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Monday, Jun 10, 2013

Searching for a Metaphor

I’ve heard “It’s like drinking from a fire hose” quite a few times since I arrived in New York, but I’m not so sure. Yes, there is a great deal to learn about the work of Episcopal Relief & Development, but the fire hose analogy sounds really unpleasant to me. There has 

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Thursday, May 30, 2013

Instant Noodles

This disaster response story from China is a reminder of Episcopal Relief & Development’s global reach and the commitment we have to heal a hurting world, here and abroad.  The warehouse run by the local government office in Ya’an has a mountain of instant noodle packets

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Sunday, May 12, 2013

Happy Mother’s Day : Giving Thanks to Mothers and Grandmothers Everywhere

    Mother’s Day is a special time of the year. I give thanks for my own mother, who brought me into this world and raised me, along with some help from Dad, of course! This year, however, I’m particularly thinking about grandmothers and how grateful I am for my 103

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Saturday, May 11, 2013

New Garden Tools for Abundant Life…and For Healing a Hurting World

It’s spring planting time! This is the time of year we plant the tiny seeds we hope will sprout and grow into tomatoes, cucumbers, beans and many other vegetables we will enjoy later this year. In our home or community gardens, we will likely use a number of simple tool

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Friday, May 10, 2013

New Garden Tools for Abundant Life…and For Healing a Hurting World

It’s spring planting time! This is the time of year we plant the tiny seeds we hope will sprout and grow into tomatoes, cucumbers, beans and many other vegetables we will enjoy later this year. In our home or community gardens, we will likely use a number of 

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Sunday, May 05, 2013

“The Website is a Living, Breathing Thing…”

It still doesn’t seem quite real. Some of you who’ve launched new websites can probably relate. Episcopal Relief & Development’s new site – www.episcopalrelief.org – finally went live last week. The journey to this point was somewhat longer and more

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