Generous Actions
Friday, den 26. February 2010Day 1
Today’s action: Calculate your carbon footprint. Start the Carbon Fast by finding out your individual, household or church emissions so you know where to concentrate your reductions. Check out Tearfund’s My Global Impact –www.tearfund.org/mgi – to calculate individual emissions, or the Climate Justice Fund – www.climatejusticefund.org – for an example of average household emissions.
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Generous Connections
Thursday, den 25. February 2010Over the past 35 years, in ports of call around the world, we have sought to locate our Mr Find Anything. A resourceful and creative friend who has multi-connections in a wide range of areas within the port city and beyond. A whole book could be written about such amazing people who have drawn alongside [...]
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Generous Sketches
Friday, den 19. February 2010From an early age youngsters are given chalk-boards to enjoy themselves. Often fingers and faces are decorated too but it has been a very practical way of enabling children to develop their creative skills. The pictures can be rubbed out and a fresh start made so easily. Those of us in the educational world can [...]
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Generous Accommodation
Monday, den 15. February 2010The nurse, Lenie and husband Ockie (South Africa), sailing on an international educational ship, took a week-long break from work. However, as there was no affordable place to stay in the city, in light of their volunteer-status, they decided to stay on board.
On the fifth day of their break they went out with a local [...]
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Old Fashioned Generosity
Saturday, den 13. February 2010With the trend towards mega-stores and even larger combinations, it is easy for the customer to be distanced from management by sheer size of the operation or the speed of turnover. It is thus so refreshing to discover stores that still retain the friendliness of the proverbial “village shop”.
Recently, in a small-town post office, I [...]
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