Come away to a quiet place
where you can just be.....
reaching out
In Malawi, Africa, at a village festival, we gave prizes to the groups who had the most productive maize gardens for the year. This one prize went to a group of HIV positive women, dispelling some wrong beliefs that HIV/AIDS patients cannot be productive or touchable! Click here to see more pictures!
I serve as a consultant for World Hope International. For more information on how to get involved go to www.worldhope.net.
My stepson, Benjamin, documented work in Zambia.
See the moving slide show here:
http://onedegreemedia.com/client/benji/zambia_slideshow2.mov
I serve as a consultant for World Hope International. For more information on how to get involved go to www.worldhope.net.
My stepson, Benjamin, documented work in Zambia.
See the moving slide show here:
http://onedegreemedia.com/client/benji/zambia_slideshow2.mov
Below, my daughter, Heather and I are in Honduras with World Resources Group. In this village, WRG provided sports equipment for the students who had none. Click here to see more of the phenomenal work that they are doing: www.wrgnews.com
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To view other articles by me and others making a difference visit www.rwnetwork.net/Marianne_Clyde.
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contact me at marianne@marianneclyde.com
Making a difference...
One of the things I like to do is travel to third world countries and teach them stress management and coping mechanisms to deal with the trauma in their lives. I have been to many countries that have been devastated by war, AIDS, poverty, sex trafficking and natural disasters. I do what I can do to ease their suffering, whether it is visiting hospitals, teaching, doing ministry, counseling, learning about the country and the people, doing radio shows, visiting schools, playing with the kids, etc. It all sounds pretty exotic in many ways, I suppose. But, I think the thing I would like to emphasize most is that, I always come away from one of these experiences a bit changed and deeply touched by the people and their strong spirit.
Many people say to me that they would like to be involved but they think they don't have anything to offer. Wrong. Who was it that said, "95% of life is just showing up"? Either Woody Allen or the Marx Brothers....whoever it was, I agree with him. I think it makes a huge difference to just go, to just be there, to offer your support and show you care. When people are so devastated and feel so forgotten, it is a great and powerful reminder that you are thinking of them, relating to their pain and caring.
Never think you have nothing to offer....there is always something.
Watch how easy it is to make a difference!
http://vimeo.com/4494065
Jo Anne Lyon, Chairman of World Hope International, and the first woman General Superintendent of the Wesleyan Church has written a compelling book about how she and others are changing the world one person and one community at a time.
One of the things I like to do is travel to third world countries and teach them stress management and coping mechanisms to deal with the trauma in their lives. I have been to many countries that have been devastated by war, AIDS, poverty, sex trafficking and natural disasters. I do what I can do to ease their suffering, whether it is visiting hospitals, teaching, doing ministry, counseling, learning about the country and the people, doing radio shows, visiting schools, playing with the kids, etc. It all sounds pretty exotic in many ways, I suppose. But, I think the thing I would like to emphasize most is that, I always come away from one of these experiences a bit changed and deeply touched by the people and their strong spirit.
Many people say to me that they would like to be involved but they think they don't have anything to offer. Wrong. Who was it that said, "95% of life is just showing up"? Either Woody Allen or the Marx Brothers....whoever it was, I agree with him. I think it makes a huge difference to just go, to just be there, to offer your support and show you care. When people are so devastated and feel so forgotten, it is a great and powerful reminder that you are thinking of them, relating to their pain and caring.
Never think you have nothing to offer....there is always something.
Watch how easy it is to make a difference!
http://vimeo.com/4494065
Jo Anne Lyon, Chairman of World Hope International, and the first woman General Superintendent of the Wesleyan Church has written a compelling book about how she and others are changing the world one person and one community at a time.
