Samoa, Matafa'a Update
Matafa’a canoe project update: All but one tree chopped down and moved to the finishing area in the village. (Canoe total: 16) One tree...
Stalking Big Game
Matafaa, Samoa, 3-24-12 what you can't see in this picture is that it is pounding rain! Finding a big tree to turn into a canoe is like...
The Miracle of the Multiplying Fishing Nets
Salea’a’umua, Samoa, 3-16-12 Meeting up with Nanai from the Community Centered Sustainable Development Project (CCSDP) to visit the...
Got Machete?
The morning light creeps down the steep verdant hills behind the village as the sun rises in the east. Already, I can hear the sound of...
I Shall Return
Matafaa from across the bay As I drive around the lush southwest corner of the island and toward the village of Matafaa, the road...
Thanksgiving Life 2011
I hope everyone had a pleasant Thanksgiving. . As I reflected on my life, I felt gratitude for my family and friends, and all the...
MicroAid Repairs the Thaya Family Home — 2010
MicroAid provided windows and doors to two tsunami families who, after their homes were washed away, were just handed money to rebuild....
MicroAid Repairs the Nagakanni Family Home — 2010
Mrs. Nagakanni’s husband, a fisherman, had been abducted by the LTTE and then imprisoned for seven years. He was away when the tsunami...
Samoa Update January 2011
Talofa Everyone I want to thank you for all the great emails and words of support while I was on the fact-finding mission in Samoa. . ....
Samoa Update December 2010
Well, I am two thirds of the way through the fact-finding mission to Samoa. As you know, they had a devastating tsunami in 2009...
