March 4-11, 2009 – Botshabelo, Africa… a place of refuge
Contributed by Angie Larson Clive, IA Warm-up Question: What would you do if you were to do something different with your life? In 1990 the Cloete family decided to dramatically change their lives. Marion and Con were successful business professionals...
February 25-March 4, 2009 – Teenage solo sailors on record-seeking circumnavigation trips meet each other in Cape Town, South Africa
Contributed by Pastor Julie A. Kanarr Holy Trinity Lutheran Church Port Angeles, WA Warm-up Question: What is the hardest thing you have ever done? American sailor Zac Sunderland, who turned 17 in November, and British sailor Mike Perham, who will...
February 18-25, 2009 – Mom’s singing wins career makeover contest
Contributed by Steven Alloway Granada Hills, CA Warm-up Question: Have you ever made any major changes to your appearance, or your lifestyle? What changes did you make? Why did you do it? How did the people around you react? ...
February 11-18, 2009 – FEMA, National Guard aid recovery from Midwest ice storm
Warm-up Question: On a scale of 1 to 10 (10 being most dependent), how dependent do you think you are on electricity for your daily life?The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) continued to hand out emergency food and medical supplies...
February 4-11, 2009 – Obama urges community service
Warm-up Question: What would you do the day before becoming president? One day before his inauguration, then president-elect Obama was spotted painting a wall of a homeless shelter. He also visited a medical center that treats wounded U.S. soldiers and...