Global Presence

IJM is excited to announce their latest documentary, "At the End of Slavery" is coming in September 2009, and Quest Church will be hosting one of the FIRST screenings on Saturday, September 19 from 7-9pm.  Admission for the event is FREE, and the film screening will be accompanied by a presentation and Q & A with IJM's Vice President of Government Relations, Holly Berkhauter. 

For a preview of the film, click this link.  http://vimeo.com/5985149

After we were welcomed to Chamwino by St. Peter's, I accompanied Quest Elder Barbara Lundquist; Dr. Kati Szego, a former pupil of Barb's and current professor of Music at Memorial University in Canada; Karl Dreschler, a Seattlite who will be living for a year in Chamwino while working on behalf of Chamwino Connect; Lewis Kashiri, a man from Zimbabwe who also plans on assisting the project in Chamwino; and Zachary Gerald to our next stop. The musical folks in our party had arranged a visit with a remarkable group of women singers, the Muh Eme singers. As we traveled, we were accompanied by Pastor Daniel Meshach, the amazing Nassan Mazengo and Rev. Eubert Nyembela. After a few years of reading names printed on paper, it was great to meet many of these folks in real life. [caption id="attachment_290" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="Left to right pictured are Kedmon's mother, Pastor Daniel, Pastor Nyembela, Barb, Kati, Karl (standing) and myself.

Just over two weeks ago, I made my way out of the airport in Dar es Salaam and into the waiting arms of Barbara Lundquist and a local friend, Zach Gerald. Pitching my trusty backpack and a bag of donated clothes into the back of our vehicle, we headed for Prof. Mitch Strumpf's house and early the next morning set out for the village of Chamwino. What does it mean to build partnership with a parish halfway around the world? I was about to find out. As we approached St. Peter's Church, we were greeted with song and dancing. [caption id="attachment_284" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="A few of the folks gathered at St. Peter's. The woman on the far right is Kedmon Mapana's mother!"][/caption]

Along the way, St. Peter's Pastor, Pastor Daniel Meshach, joined us for a song.

Quester Derek Sciba joined Pastor Leah for an interview this week about his work with World Concern.  Derek has recently returned from visiting a number of World Concerns projects around the world.  View the interview on vimeo here and check out the links below for ways you can be involved globally locally!

 

 

Picture Below: St. Peter's Anglican Church in Chamwino, Tanzania.  Currently, the church is under construction and nearing completion.  With this trip, funds from Quest Church will be sent to bring a regular water supply to the building which will also be used as a preschool, and to construct toilets!

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Quester Lauren Ebright posts part II of her recent journey to Cambodia to combat sex trafficking.

See the whole post, pictures and all, here

Inside Cambodia PART II: A Population In Poverty

Poverty in Cambodia
Photo Credit: Lauren Ebright | The Broken Telegraph

by Guest Contributor Lauren Ebright

 

Shine the Light on Burma?
Remember 2007? Buddhist monks peacefully protested in the streets of Rangoon, Burma (Myanmar). As they walked or stood, in robes of crimson and saffron, they were arrested, beaten, shot, killed, silenced.

Quester Lauren Ebright recently returned from a soul changing journey to Cambodia.  A hair stylist by trade, Lauren and her salon are working to establish a partnership training folks in Cambodia to be hairdressers, a sustainable means of supporting themselves and their families. Read Lauren's words below, catch her and her husband Ian at the 11 am service, and say hello.

Find the original posting and pictures on the blog here: http://brokentelegraph.com/2009/06/09/inside-cambodia-part-i-prostitution/#more-1739

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---Inside Cambodia PART I: Life After Prostitution
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by Guest Contributor Lauren Ebright