http://www.boppweb.com Braindump of Politics, Spirituality, and the Environment Thu, 04 Sep 2008 16:17:43 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The purpose of our trip to Werkok, Sudan was to continue the work on a new hospital. Keep in mind a hospital to them is nothing more than a metal, pole barn type structure. Anything that isn't a mud hut(tukle) is quite impressive. The work completed so far was ... http://www.boppweb.com/2008/02/working-on-a-sudanese-hospital/ We made it back from Sudan last night and are now back at the Mayfield Guest House in Nairobi. I intend to write in detail about the trip but in this post will just give an overview. We flew in increasing smaller planes till we reached the village ... http://www.boppweb.com/2008/02/werkok-sudan/ We made it, it was long, long flight. From the plane we saw the sun go down, up, and back down again. And tomorrow I'm getting on two more planes for a total of 3-4 hours. But these planes will be small and we will hopefully ... http://www.boppweb.com/2008/01/nairobi-kenya/ Over the past few months I've been studying the history of Sudan, trying to get a handle on what is going on and why. It is amazing what this loosly bound African nation has been through. Since the European occupation left there has been a battle for who ... http://www.boppweb.com/2008/01/some-sudanese-background/ There has been quite a bit of attention on Kenya lately. Following the election there has been disputes over fairness and possible corruption during the process. This 'unrest' has resulted in some 500+ deaths. This is of course tragic, and cause for some concern when Africas most ... http://www.boppweb.com/2008/01/unrest/ I love maps, so here a bunch of the planned trip to Africa. Showing The trip to Nairobi, Loki(Kenya), Werkok (Sudan), and Masai Mara(Kenya). http://www.boppweb.com/2008/01/africa-trip-maps/ 2008 January 25th - January 26 Fly from Grand Rapids to Detroit Fly from Detroit to Amsterdam Fly from Amsterdam to Nairobi, Kenya January 27 Stay at Mayfield House in Nairobi. Try to get acclimated to the time and weather. January 28 Fly from NAIROBI to LOKICHOGGIO via ALS flight ALS881 Fly from Loki to Werkok via ... http://www.boppweb.com/2008/01/africa-itinerary/ In late January 2008 I will be traveling to Kenya and Sudan for a few weeks. My uncle is part of a missions organization that is responsible for building a small hospital in south Sudan. So a good chunk of my time in Africa will be assisting in ... http://www.boppweb.com/2008/01/preparing-for-africa/ Last night I found myself standing over a dead 8 point whitetail. He had just been pulled out of a ravine, he was wet, and I proceeded to dress the deer before bringing it home. This buck was hit by my brother's car just a few hours earlier. ... http://www.boppweb.com/2007/11/hunting-views-with-an-environmental-and-social-conscious/ Now that we are about a year away from the election, I'm hearing a lot about the campaigns of the presidential canidates. It seems that one of the main discussions taking place is the amount of money these canidates are raising. I don't know specifics of how much ... http://www.boppweb.com/2007/10/politicians-should-learn-from-the-pros/