Pausing to Celebrate
DTJ thus inaugurates a new blog series entitled “HEROES” to celebrate men and women throughout history whom have exhibited great bravery in response to issues of injustice children were facing. We acknowledge with humility those who have gone before us in this work of hoping to care for children. And we learn from them, such [...]
J’arrive
I do not dream. I sleep while I am awake.
I saw a man dead on the road yesterday. His body slumped, blood poured from his wound. Then they picked up dust, tossed it on the blood and threw the body in the back of the truck, and that was it. There wasn’t anymore.
I do know [...]
Walk with Me
Saturday July 11th we walked over 30miles with our friend Rose through the Luwero district of Uganda. The first time she walked from Bamunanika to Kiwoko she was a child.
This time we celebrate hope coming alive.
I See You
I see you.
Together. Wanted. You belong.
Today we met a woman named Mabel in the Hope Ward of the International Hospital in Kampala. She spends everyday with people in pain. And she finds them in hospitals. HIV/AIDS patients, cancer patients, children in the hospice. Her desire? Just to love them. She says people talk about knowing [...]
Entry One. Pre-Departure
I am filled with anticipation. Isn’t that so cliche? And yet, I am drawn back, repeatedly. The beginning has merged with what flowed into Now, and today I find myself singing as I think of footsteps covered with the color red, friends, faces familiar, beauty, sounds so close to my soul they breathe me in.
What [...]
Commentary: War is stealing Congo’s young
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DTJ Writer and Photographer on CNN
Lindsay Branham was recently on CNN advocating for the situation in the Congo. Lindsay works full time for Food for the Hungry and is currently based in Kigali, Rwanda. Please check out FH Global online to learn of Food For the Hungry’s work in Africa. Lindsay is also a freelance writer and photographer for DTJ [...]
Urgent Congo Update
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Mine
We gathered in an oversized room to discuss an under prioritized crisis. Crisis because the abduction of children into armed groups and if they escape the life of destitution awaiting them, is a crisis nearly unparalleled anywhere in the world. Under prioritized because, frankly, no one cares and very little is being done about it.
We [...]
Whispers
Whispers of hope have settled into words. The rain fallen has not yet dried.
A sad maturity marked her face. Her provocative black, lacy clothing clung loosely to her constantly thinning frame. Her deep sultry voice and swanky gait, as she threw her hips around, reminded me of a little girl playing dress up.
But she wasn’t [...]
Sought After
Instead of shame and disgrace, “Your moon will wane no more. Your days of sorrow will end. They will be called the Holy People, the Redeemed of the Lord; and you will be called Sought After” (Isaiah 60:20, 62:12).
In Isaiah God grieves Israel’s sin and disobedience. He mourns their wayward hearts and illustrates what His [...]
A kind of peace on earth
I stood in the military head quarters for North Kivu, DRC today watching the army-green clad, beret wearing, AK-47 carrying, aviator sunglasses bearing soldiers look incredibly en forme. A Belgian built building, reminiscent more of a ski chalet than a military brigade headquarters, houses the most important and influential FARDC soldiers (Forcees Armees de la [...]
We live in the flicker
Bright proud mountains sank into cobalt waters. Jagged volcanic rock was scattered like confetti across soot-colored streets. An aching beauty stood still.
Goma.
In the heart of Africa lies the Democratic Republic of Congo; an enormous cavity spreading its landscape across the center of Africa. Saturated with opportunity, most of it exploited, repeatedly by foreigners, [...]