In Every Generation
I returned home less than 40 hours ago. Images of Congo are still fresh in my mind: the children slaving…
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I Don’t Know if My Eyes are Open or Closed
Archive, Blog, JWW On-the-Ground
It is ironic that one week ago I was standing at a gold mine in the very dangerous, remote Orientale…
Found In Translation
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In the capacity of translator, I happened to be invited by the Jewish World Watch team on mission trip to…
Our “Collective”
Archive, Blog, JWW On-the-Ground, News & Features
Greetings JWW blog readers. My name is Mike Ramsdell. I have had the privilege of capturing this “Congo journey” in…
What I Love and/or Will Miss About Congo
Archive, Blog, JWW On-the-Ground
How strange to be out of Congo. As Isaiah, our incredible translator, and I walked across the border he showed…
Humanity Gives Us No Choice
Archive, Blog, JWW On-the-Ground, News & Features
Ten days ago we arrived in Kigali with trepidation and expectation. It seems like a day or two ago in…
Teach the Children
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Suddenly we are surrounded by a sea of children. As we stand there they begin to form a circle around…
Congo Curse of Riches
Archive, Blog, DRC, JWW On-the-Ground, News & Features
I don’t sleep here, even with sleeping pills. I wake up after a few hours, images of the day racing…
Ready When You Are
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We are taken by convoy on an impossible 3 hour drive, high up in the mountains where the Congolese Tutsis…
The People of Congo Are Its Greatest Resource
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Yesterday I felt completely engulfed by sadness. I wrote a blog entry that I will not post with you now,…