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Let’s visit South Africa

Jim — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:45:43 +0000

I’m glad to say we’re gradually seeing more blogs from South Africa. Here are just a few posts to give you a glimpse into what’s going on in that part of the world:

Interesting post that has some things to say about fighting racism yesterday, today and tomorrow…
Don’t read this post unless you want your heart broken – somedays are hard
This is a longer post, and an older post, but talks a lot about some aspects of culture – so here it is, a little late – NEW YEAR UPDATE
And from our veteran bloggers in South Africa – this post about the reality of HIV in South Africa: Down To Earth With A Bump

Cape Town (also called Kaapstad or iKapa), South Africa

Medicine in Nigeria

Jim — Mon, 27 Mar 2006 23:37:42 +0000

Sometimes I miss the longer posts out there because I simply don’t have time to read them all. But for some reason I did sit down and read this one, and it was worth it. Frank and Barbara Esselinks are in Nigeria for just a couple of months, doing medical work in Jos. Read in this post their experiences with the Nigerian census, work at the hospital and especially what happened when a very sick 1 year old girl was brought to the hospital. The post is called Hospital Life.

For more on the medical and cultural challenges in Nigeria, check out this post from Kids’ Doc in Jos, entitled Resistance (Paul). Again, a longer post and parts of it somewhat technical, but if you’re interested in the details of dealing with HIV this will give you some insight.

AIDS in Nigeria

Jim — Mon, 07 Nov 2005 00:15:24 +0000

This morning I just had to share with you these encouraging words from Nigeria, written by Dr Mike Blyth from Jos, Nigeria. The blog entry is entitled Not Even Shaking Hands. His blog is Kids’ Doc in Jos.

I’ve mentioned Mike’s blog here before, but you may not know that he and his wife Barb both contribute to the blog, and also have their own website, with lots of interesting tidbits. The website is kept up to date, and is called From Nigeria: With Love…

Their website has an extensive photo gallery which you can enjoy, as well as videos, stories and articles.

It was interesting to read a little about how teh Blyths have been able to make use of the internet on the field. Read in their August newsletter how technology has changed their ministry.