Jared Brown

As my friend Daniel reminded me, the women of the Masaai and also the people Kenya as a whole are so generous.  It is a very humbling experience to see those that do not have as much as me give more than I give.  It is a moment of realization of the gospel and how [...]

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These pictures show just a little of what we got to do with the people of the Masaai in Kenya. They work hard, but at the same time as you can see they are happy and we enjoyed our time with them.  I would love to be back on that little plot of land sitting [...]

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Incredible!!!  It’s the only way to describe what this day was like.  Real quick, imagine you have been longing for some thing for a long time, maybe a car or TV or whatever.  Ok, you got it?  Now you just got it absolutely free and every year you will get the free upgrade to this [...]

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It has been a long day, and I am so full of thoughts racing through my brain as I have spent time seeing children full of hope and joy despite where they live and the circumstances they are living in.  It is so beautiful to see the children’s faces with huge smiles and warm welcoming [...]

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So all nighter has officially been completed seeing as I just took my shower and got dressed.  Yep, that is right I just stayed up all night.  Why?  Well I am about to be boarding a plane headed to Kenya and their time is 9 hours ahead of ours.  So I decided to stay awake [...]

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It is now 5 days till I will be boarding a plane and headed to Kenya. This is where all the blogging started as I realized how horrible of poverty people live in around the world. I know there are people I will have the privilege to talk to when I return and to make [...]

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You know I find it pretty funny or frustrating that somethings that really mean nothing in the long run mean everything to people now in the present.  I am guilty of this and today I have begun to realize that it is kinda ridiculous.  I am finding that I need to be so much more [...]

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It was an interesting night as I sat with a group of old and new friends watching hollywood stars raise funds for Haiti.  I was moved to see all of these people answering the phones and asking people to give money to help these children, youth, and adults.  Asking people to look past their own [...]

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I am sitting on some friends couch in Hattiesburg, MS as we read and talk about Haiti.  I once again find myself broken for the children and helpless people.  Haiti you are not forgotten.  I read earlier an elderly lady say “they aren’t helping us.  We are dying of starvation and no one cares.”  Ma’am [...]

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Haiti is now dealing with a new normal and guess what so are we.  If you think everything goes back to being like it was before the earthquake you are mistaken.  Look there are about a hundred orphans being brought into the US for adoption.  Man, do I wish I could adopt one of these [...]

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