leash seems to be in a hurry. Somebody stop dozing under a tree, many of those who sell goods on the sidewalks. The eye-catching billboards, attract the eye as a tribute to the god "consumption". We stopped at a traffic light, I counted at least a dozen beggars who approached to ask for alms. Women with babies on their backs, and especially invalids. Mulugeta tells me not to give anything, it would be useless. I do not know! But it is very hard to pretend nothing has happened. Maybe put a small charity in good conscience, but then what?!
later I find myself with the rest of the group, in the street of shops. They bought many beautiful things, we continue with the shopping in the pharmacy. As you can see, we do not subtract the allure of consumerism, however, bring a little 'home from Ethiopia! E'd'obbligo. The afternoon was beautiful, the sun finally! It 'full of charm surrounded by the landscape afternoon light, everything seems to shine, will be the reflection of the sky in large puddles, the deep green of the trees and the white veils which surround women. The old and narrow in their gabi assume a solemn and ancient, ancestral almost takes you back to the archetype. The sun is setting behind the mountains, from the moving car are kidnapped by the spectacle, Roberto filming everything. We pass to a swamp that stretches for about a kilometer is completely covered with flowers of a lilac and lilies appear, the leaves close to each other and form a green carpet and the water can hardly be seen. We ask Abu slow down, the excitement takes us by the throat. Cows, goats and children returning from pasture. On the other side of the lake in shallow water, some white flamingo fishing with the long beak. As the sun slowly and was swallowed by a cloud. Suddenly and evening, a flock of birds blacks goes south. It's raining again, Abu skillfully dodges cows and horses, which suddenly, in the dark, the car's headlights illuminated. E'incredibile do not move from the street. Some vultures are having a party around the carcass of a horse abandoned in a ditch. Excellent dinner tonight for them. Our day ends the tune "O sole mio." We doth all the Neapolitan and international repertoire. We all have been played, but very happy. It 's late! I hear the howl of a hyena in the distance. Tomorrow we go to Wondoghenet with children. Hello
impulciati your kittens.
NB: We will put all the reports on the blog without any modification. We can not send at all because 'we can not access your email account without a password.
Let us know if this is the last report of voltontari we sent you must put them on the blog. Hello ... Thanks
Maria M. Zito!
08/17/2008 17/08/2008
Hello Nunzio,
attached to the latest report "web log" Pina.
I enclose an inventory of the first things we send in suitcases. In the retail price in birr and quantity of items purchased. I found clothing with shells like those videos of Massimo, I've only got 5. Will you let me know if I should take and how many others? I also wanted to ask you to check out the clothes I've found, are not beautiful but they are the only ones who recall the old embroidery or the local tradition. For the rest all by China. We also managed to buy the baskets, we take other, how many? What do you think? Vicky
stresses let us know the amount of things to buy because it has become very good at bargain prices.
We are working on the pictures that are missing in 2008 but some kids are out for the holidays and we can not in finding them. Occasionally someone comes along. Let us not lose hope. For
report cards: Tariku for the moment we have only provided about 240 school reports, and right now we are all translated and spills the passport photos we have developed for each report card. Limat, Abba Silvio Roberto have developed the model and report on Access, Limat Tariku and have already copied the data of all children. Their job is to transcribe academic achievement, each year, and then send the whole. We in Italy should not do is print and mail. It seems a good way, I trust in Limat which is really good, is not lost in conversation. NB: The report cards are in alphabetical order of the children. Father Silvio says that the report cards that will not be able to have enough make a photocopy of any, translate the name with what we need, the class and data. Then tap the photo, the only original thing. I got a good laugh, it went straight in our mind ... I told him that seems to be the only way, but he is not loyal to those who trust in us. So this week we will do a round directly into schools to try to get more marks. Do not despair. He agrees. Nena can give you as soon as it arrives. We have retained some duplication that we need to print photos, 3 of which Vicky will deliver by hand, from H / Mikel Asheraf - Tamal Niguse - Fikadu Ayele (then remember that these are three of us)!
In these days we will clean up the mission, a 'whitened fast, draw a picture of the cartoon that depicts some of the animals of Madagascar, including the zebra who loves Abba Silvio for his Juventus. We were also asked to do some design schools to Tikur Wuha and our asylum. Faja
To fail to do anything, Abba Jaques take care of this village. Father Silvio says it is not the case, to beautify the school because the context in which it is very inconvenient and give importance to the little drawing is not the case. The Church of St. Luke in name only for the rest is described in the report. Abba said in the village are mostly Muslims and therefore now gradually are moving forming catechists for evangelization. So we must wait times and wait with patience and trust. We will adjust the contribution to the roofs of both the school and church because it rains inside. Given our insistence Faja, Abba Jaques will take us to another church nearby, which has passed the phase that is now living the village of Faja, and we can do more. A Faja than hunger, lack the comfort of having a hope in Christ, get up and miss the idea of \u200b\u200b"again". Christ is missing. Even under the consecrated species. So all that is .. hunger and mud.
With the children of Casa Norma, we have often talked of Christmas, We designed and wrote a letter to sponsors. Last Thursday we held a small dinner to say goodbye to Nena and Pina and we took the opportunity to shoot a little 'scenes for our video Christmas. We decorated the room, singing traditional Christmas songs and it's all Ethiopians to see and mount. What is important is that the house do not have all family now and then have written the letter and neither appear in the video. Marina, Robert and Vicky has also taken them to Wondo Ghenet, had a great time and even the weather was favorable, sunny enough.
Center For Women: Pina you will see a few of you asked for towels and tea towels. I like them. If the Your opinion will be the same for him to let me know how much to produce. I could not send the embroidered handkerchief for the sugared almonds but certainly Pina will explain how. She has taste in these things than me. We have created a hypertext archive photos of the center for women, for them a list. Vicky would then propose to the center of some women leaders to realize, in particular a bag that seems to please a lot in Italy. There also in a suitcase is a lot with the colors Ethiopians. We will continue to assist and direct the work, perhaps not as Pina but we will try to engage a bit 'more.
We are mobilizing to prepare a package with a notebook, a pen, a bar of soap and we look your advice to know what to put in more concrete. I pulled out from our list of child's age and the amount of packages to prepare and then by age. For both males and females for the same proceedings. I hope everything will be ready. As usual we
photos and videos in stock. Once in Italy with Roberto prepare the video for Christmas.
Increase in large quantities by children with the new cards to take home some new family, some returning, some new asylum 04 in Max already had the photos. Tariku often shows me the "LEFT" or the children who go out from time to time by the adoption project. Update our list and then hypertext archive photos.
We can not put the reports on the blog, we have difficulty opening our site and is very slow.
continue in the morning to go to the sister: Maria and Roberto for the distribution of food, games and cuddles. Marina and continue to visit Vicky and Cristina with Sister preparing natural medicines for treating children. Fortunately, they also purchased a large parcel of medicines, vitamins and anything else needed for daily sister. We were
Arbaminch this weekend .. and we are ready, completely ready to go.
Marina and Vicky in the course of this week thinking about going to Ropi for a few days, on the advice of Abba Silvio, to do A detailed report on the situation. In most always intended to spend a few days to lend a hand to stem the clinic.
seems to be no more, I'll write soon! Many greetings from ABBA
Silvio Fasil and the little that today the departure of Pina Nena and he would have, gladly, in my suitcase to get them to you.
You do not stress!
hold you tight !!!!!!!
Vicky, Marina, Maria and Roberto!
Journey's end.
I am reminded of "Ithaca" by Cavafy, where they say "when you set out to Ithaca, pray that your path is long and full of adventures." Our course is often unpredictable and the rudder is heavy, but always with my shipmates have "tried" in the complexity of the task that was assigned.
My companions. All
young, mamy call me. What can I say! They are all smart, each with their own talent, sensitivity and acceptance that are able to make available to the other. Maria, a small force of nature, could not always pick the best right arm. Stubborn and determined as it is. Robert wise thinker, man of few words, except when it's the dog with the cat Maria.La its typical expression is "We Guaglio" we all we copy. How I would do without them? ... and then no storms! ...
And Marina, Marina that the sweet delights children with his eyes and his smile. Vicky! The Viking, always with a smile, which seems to have him on his face. Even when she is angry she smiles. The work should see the two future doctors with the "big dream" in mind. But do not think however that your kittens are all honey, underneath it all we give some graffiatine. But I consider myself lucky to have had these traveling companions, although there have been differences between us ... live the differences!
Always good to be among the young even though it is difficult to compare, we are domesticated each other and have established a bond.
day long today and full of emotions.
11.00 am "Parade" in wedding dresses in the garden of the Women's Center. An Ethiopian long carpet rolls out on the stairs between the flowers and completely covered. And in the house, long and soft white stripes drew an arabesque suspended from above. At the center of the room flowers and herbs for the coffee ceremony, a penetrating smell of incense wafted in the notes of a song ethnicity. The women all dressed up in their costumes were beautiful and elegant, with an innate elegance and royal. It breathed an 'atmosphere of refined hospitality, which can give only those who, despite poverty, do not forget their roots. Young women and older people have worn the most beautiful wedding gowns, bridesmaids and girls so that opened the parade waving bouquets of flowers in greeting. The procession wound its way between the two rows of women and onlookers who had settled in the small garden. Workers of the whole street was crowded for a moment the door plate that opens onto the courtyard. Children, beggars, and occasional passers-by. A cow ran annoyed by the noise from somewhere. Everyone seemed to live an all white party in the dust and some puddle of mud left by the rain last night. "At 11.30 I will come to you, but only for a few minutes" I said .- Abba Silvio After mass this morning. He was made to wait a while ', but I was sure would come. Upon his arrival, the stroke of the tongue in greeting. He locked himself in his white raincoat and always bashful said something in Amharic, and soon the women applauded fun. Speech short, as you know. Sister also were present. Then, between us at home ceremonious exchange of gifts, hugging and touching words. For some hours we had a dream. These women have within them a force and an incredible desire to redeem himself. Today's feast, with an understatement that I'm also "show". Was meant that, to plant a seed. In the afternoon, I spent by the children of the house that Norma did yesterday and then we washed the overalls and wearing new shoes that I bought. Seemed Follettina many reds. I finished repainting the exterior of the house. He asked me Abba. So now peeling from the walls before escaping mountains, the same old orange sun, sea and birds at sunset. Tonight, surprise! After delivery and the report made to Abba I knew that would take us all to dinner at Awasa. And this time they celebrated my birthday. You should know that since we are here, every day we invent someone's birthday. Abba to have been celebrated 4. Speech by Vicky, a bit 'of emotion and a lot of tight, tight hug. How lucky to be here and have lived this journey.
soon.
Pina
Tuesday, June 17, 2008
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UN says Ethiopia, drought doubles number in need of aid
© Thomson Reuters 2008 All rights assigned to Reuters. 
Friday, June 13, 2008 16:59
GENEVA (Reuters) - Drought in Ethiopia has caused food shortages and mortality of livestock and has doubled the number of people needing urgent humanitarian aid, which now comes to nearly 5 million. The United Nations said today.
"The seasonal rains have been scarce and have not reached many parts of Ethiopia with dramatic effects on harvests in the areas of agricultural production," said Elisabeth Byrs, spokeswoman for the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs United Nations.
The UN is trying to raise $ 325 million to bring in the southern regions of Ethiopia bordering Somalia and Kenya - the hardest hit by the crisis - about 400 thousand tons of food aid, medicine and other assistance.
About 4.6 million people now need help, against the estimated number of 2.2 million before the drought - Byrs said - while there are about 75 thousand children who already suffer from severe malnutrition and diseases caused by lack of water .
As reported to the UN, the drought has worsened the situation of the poorest sections of the population in the African country, already in the grip of the global price of cereals and other foods.
GENEVA (Reuters) - Drought in Ethiopia has caused food shortages and mortality of livestock and has doubled the number of people needing urgent humanitarian aid, which now comes to nearly 5 million. The United Nations said today.
"The seasonal rains have been scarce and have not reached many parts of Ethiopia with dramatic effects on harvests in the areas of agricultural production," said Elisabeth Byrs, spokeswoman for the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs United Nations.
The UN is trying to raise $ 325 million to bring in the southern regions of Ethiopia bordering Somalia and Kenya - the hardest hit by the crisis - about 400 thousand tons of food aid, medicine and other assistance.
About 4.6 million people now need help, against the estimated number of 2.2 million before the drought - Byrs said - while there are about 75 thousand children who already suffer from severe malnutrition and diseases caused by lack of water .
As reported to the UN, the drought has worsened the situation of the poorest sections of the population in the African country, already in the grip of the global price of cereals and other foods.
© Thomson Reuters 2008 All rights assigned to Reuters.
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LETTER FROM Shashemane - 11/06/2008
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From: madeleine cardia nenna74@live.com
To: "veronicamm@t-online.de" veronicamm@t-online.de 
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From: madeleine cardia nenna74@live.com
To: "veronicamm@t-online.de" veronicamm@t-online.de
I'm back .... hello! Here everything continues to go well, despite the famine that is known in all corners of Shashemane little face in the baby's bones and skin in the looks of their desperate mothers. I have a lot of things to tell you, but I really do not know where to start if not by the beauty of these people that makes us forget for a moment the personal and collective tragedies. My typical day is: Monday to Friday morning, I go by the Sisters de Foucauld who are on the outskirts of a slum or "slums" where we feed the poorest of the poor. Among others, some are also 2 hours walk and what we give them is the only meal of the day, the children are all barefoot and dirty, their face is smeared with tears, snot and flies which are the most hideous mask, However, they do not even drive away. I squeeze the heart every time. Last week a child died before me. But life goes on you can not stop to think, there's so much life that you can save the child and the parents seemed almost relieved because she has ceased to suffer. The community of the mission is open to all, Catholic and Muslim, Orthodox and non-believers. At noon back in the house for guests of the mission, also to take stock of the situation with Father Silvio (an actual saint) and at about 15:00 I go to the Women's Promotion Centre where I am teaching English and home economics, and where ... I'm learning to embroider even hear of them. All this three afternoons a week while others spend three afternoons with the children of the family home, play, chat, do after school ... Even yesterday we were able to get all 55 to take a bath with hot springs, a true paradise. But I was ashamed because I was dressed very much! I'm sleeping like a log ... but many insects have not yet seen cockroaches thankfully! I embrace you strong ... give my all.
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