Mark Your Calenders, Nov 12

Think for a moment. Is there one thing that you just wish everyone you love and care about could understand about you? Is there anything you long for people to understand completely, if even for just a brief moment? What is that one thing that you find yourself thinking on occasion (or more often) that others just don't seem to understand? (I trust I'm not the only one who has these things;) And what if you did have the opportunity to give these friends a chance to, if not fully, at least get a glimpse of understanding into the very depths of your heart.
Well...if your reading this you probably know and can at least verbalize what you think my hearts cry is. Some of you understand and other probably just wish "Dara could talk about something else," and many wish you could understand more but Africa seems like such a foreign world that it's almost impossible to feel anything real from the stories of it.
On November 12 George Snyman, the founder of Hands at Work in Africa (based in South Africa), will be in Minneapolis doing 2 speaking engagements. In the morning he'll be meeting with Pastors and church leaders to address what the churches responsibility and roll is, and can be, in responds to the AIDS pandemic. In the evening George will speak about the work of Hands at Work and what God is doing throughout Africa. This will be open to everyone, so please, spread the word and join us.
This is a great opportunity to hear and understand what and who has been a part of my life and influenced me. George has been a significant person whom God has used to show me His heart! I will post a message as soon as the final details of times and places for these events are set. Please, do all you can to mark your calenders to join us. Maybe together we can understand more.
More importantly that having you understand my heart, I pray we can understand more of God's!

Watch Online Today!

I just got finished watching the Living Truth production about Hands at Work in Mozambique. It's fabulous. My heart is overwhelmed with praise to see how the lives of children and families that I visited last year have changed through the work of Hands at Work volunteers. Those of you who have spent hours looking at my pictures with me will recognize faces on this new production, because of that I hope it's more personal for you. I hope these children are more than a number to you, more than a statisic. They are God's beloved. They're suffering and they're children with hopes and dreams. I have hugged these very children. God has given me the opportunity to know these children and we are called to them.
Watch and pray.
http://www.livingtruth.ca/
(on the right side there's a box that says, "Living Truth News" click on the Watch Now in green)

Living Truth Returns to Mozambique

Remember last year when I was in Mozambique and the tv crew from Canada came to film the work of Hands at Work in Mozambique? Well, they returned this year to show the progress that was made from the funds raised by the telethon. I cannot WAIT to see how things have changed and to see those familiar faces that I love. I was just looking online to find how we can see this in the States. What I have found is this:
On Sunday October 11 at 8AM EST (that would be 7AM Central time, right?) on National NRB Network (DirectTV channel 378) they will be showing and doing the "telethon" for "Hands at Work- Mozambique: Back to Africa."
You can also watch online after it has aired at: http://www.livingtruth.ca/ (someone needs to teach me how to make this a direct link:)
Check it out the website and you may see Carlos's familiar face:) I hope you have the chance to watch this on tv or tape it (or whatever people do these days;), or watch it online. Be blessed as this is aired and see how God has continued to work in Mozambique. I can't wait to see Carlos on TV. Please watch and pray.