tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post4598618718285542676..comments2024-03-28T05:56:52.754-07:00Comments on The Weaver of Grass: The scourge of Africa.The Weaver of Grasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-70387084954167926852010-06-11T06:45:07.648-07:002010-06-11T06:45:07.648-07:00Hope you all managed to see the programme - very u...Hope you all managed to see the programme - very uplifting I found it.<br />Thanks also to Eric for sending me link details.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-37651084366186857342010-06-11T06:30:42.006-07:002010-06-11T06:30:42.006-07:00I shall try to watch this, Weaver. There seem to b...I shall try to watch this, Weaver. There seem to be surgeons in many countries carrying out "life saving" surgery for afflictions that most of us would never encounter. We are fortunate indeed.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00861397533660827678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-12278117192138694412010-06-11T03:17:28.906-07:002010-06-11T03:17:28.906-07:00I'm already greatly moved. There are so many s...I'm already greatly moved. There are so many stories like this that could be told of Africa - the cradle of civilization. Sometimes I think it fell out of its cradle early on! Excellent, your highlighting of this example. Well done.Dave Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08430484174826768488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-9908191593137974352010-06-11T01:33:16.989-07:002010-06-11T01:33:16.989-07:00I didn't see this programme but it sounds real...I didn't see this programme but it sounds really interesting. I agree that Ethiopa seems to have so much potential, but then has been devastated by famine, wars and civil undrest so much that it has really been held backCrafty Green Poethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02486633917197181851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-23305392286819080182010-06-10T16:06:41.362-07:002010-06-10T16:06:41.362-07:00I had to watch this on iPlayer, after beginning to...I had to watch this on iPlayer, after beginning to read your post. Absolutely compelling viewing, so thank you for the tip off.Jinksyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01686101468214361004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-64619688719243403152010-06-10T15:44:30.548-07:002010-06-10T15:44:30.548-07:00My heart is always torn out when I learn of childr...My heart is always torn out when I learn of children in pain or poverty. I went with a church group to Honduras to minister to orphans in July 2009, and I wanted to put every one of those little ones in my suitcases and smuggle them home with me...<br />I'll gladly go to Africa when given the chance...DJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12087407225185566830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-41025514437055924662010-06-10T15:37:17.792-07:002010-06-10T15:37:17.792-07:00Good post, Weaver. I watched it, and though Afric...Good post, Weaver. I watched it, and though Africa's problems are enormously complex, the lack of access to something as simple as antibiotics makes you want to get on a plane and take a couple of tonnes yourself. <br />It is the powerlessness you feel when you see such programmes, knowing the answer is not simply foreign aid.Titushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16380213493011623153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-30751362603641043002010-06-10T14:31:36.456-07:002010-06-10T14:31:36.456-07:00We watched with a mixture of horror and admiration...We watched with a mixture of horror and admiration.The images have stayed with me all day.<br />What was so heartbreaking was the children who were turned away, imagine having to make that choice.Acornmoonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14982884920388966786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-88009672826205073582010-06-10T14:10:29.771-07:002010-06-10T14:10:29.771-07:00Humans are so interesting
Aloha from Waikiki
...Humans are so interesting<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Aloha from Waikiki<br /><br /><a href="http://comfortspiral.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Comfort Spiral</a>Cloudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05853753108637831069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-9306613703634249482010-06-10T13:01:39.228-07:002010-06-10T13:01:39.228-07:00I am a total wimp when programmes of this kind are...I am a total wimp when programmes of this kind are broadcast, even though I sympathise with the subjects and admire those who are trying to help them. There are parts of the world I wouldn't visit as I couldn't enjoy staying in a comfortable hotel while so much poverty was apparent on the streets. Even with all the charities beavering away to give assistance, they can only do so much and there must be millions who struggle on alone. Life is very unfair for so many.Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06826501916623305535noreply@blogger.com