The Awakening of a New Day
Roosters crow people to wake. There’s no snooze button to hit as the roosters call to each other from their various posts throughout the Quarter. Rows of faded yellow jerry cans, carried by young children, start to form an eternal line by the scattered water kiosks. […]

Sometimes I just wish I could video 24/7 my time in the Quarter for people to watch. Maybe then I could do something that would really make a difference. For now, I feel my efforts are wholly inadequate - inadequate in that so much more help is needed and inadequate because I meet […]

It’s time for tea. The swarm of ladies has diminished as they take leave to return to their daily rigors - gathering water, doing laundry, preparing food, and going to work in the stone quarry. It’s still a bit early, but Esther ushers me back to her home for our morning ritual of […]