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Practicing . . .

Sparrow

June 17th 2005
It is so hard to imagine, as they reach up at me, smiling ear to ear, asking for their turn to be swung around or helped down the slide, or trotted around as if on a pony, that each of these precious children -- with his or her own character and temperament and story and future -- is carrying a deadly virus. We visited Sparrow today. Sparrow is an AIDS orphanage and hospice center. It takes adults ... read more
Africa » South Africa

South African Flag After the British seized the Cape of Good Hope area in 1806, many of the Dutch settlers (the Boers) trekked north to found their own republics. The discovery of diamonds (1867) and gold (1886) spurred wealth and immigration and intensified the subjug... ... read more
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