 Kim Bouldin-Jones - Kimbj | All Comments |
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| 6th November 2009 andualem felate | little message - From: Black Lion Hospital Hello! I am myself a medical reception working inAUSTRALIA, where people whine if they do not have their appointment leat the same day...some even complain that they cannot wait. Most of these days are made only to make sure everything is all right. Such a waste when you see pictures like the ones you provide! Infrastructure, compentence, team work...all of this comes with costs. We are lucky to have running water! Anyway, good luck! I am not saying that you have to do this but take read look for people for hlep to do management like paient help them to help you do somthing to get, will solve problem my help team work will never lose. good bless all of you |
| 26th October 2009 Grandma G | MY GRANDBABY IS IN THIS HOSPITAL - From: Black Lion Hospital My Daughter and Son-in-law are adopting a baby from Ethiopia. The baby is sick and in THIS Hospital. Everyone please keep baby Zek in your prayers. Also pray for the Countries in which they do not have better quality healthcare for their people. Cant wait for little Zek to get better and to be able to come live in a Country (USA) where he can have a better life. |
| 18th August 2009 Elizabeth Leroux | Very interesting - From: Black Lion Hospital Hello! I am myself a doctor working in Canada, where people whine if they do not have their MRI the same day...some even complain that they cannot wait. Most of these exams are made only to make sure everything is all right. Such a waste when you see pictures like the ones you provide! Infrastructure, compentence, team work...all of this comes with costs. We are lucky to have running water! Anyway, good luck! |
| 1st August 2009 betsy | read your blog,miracle? - From: Just a few observations Hi Kim! I just read your blog and pictures from june 2009. Ilove the way you write. I was overwhelmed at times and encouraged at others--. I'm frustrated hearing about all the broken down equipment that our hospitals "share" with our "neighbors. The water situation is unbearable. I wish something could be done with solar energy ..... that seems to be the only thing in abundance in Africa. well, all for now. thanks for sharing your journey with me. Don't write back with e-mail because you know I won't get it. Peace. |
| 23rd July 2009 Eleni | Thanks - From: Black Lion Hospital Black is power !!! |
| 10th July 2009 John Tut | Laboratory job - From: Black Lion Hospital just contact me, i can't say anything,just i miss Ethiopia |
| 8th July 2009 Elaine Little | - From: Just a few observations It sounds like you have certainly had an informative and productive trip. What a wonderful opportunity for you and for us, since you have shared through your blog and pictures. Kelly keeps me informed of your travels and is one of your biggest cheerleaders. |
| 8th July 2009 april | Something to think about. - From: Just a few observations This article has given me something to think about. I don't think people, the angry people in the world, look at things from this perspective. If people did think about others as typically wanting the same things that they want, everyone would see that we all have a lot more in common than we think. I know that I have been working on myself for almost 2 years now, and this has REALLY given me something new to think about. |
| 7th July 2009 pam wright | wow - From: Just a few observations What a wonderful person you are Kim....and a brave taxi passenger! |
| 7th July 2009 Cathy Leary | I agree wholeheartedly - From: Just a few observations Hi, If we just all went by the statement that we are our brother's keeper than this world would be so much better off. I so agree with your statement about the world being one big community. |
| 7th July 2009 KellyJo | That would KILL my knees... - From: Just a few observations Wow, Kim what a way to wrap up your trip. Talk about adventure! Thank you so much for bringing much needed perspective into our lives. I also, along with Tsega, do not think your idea of one big subdivision is silly. That is what you are doing. Your work has touched my heart and my life in a way that will impact me for the rest of my life. I am looking forward to hearing more about your work. Have fun in Costa Rica!! Love, KJ |
| 6th July 2009 Kimbj | Yes it is sad - From: WHY I am here! The child was a victim of a rape at age 9... Ethiopia is also in the top 5 in the world for child marriage... causing these Fistuala problems for young girls that plague them, their whole lifes, so some of the older women were child brides and are just now getting the surgery to help them lead a normal lifes. very sad! |
| 6th July 2009 Simon | huh ? - From: WHY I am here! WTF, 10 year old Fistuala Patient ? Did she have a baby ? OMG |
| 5th July 2009 Ruth Sharp-Smith | Thanks for sharing your journey - From: Just a few observations Kim, thank you for sharing all of this with the people who reading this. My heart and prayers go out to these people. I really don't know how to help or even give suggestions. I can only give my prayers for right now. If there is a way to help beside monetary donations, please let me know. I will spead your work with people that I come in contact with, maybe down the line that will be my way to help. |
| 5th July 2009 Ruth Sharp-Smith | Thank you - From: Charlie and Dee Charlie and Dee, to open your home and your hearts to so many people is a blessing in disguised. I hope everything works out for Mamar. Thank you for giving this little girl so much of yourselves and the love she deserves. Kim....thank you for letting me meet Charlie and Dee through your journey. I have truly enjoyed being a part of what you are seeing and doing. |
| 4th July 2009 Marsha | My observations - From: Just a few observations I have been following the blogs and feel deeply indebted to you for sharing your experiences. It has caused me to think about things in new ways. I am most anxious to see you later this summer and hear more. |
| 3rd July 2009 Kimbj | I can't wait to read your blog! - From: Just a few observations Good luck on your travels, I am sorry we missed each other! I will be back though! Ethiopia is in me now and I have a lot of work to be done there! Free feel to offer suggestions or help... I need all I can get! : ) Thanks for reading!!! Safe Travels! Kim |
| 3rd July 2009 Tsega | This is Africa - From: Just a few observations I enjoyed reading your last blog post. You are right when you are in Africa you know you are in Africa... I hope all ended well for you cab driver and I know how hectic Bole airport can be... your idea of a universal subdivision is not a silly idea it actually gives me hope that we here in America will one day be more concious about the rest of the world and how we are all interconnected... The things we take for granted here, be it hot water, electricity, a pen all those things do not matter when it comes to loving your fellow man... I know exactly what you mean about how it is when a person is white in Addis how they are treated, I am of Ethiopian origin but I was raised and educated in the West, so I am treated just the same way you are as an outsider but only once I open my mouth and they hear my accent or see my foreign passport, I am glad though that I still speak Amharic as you say being polite and humble is the key... well I am off to Addis in 10 days and you have inspired me to start my own blog... I want to document all 30 days I am there... |
| 1st July 2009 Michele | Wow - From: Rural Areas Hi Kim, Thank you for sharing yourself, your vision and your trip with everyone. I too am a friend of Kelly Jo's and wish you Godspeed on your brave and incredible journey! Peace, Michele |
| 30th June 2009 Debbie Mowery-Evans | beautiful photos - From: Walking People Kim, Thank you for sharing this with us. Warmest of wishes for you on your journey! Debbie |
| 30th June 2009 Cathy | so much to process - From: Black Lion Hospital Hi Kim! Thank-you for sharing your journey with us. It is humbling to think of all we worry and complain about compared to the overwhelming burdens of those in Ethiopia. I will continue my prayers for the success of your mission. Watch for the contribution to MFA in honor of your birthday!!! Yes, I know it's late... |
| 30th June 2009 Shirley | powerful blog - From: Black Lion Hospital Dear Kim, I attend church with Kelly Jo Little who has been forwarding the blog of your experience. What powerful pictures! It makes me realize how much we take for granted. I wonder, under the conditions of this hospital, how many people really do recover from their illness? It must be heartbreaking to see those who are in need of help (as well as those who love them) and realize the limits of what can be done there. Thank you for the awareness you are creating. Warm Regards, Shirley |
| 29th June 2009 Tsega | WOW - From: Black Lion Hospital I do not even know what to say at this point... I am glad you were granted access and I am glad you are able to create awarness of this appauling situation. |
| 29th June 2009 Pam Brabham | - From: Black Lion Hospital It's truly mind boggling and so unfortunate. Just reading your blog and seeing the desperate need is overwhelming. Bless you for your efforts! |
| 29th June 2009 Sue Fisher | humbling... - From: Rural Areas Hi Kim- I am a good friend and neighbor of KellyJo's. She has kept me informed of the work you are doing. I am also an adoptive mom of a beautiful Chinese daughter. Your pictures are reminding me of how I felt back when we adopted from China. So many people in the world have so little. We who have so much take it all for granted so often! Please know that you are in my thoughts and prayers. Keep the blog coming - each picture is worth a thousand words. Peace From Across the Miles- Sue Fisher |
| 29th June 2009 KellyJo | Gross!!! - From: Black Lion Hospital OMG, the black mold description has my stomach turning. This is appalling! Thank you for bringing these deplorable conditions to the world. I am also appalled by the amount of junk those people are sent that is unusable. WTF?? They need some fix-it guys on staff! Ok, I have a good head of self righteousness going now! Peace, Kelly Jo |
| 29th June 2009 Rhonda | Wow - From: WHY I am here! That's all that is registering in my head right now. Wow. Just wow. |
| 29th June 2009 Rhonda | Great Photos - From: Rural Areas Ok . . . . Perspective - I've been fretting all night over whether MY 4 yr old would do ok at his 1st day of camp today. To see photos of this little girl herding cows really sets it straight in my head. Thank you for the WONDERFUL perspective!! I'm going to share this with John and James tonight and tell them about the good work that "Miss Kim" is doing in the world. Take care!! |
| 29th June 2009 anonymous | People are reading! - From: Rural Areas Hi there, just so you know. There are many people who are reading but not posting comments...don't know why, maybe they're shy. But I have had several friends tell me how moved they are by your blog and the pictures so people are listening!! Love you and can't wait for the next installment. Peace, Kelly Jo |
| 27th June 2009 Kim | Wonderful Pics! - From: Rural Areas Can't you get Priceline to upgrade your hotel?! Just kidding. You're an inspiration. Keep doing your great work, be safe, and my good thoughts and wishes are with you. Kim |
| 27th June 2009 wendy coyne | RE: What they need...how to get it there? - From: Rural Areas HI Kim, I was directed to your blog via KJ ( Kelly Jo Little) WOW !!! What a different world, we forget that we are not the only ones on this beautiful planet sometimes. I was just floored by the picture of the little girl herding cows, that is amazing! I was wondering if we had clothes for both the adults and children, flip flops maybe, how would we get those things to them? I would love to get a package together, but I would want to be sure it got to the RIGHT people in need of such things. And of course I know money is always the best way to help. Thank you for your updates, I enjoy looking at them, and comend you and your team. Take care, bless you. Wendy |
| 27th June 2009 Greg | Fantastic Photos! - From: Rural Areas Very cool photos, I traveled to Tanzania last year and was really amazed by what I saw - these photos remind me of that time! |
| 27th June 2009 KellyJo | Beautiful Pictures - From: Rural Areas Happy birthday again my friend. Thanks so much for sharing these, they are powerful. Love you, Kelly Jo |
| 27th June 2009 michelle | solar - From: NO Power... Hi there.Just read your blog.Are there any solar lights over there? |
| 26th June 2009 Julie | Happy Birthday! - From: I read every word and looked at all the pictures. What an amazing journey you're on. Thank you for educating all of us in what lays beyond our own safe borders. Please stay safe and well. Extra prayers for you!! Love and hugs, Julie |
| 26th June 2009 Neva | Birthday Blessings! - From: NO Power... Happy Birthday, Kim! I'm so thrilled you get to do something you love and are committed to on your special day. Love you! |
| 25th June 2009 pam brabham | precious - From: Charlie and Dee What precious people, I love Charlie and Dee!! Completely warms my heart! I am so glad you were able to stay in their home and be in the company of such big hearted people. Mamar is so precious and I can see why she reminds you of Erin, you can tell her smile and spirt completely lights up a room. Thanks for the amazing post and pictures. |
| 25th June 2009 pam brabham | amazing - From: What can I say to help you understand the way it is here? Kim, What amazing pictures! Thanks for bringing this world into my living room. It makes me so grateful for my home, air conditioning and healthy children. You are doing such a awesome thing helping. It's painful seeing the suffering they endure, especailly the kids. It is overwhelming, so much so, it's a natural reaction to want to stick your head in the sand and go on with our life. Bless you for diving in to help and showing everyone what it is like in Ethiopia. |
| 25th June 2009 KellyJo | Mamar - From: Charlie and Dee Hi Kim, again very moved by your posts. Charlie and Dee, if you are following this please keep us updated on what is happening with Mamar. Please let us know what we can do. Kim, thanks for all the photos. Once again I'll say, you are a really fine photographer. Love, Kelly Jo |
| 25th June 2009 anonymous | Very moving - From: WHY I am here! Hi Kim, your blog is so touching and heatbreaking. Please keep us posted on what happens with Mamar. Also let us know if there is anything we can do to help this girl. Thank you for the work you are doing. |
| 24th June 2009 Carol Bouldin | Thank You Charlie & Dee - From: Charlie and Dee To Charlie & Dee, Warm greetings and a special thank you for allowing my daughter Kim to stay at your home. I am sure that she talked constantly about her mission, as well as, about her wonderful family. You now have new family in the US and are welcome to visit us! God Bless Your Work, Kim's Mother, Carol Bouldin |
| 24th June 2009 Tsega Igwebe | Charlie, Dee and Mamar - From: Charlie and Dee Kim i am so glad I stumbled across your blog and you story of Charlie and Dee was very heart warming. If you need me to pick up a new volleyball I can do so and bring it to Addis when I am there next month (I get in July 14) from Addis I can have ball sent on to Charlie and Dee... Anyways keep up blogging... I love it every time I check my email and there is another blog posting from you... The story of Mamar touches my heart because I was adopted in Ethiopia and I too one day want to give back to my country... |
| 23rd June 2009 KellyJo | Damnit Jim, I'm a Health teacher not a contractor! - From: Windy Night/ Star Trek The Final Frontier?? Sorry couldn't resist the title. Hope you are doing well. Anxiously awaiting your next post. I just saw an article on Yahoo news about a plague of locusts decimating the the agriculture in Ethiopia. Have you ran into this problem? Any insight on it from someone on the inside? My prayers and thoughts are with you. Love, KJ |
| 21st June 2009 peg | travel ethiopia - From: Windy Night/ Star Trek The Final Frontier?? Hello Kim i enjoy reading your blogs. Thank you for the time you spend recording your experiences. My husband and I are planning 6 days in ethiopia on our way home...we only speak english . Is it doable to tour on our own catching buses to key places or should we hook up with a tour? We are 50 years and fit...have been on assignment in Sth. Africa for 2 years with a bit of traveling in between. Thanks Peg |
| 20th June 2009 Jackie | You Go Girl!! - From: Oh Happy Day As much as we miss you here, it is obvious that you are exactly where you belong, doing exactly what you should be. I admire and respect you for everything you are doing and WILL accomplish. I love reading your blogs and am anxious to see how the filming and all goes for you this week. God bless you and all those you are working so hard to help. Please take good care of yourself. |
| 20th June 2009 Ward | - From: Windy Night/ Star Trek The Final Frontier?? Kirk, you are like my eyes and ears, bringing another part of our world to life. I could relate to your post in a way since last night the wind hit 55 mph and downpour returned for a second night so there were 16" of standing water on the interstate at the WI / IL border, with tornado and flash flood warnings. And we got it good compared to all you are seeing and experiencing. Go with a good wind in these next days. Ward |
| 20th June 2009 Valarie | I'm here... - From: Coming to the States I am just now reading your blog and trying to catch up. Finally! I am so grateful to be able to share in the experience of your journey. I'm going to share your blog with all the kids in our Roots & Shoots group who learned about your project last semester so they can follow it with their parents. Kim, the purity of your action is worth a million dollars. The love, kindness and compassion you share is all that this world is meant to bring out in us. Know that the energy of all the prayers and thoughts of love are funneling through your efforts to each individual's heart you touch. Some inspiring words: "Strive that your actions day by day may be beautiful prayers. Turn towards God, and seek always to do that which is right and noble. Enrich the poor, raise the fallen, comfort the sorrowful, bring healing to the sick, reassure the fearful, rescue the oppressed, bring hope to the hopeless, shelter the destitute!" Baha'i Faith |
| 20th June 2009 Ruth Ellsworth | Thanks, Kim for your great updates` - From: Oh Happy Day Kim - thanks for keeping us informed. It pleases me so much to see you doing this. Your blog about the adoption of children naturally touched me heart very closely - even though my three are from KY and CA. Weather here is hot and humid, but right here in mid-St. Louis county-city we've been missing all of the terrible storms AND WIND! I'LL BE sharing your blogs with friends here and hope that when you return we can definitely help you make a differencel. It's great to be able to call you a friend in spite of the fact we don't seem cross paths often around here. Take care, God continue to bless you and get the rest you need. Ruth |
| 20th June 2009 Kimbj | Thank You - From: Catch Up on Addis It is nice to know that someone who has lived here can envision what I am writing about. You have a unique perspective, so I am honored you have found and are reading my blog. This is a special place and I am sure it will welcome you home with open arms. |
| 19th June 2009 Tsega | Painted a Classic Picture - From: Catch Up on Addis I love the picture you just painted of Addis in my head... from your blog the line I loved the most was " what makes this place special you can see a goat herder along side a business man, neither playing mind to the other." Addis is truly special and I am so excited to be heading back "home" after all these years. |
