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Plans are moving along at a rapid pace for our upcoming spiritual retreat in Ecuador this June. Only three vacancies remain, and we have done almost no advertising of any kind, it is that good! For more information go to:
Shortly I will publish here a list of things we would like to take with us to Ecuador to fulfill our humanitarian goals there. Right now I am merely introducing some of the people who are already making a huge difference in Ecuador.
Micky Enright, our guide to Ecuador this June, sent me some great photos of Dr. Vaca (described below) and Gary and Meri Scott, the Founders of the Land of the Sun Foundation, taken while on a recent trip to deliver humanitarian services in the highlands of Ecuador.
Gary Scott writes:
“One of Cotacachi's wonderful citizens is Dr. Vaca. He is a Russian-trained MD (he lived in Ukraine for eight years) and is our doc of choice when any guest or staff member is ill. Pure compassion and skill. Recently he invited Merri and me to join him for a day at the clinic he stations once a week in a remote mountain village (Mohanda). The village sits high in the mountains up a winding road above Otavalo...not far as the crow flies. Some crow! The distance makes all the difference in the world. See why we go, and some wonderful pictures of the trip at: http://www.garyascott.com/2008/03/15/2043.html
(If you decide to contact Gary and Meri Scott in Ecuador, please mention that you are a friend of mine.)
If you ever wanted to visit John Of God in Brazil, I can recommend Rev. Patty Pipia, NW Unity Church in Chicago, to lead you through the process.
You may recall that i covered Rev. Patty's pulpit last May when she went to Brazil with a group to see John of God. She usually takes three groups a year to work and seek healing from John of God or help others heal at the Casa. The following are the simple facts of such trips...For more information, call or go to the web site. Let us know here if you do go to Brazil with Rev. Patty this year.
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About 100 million votes were cast by the Internet and cellphone text messages, said New7Wonders, the nonprofit organization that conducted the poll.
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Take out a few extra seconds to check out this site and vote for those places you really believe more accurately reflect the world of today and what we are impressed with now. It's fun to do and might even get you up off your chair or sofa and going somewhere!
Pick your seven at: www.new7wonders.com
Just in case you care to know...here is my list in order of places I love and have visited or not...Every one on my list is arranged as I believe they should be ranked--today.
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While doing some armchair travel today, drop in and visit with The Dalai Lama and enjoy a brief visit with him and send love to the grieving family of Steve Irwin (The Crocodile Hunter) who are attempting to carry on Steve's work and complete his zoo projects meant to protect animals.
Kathy sent in this news article from BBC News about Peru's plans to bomb cocaine labs in the Amazon region.
When we traveled in that region in 2005 we came upon clandestine logging and the native guides were very upset about it. We saw no signs of cocaine being grown...but then again, we did not know what it looked like.
Looking back, it would explain a lot of the development and work being done by people we have little confidence in wanting to be there for purely altruistic purposes.
On the 07/07/07, Yungarri Knuppanunka Aunty Sue Charles Rankin, Aboriginal Mother and Grandmother from the Kulin Nation, (Melbourne, Australia) in her 50th year will set off from Kaurna Country (Adelaide, South Australia), to walk a journey of 1,500 kilometers to Uluru in Australia's Northern Territory to bring world-wide focus on Mother Earth changes and the continued deplorable treatment and living conditions of Aboriginal Peoples in the homelands of her Ancestors.
Our people say if country is sick, people are sick. We have forgotten that we are all connected, we no longer listen to our Mother Earth and each other in a healthy manner.
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Last year when I was 'called' to go to Ireland in September, I was surprised...well, actually, shocked...because it was not on my list of places to visit...especially Belfast! But i was told to "travel to Northern Ireland and bring peace to the warring tribes," and off i went with Kathy to watch at my side and keep me from getting too lost in trance. LOL
Today, what a great breakthrough!...See our other articles on the subject that are still on file....Here is the headline at Yahoo today:
Northern Ireland enters new power-sharing era
By Adrian Croft Tue May 8, 10:12 AM ET
BELFAST (Reuters) - Northern Ireland's Protestant and Roman Catholic leaders, arch-foes during decades of bloodshed, launched a new power-sharing government in the British province on Tuesday aiming to put a final end to violence....
"From the depths of my heart I can say to you today that I believe Northern Ireland has come to a time of peace, a time when hate will no longer rule," Paisley said.
For full account, go to: http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070508/wl_nm/irish_dc
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Graphic by Julie Powell
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