July 9th

by Becky on July 9th, 2007

I’ve been off on an adventure. I went to visit my friends Daniel and Rosie. They are both from the city and have lived a good life. They chose to give it all up to go live in the countryside with no electricity or running water to live with the poor farmers and teach them by example how to better their own lives.

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July 3rd

by Becky on July 3rd, 2007

The following message was received from Martha Wood:

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July 2nd

by Becky on July 2nd, 2007

We’ve saved two new girls this week.

The first came from a good friend of mine. She was living in a compound and discovered this young girl living as a virtual slave. Her father abandoned her at the death of her mother and the home where she was taken in perceived her as free labor. She called them Master and Mistress and was forced to work from early morning until late into the night. My girlfriend got her into another house with her and then we decided together that we already have a nanny here and two other sisters just her age. She’s as happy as can be and I’ve instructed everyone that she is only allowed to do the regular chores for a girl this age. A bit different from the problem I had of getting my own children to clean their rooms:)

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