Tag Archives: poverty

Week 1 of the 7, The Mutiny Project

Posted on January 31, 2014 by Robert Franklin

This week my friends and I entered into a “Mutiny Project” together. We decided to take up Jen Hatmaker’s challenge to look at seven key areas of our lives and see if we relate to those areas from a more … Continue reading →

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Psalm 119 story…chapter 8

Posted on September 23, 2013 by Robert Franklin

Your instructions are more valuable to me than millions in gold and silver. Psalm 119.72, NLT Lately I feel like the petroleum industry survives on my contribution alone. Last night I stood (AGAIN) at the gas pump, filling up (AGAIN) and … Continue reading →

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PUR Water Project Day 2

Posted on October 13, 2012 by Robert Franklin

This is the residuals from some sewage water we cleaned using the PUR water process developed by P&G. Tami Trunick did a demonstration of the process for about 75 people who live in a slum in the Kampala area. 2 … Continue reading →

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Uganda Day 3

Posted on March 14, 2011 by Robert Franklin

Today was an early day.  I had a short and restless night’s sleep (no jet lag, just late to bed, a lot of noise and an unfamiliar place).  I needed to be sharp for today’s activities so I did my … Continue reading →

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Monochromatic (Pt. 2 “The Soapbox”)

Posted on January 15, 2010 by Robert Franklin

[picapp align=”left” wrap=”true” link=”term=soapbox&iid=7438818″ src=”6/4/4/0/Hoar_Cross_Holds_12c4.jpg?adImageId=9051965&imageId=7438818″ width=”234″ height=”351″ /] I try to refrain from “venting my spleen” while writing for public consumption.  The cybersphere is already full of bile anyway, why add mine?  The margin for error when standing on one’s soapbox is … Continue reading →

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Getting Rid of Frodo’s Ring

Posted on December 29, 2009 by Robert Franklin

[picapp align=”left” wrap=”true” link=”term=rings&iid=5275780″ src=”1/d/9/c/Ring_of_light_f389.jpg?adImageId=8716256&imageId=5275780″ width=”234″ height=”183″ /]In the film version of JRR Tolkien’s epic Lord of the Rings, the main character, Frodo, tries to rid himself of the “ring of power” on a couple occasions.  While Frodo’s motives appear pure according to … Continue reading →

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