Summer has begun here in southern India, which means that most days are in the high 90s or low 100s. It’s bad enough for my friend Val and the staff here at the Dean Foundation—all healthy and living in homes that have fans—but I can’t begin to imagine what it is like for our terminally ill patients. Our bedridden... More...

Hello, everyone! Val and I have been having many adventures in the last few weeks.  We’ve visited patients, celebrated birthdays, gotten to rest a bit, and worked hard in the office.  Some of my favorite things from the past few weeks: This week I went to Dr. Grace’s nephew’s first birthday party.  Jonah is so... More...

Hello, all! Val and I arrived back to Chennai yesterday from a excursion to Delhi. Seven of us from the Dean Foundation drove up for an international conference on palliative care that took place on the 13th-15th (all in one van–we got to know each other really well). One night we drove until 4:00 am to get to a town large enough that we... More...

  Dear friends, I am writing from the Dean Foundation, the organization in India where my friend Val and are currently volunteering. We have only been here a little over a week, but we have both already learned so much. The Foundation provides hospice and palliative care to the terminally ill, both at the out-patient clinic and... More...

This Tuesday I was walking to the library to do a little bit of studying before class when I saw one of my friends running across campus over to Asbury Seminary on the other side of the street. Her backpack was bouncing up and down because she was running so fast and she was so set on where she was going that she didn't see me. I watched her... More...

A week ago I got to hear Shane Claiborne, author The Irresistible Revolution, speak at my college. I’d heard about him before and my parents know him, but it was my first chance to meet him in person. I was thoroughly “wowed.” He is a gifted public speaker with a real heart for social justice. He doesn’t just focus on any one issue... More...

In the past few days the weather has gotten rather chilly here in Kentucky and I’ve been thinking about how to care for the environment when it’s cold outside. The heat hasn’t been turned on in the dorms yet, so everyone is finding creative ways to stay warm while they’re studying. My solution—thick socks, my warmest sweatshirt, and a... More...

With all the tumult in the economy that we’ve been experiencing the past few weeks, I’ve been thinking a lot about the financial implications of “going green.” It seems to me that so many little that we can do for the environment also end up costing us less money. Examples of how going green saves money: -It costs... More...

I just got the October 2008 issue of Shine Brightly, a magazine for young Christian girls, and a piece about my environmental work is the cover story!They have a big emphasis on missional living, which is neat--actually, the whole magazine is so cool that I almost wish I were in grade school again just so I could subscribe.Did you know that... More...

Check out the Fall 2008 edition of Campus Life's Ignite Your Faith for some cool coverage of my environmental work -- and the Jonas Brothers. There is a review of my efforts on pg. 44 and a list of ways to "go green."  Of all the images that could have been put next to the list, I have yet to figure out why there is an old-school scary... More...

...A list of 21 easy ideas for living green1. Change lightbulbs to compact florescent2. Do the dishes by hand3. Hang your clothes on the line to dry4. Turn off the lights when you leave the room5. Walk or bike instead of driving6. Take public transportation7. Recycle8. Bring cloth bags to the store when you go shopping9. Start a compost pile10.... More...

I was looking at the pictures and quotes that had been up on my board in my dorm last semester and came across my older brother's version of It's Easy Being Green. He made it up one day over lunch in the cafeteria and I wrote it down because it made me laugh; hopefully it'll make you smile, too. Ode on Completion of my Sister's Book by... More...

Dad and I were given the opportunity to speak at Ichthus, an annual large Christian music festival near where we live. Dad did three sessions and I did one. Dad was great, as always; I managed to short out my microphone and one of the guys from the sound booth had to answer a question for me because I didn't know the answer. There was one really... More...

Last week a friend and I were invited to speak at a vacation bible school at a large church in Lexington. The theme for the day was taking care of others by caring for the planet. There were three ages groups; I got the four-year-olds. We acted out the parable of the good Samaritan and went over some simple things they could do to be good... More...

This weekend, Mom, Dad, and I went to a conference about the environment for people of faith. It was really fun and I learned a lot from the other people who came--there were a few students but most attendees were older than me, so it was neat to hear about the environmental movement from a different perspective. There was a very nice... More...

On May 18th Mom and I were invited to Crescent Hill Baptist Church--it was their annual youth service and the theme was God's creation. The entire service was done by the youth group, from the children's lesson to the worship team, and they invited me to give the message. They chose to do the service outside so that we could be in nature, which... More...

If you're interested, here are a few websites that have covered my environmental journey. Good News Magazine, which is a Methodist publication, did an interview, which you can reach by clicking here. Also, there was a piece on the Asbury College website, here; I did an interview with The Word FM as well, which you can find here. Thanks so... More...

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