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Speaking of Ethiopia
I noticed today in my weekly email update from Voice of the Martyrs: JIMMA – On March 22, two Bible school students were imprisoned on the accusation of attempting to kill an imam. They were released one week later with after paying a fine. A court hearing was scheduled for April 2, 2007. BAMBASSE –…
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Black Gold DVD and Knockboxes
We broke down and bought the Black Gold Movie, which I mentioned in my previous post. I recorded PBS’s airing of it, but I’d like to have a higher quality DVD to show with some friends if I ever have a French Press party. You can buy it here from California Newsreel. Yesterday my Grindenstein…
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Watching Black Gold
My wife and I stayed up to watch part of Independent Lens: Black Gold. I discovered it was the same Black Gold movie I had heard about earlier. The movie revealed the plight of coffee growers in Ethiopia who don’t even have running water and are forced to sell their beans for a pittance –…
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Stay up late for Black Gold
I’m going to try to stay up past 11:00 p.m. tonight. Our local PBS station is airing Independent Lens: Black Gold at 11, way past my bedtime, but I want to watch it and review it. I’m not sure if this is the same Black Gold movie that’s been popular (another film I’ve wanted to…
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Coffee Mission
Another fine roasted blog by Tweeter! This one will hopefully will blend together two of my favorite topics: coffee and missions.
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Next President
I was at WinCo buying our week’s worth of groceries and saw a magazine cover featuring Al Gore, Julia Roberts, George Clooney and someone else. I can’t remember the name of the magazine but do remember that it had something to do with global warming, making the statement that it’s a problem more serious than…