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========================================================================================Saturday 1:30 a.m.Just a quick note as we wrap up the week here at the VOH. It has been one long and hard day.We did finally get the last patients through the medical clinic this afternoon with the help of everyone doing their part and a little organization. It goes without saying that everyone did their part,

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Friday, March 20, 200912:52 PMDear Kym,Ryan,and Kaleigh,I miss you and am looking forward to seeing you on Sunday. I am doing well the clinics are going well too. We saw about one hundred fifty people in the eye clinic yesterday. It has taken three people to replace Ryan, Alex, Austin, and Pepsi. Many people have asked about Ryan.See you on Sunday,Love,Dorian======================================

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March 19, 2009 4:10I have been working in the eye clinic. Its been amazing. I have figured out a lot of stuff about eyes. Its actually pretty fun when you get the hang of it. I got dehydrated today and i almost fainted. They made me drink like a thousand gallons of water. But im ok now. Sometime today im going to go pick out fabric for my African shirt : ) : ) with lots of bright colors!!Were

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I wish to share that the comments are flowing in to us now that I got over the operator error.Anyway, the comments are being read with great fanfare and joy.We are all writing and reading on one computer. It is stationed in front of "the blogging seat." As you see, there are a few that like to write. That is good.Today is going well. Routine has settled in, and we continue to roll on.Paul and

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Wednesday Blog:Wednesday, March 18, 20091:07 PMHey, people of Farrugut Church of Christ. I am Alex! Well, I had a good night sleep last night. I woke up at 10:00, which is good because I woke up at 7:00 yesterday. But, I feel good, except I have a heat rash. It feels awful! Today, I was in the clinic weighing people. I was also doing eye tests, but I had to stop so Austin could do it. I have seen

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Tuesday, March 17, 2009,4:16 PMWe started working today. Austin and I were gophers and we just worked when someone needed something, like lunch or a bag or some water. But, at least we had jobs. Mom, Beth, and Paul are walking to Fettah right now. It is kinda far away, it's something like 2-3 miles away. Not to bad, but still hot and tiring. I'm not going because we're going to the beach later

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Monday, March 16, 20099:42 PMI just got back from the computer lab. It doesn't have fast Internet, but at least it works. It was kinda frustrating because MY Internet wouldn't work, but MICHELLE'S Internet AND MR. EAST'S Internet worked PERFECTLY!! But I am okay.okay...byeAlex=====================================================================Monday, March 16, 20099:48 PMWe are getting ready to

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praise be to God, Lord of all. Maker of heaven and earth. Thank you for the blessing of being covered with your prayer. i had been praying about that all day yesterday. i was under spiritual attack yesterday, please pray for people individually for strength and energy. pray against whatever the devil has planned against us. i am lifting each one of you up in my prayers. stay strong and endure,

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Sunday, March 15, 20097:18 PMIt has been a great day. A day with no grumbling, despite things I would normally grumble about like missing my afternoon nap. J Instead of sleeping I participated in the clinic organization - putting things in piles makes me happy. I also walked around campus with some adorable children. We then walked to Fettah and the beach. We walked on streets I had not walked on

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Sunday, March 15, 2009so here is my version of the adventure thus far to germany... our plane to philly was delayed and delayed out of knoxville. it was suppose to leave at 3:45. we left at 5:00. we quite literally power walked like a bunch of grannies in wal-mart to get to out next gate which connected us to germany... rewind. in knoxville i had a window seat and happen to notice some

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It's 4AM your time, and we are in Frankfurt, will leave shortly for the last leg of the journey to Ghana. Our flight out of Knoxville was delayed, but with a dash to the next gate was successful.Our group now numbers 22, with two joining us in Philly. We're expecting one more joining us here in Frankfurt.James============================We were thankful we only had an hour delay after having

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This is the first post regarding the fifth trip to the Village of Hope conducted by the Farragut church. There are twenty-four souls setting out to conduct a medical clinic, work with educators, and share God’s word and love in West Africa. This trip has proven to be a life time experience for the travelers in the work that they do and the spiritual growth they experience. It is an example of

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I have enjoyed studying with you all over the past several months, but unfortunately will no longer be able to teach on Wednesday nights. I have commitments with the new children's ministry strategy that will not allow me to do two things at once. I have tried the overbooking before and I always end up stressed out. We are in search of a new facilitator and I have no fear that one will be

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I hope everyone had a fabulous holiday season and a time for refreshing with family and friends. We have finished our study on authentic relationships, ending with real greatness. I want to remind us to define greatness not my the worlds standards of fame and power and wealth and success but rather by some one's ability to make the world around them great. That person may never make the cover

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This week we discussed how we can show real confidence in others, not just a casual pat on the back that may have no basis in fact. Have you ever received a compliment that you knew was not true or that felt like someone was just puffing you up? Of course you have. Somewhere along the way we decided that positive statements were required in conversation. In efforts to be pleasant we have

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This week we will be discussing confidence in looking at the letter to Timothy. I love the two letters we have from Paul to Timothy. I love the personal look at their relationship. It reminds me a great deal about the lesson on mentoring. Paul is intentional in his words of support and encouragement to Timothy. He succeeds where many of us fail. Why is that? I want us to think about these

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Forgive the lateness of this post. I remembered last Friday but then it escaped me again. Can anyone identify with that? :) I truly enjoyed our class on support last week. We discussed many things but came to some fairly simple conclusions. You can better provide real support when you know what is actually needed. To know what is needed you need to walk alongside someone, real support can

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This week we will be discussing the support we seek from others and the success and failure of that experience. We will first look at the book of Job in the Old Testament,a man who lost more than most of us can imagine. How did his friends respond? What did they do well? (There are somethings they did well - :) ) Comforting others in times of need is challenging. What to say, what not to

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Thank you to all the girls who made it to class last night. I enjoyed this topic, even if it is difficult since it speaks to the desire in each of us to be better than those around us. When we are young we can perceive the world as revolving around us - talk to any three year old and they will prove it. :) However God calls us to move beyond being spiritual three year olds and begin to see

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I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday with family and friends. It is my favorite holiday, since it the only time I see some members of my family. I pray that we are all returning with more energy and desire for community. This week we will be studying equality. Another difficult topic. We live in a world that likes to rank things. There are top ten everything. What are your

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I hope you all enjoyed the class on mentoring. We have so many great biblical models to follow, Elijah/Elisha, Moses/Joshua, Paul/Timothy, and Jesus/the 12. While I know many relationships happen "accidentally" where someone flows into our life at the right time, I want to also encourage intentional relationships. You may be in a place where you feel the need for a mentor. You may be thinking

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I am very excited about this week's topic - real mentors. We all remember writing the sad little essays on our heroes while in school. I always found that a challenging assignment. The societal heroes in the media - sports, movies, tv, etc - do nothing for me. Why acting skills equate with political and social expertise escapes me. We do not hear many stories on real heroes, except Mother

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Thanks to the girls who came last night to participate in the discussion on change. It seemed like everyone was well engaged and I hope you all are enjoying this experience as much as I am. I am so pleased that you have put thought into the lessons before we come together, even if I stray off topic and away from the questions you so thoughtfully completed. The highlights from last night...We,

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As we begin to prepare for a study on change I am struck again by the principles that we often apply to individuals and their equally powerful application to a body of individuals.Tomorrow we will look at the change that occurs when we follow Christ. (First of all - was there any change? - Were you perfect before? Have you allowed the transforming power of the Spirit to work on you?) After

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Thanks to you all for your participation last night. We had a great discussion on conflict (along with a few tangential topics as well) I want to bring up again a few pointsThe verses in Matthew 18:15-17 that talk about going to your bother refer to addressing sin that leads from Christ. It is not necessarily referring to having it out with anyone who disagrees or irritates you. However we

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