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Update from Marsabit: The Value of a Follow-Up Call
Our UNC intern, Grace, has recovered from her cold (if you remember she received medical treatment at the same clinic where she’s interning) and has another update for us from the Tumaini Medical Center: About two weeks ago I introduced you to Ida, and highlighted a counseling session she was having with a patient at…
Read MoreThe Love Story in the Story
Leading up to the release of co-founder Jena Lee Nardella’s memoir, “One Thousand Wells,” our marketing director, Courtney Baker, will be sitting down with Jena to ask some of your questions. Last week, Jena talked about the process of writing the book. Listen today as she talks about her love story, and how it is…
Read MorePhoto Friday: Meet Tigist
For this Photo Friday, meet Tigist. She’s 10 years old. Tigist lives in Suki, Ethiopia. After her father died, Tigist and her mother were forced to beg on the street. Tigist had never been enrolled in school and didn’t have friends to play with, until one day she heard about a program that helps children…
Read MoreThink Drones, Caves, and Celtic Whistles Have Nothing in Common? Meet Barak.
We’ve introduced you to Aaron, Jake, Katherine, Katy, and Courtney. Now we’d like you to get to know Barak Bruerd. He’s our drone-flying, rock-climbing, spelunking, Celtic whistler player (and maker). He’s also our director of innovation and programs! Since he spends his time working with our local partners in Africa, we don’t always see a…
Read MoreJena Answers Your Questions in Her First Video Blog
With co-founder Jena Lee Nardella’s memoir, “One Thousand Wells,” coming out August 25, we asked you to send in the questions you have about the book. Courtney Baker, our marketing director, sat down with her to ask her a few of the questions we received. Check out her first video blog: Do you have questions…
Read MoreMusic Monday: Shannon McArthur
Shannon McArthur walked into the Blood:Water office and asked if he could give 100 percent of all the proceeds from his new project to Blood:Water. I had never met him before but his enthusiasm was contagious, and his generosity was certainly welcomed. His pop sensibility and writing instinct are incredibly refined for someone entering the…
Read MorePhoto Friday: God’s Unfolding Story
As we go into the weekend, let this quote from Pastor Louie Giglio serve as a source of comfort no matter what season of life you find yourself living: “God is using your present circumstances to make you more useful for later roles in His unfolding story.”
Read MoreBuild a Biosand Filter of Your Very Own
So you go to your internship one day, and they ask you to build a biosand water filter… It happened to me, and it could happen to anyone. Especially if you work at Blood:Water where our mission is partly focused on joining local leaders in Africa to fight the water crisis. I thought you could…
Read MoreChecking in from Marsabit: Meet Ida
Our UNC Intern, Grace, has settled into Marsabit, Kenya, at the Tumaini Clinic. Check out her latest post: Meet Ida Njeru. Ida recently moved to Marsabit from Meru (over 300 km away and approximately a five-hour drive) to work at Tumaini Clinic as a treatment adherence counselor and social worker. Although her husband and family…
Read MoreHear About Jena’s Journey… from Jena!
Co-founder Jena Lee Nardella’s memoir, “One Thousand Wells,” will be released August 25. Hear her read an excerpt from the book, and tell a little bit about the journey that taught her to see the world in all its brokenness and love it still. Check it out here: You can preorder your copy of the…
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