A Chance at Life: Panama, Fall 2009
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From November 10 to December 10, 2009, I had the opportunity to embed with Dead Wheat International Foundation, an organization dedicated to empowering the impoverished and malnourished Ngöbe tribe in central Panama.
A Ngöbe girl we met in the mountains...
I got to see firsthand the work Dead Wheat is doing to help impoverished farmers develop sustainable agriculture, clean air and potable water supplies.
The trip may have been exhausting. I may have come back with a billion bug bites. But I know now that I saw the Kingdom of God at work in some powerful new ways, and I wouldn’t trade that knowledge for anything!
A Land of Extremes
From the filthy rich to the desperately poor, Panama is a country full of disparity…
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Photo Gallery: Starting Over
In a land devastated by deforestation, a new generation of children is working to undo the past…
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The Harvest
By harvesting rice with my host family in Panama, my whole perspective on food began to change…
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Culture Guide: Surviving the Jungle
Tips and tricks for YOUR next vacation in the heart of the Panamanian jungle…
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Fruitless Land
In the once fertile ground of Panama, farmers struggle to grow crops and starve. One organization seeks to change all that…
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Photo Gallery: The Hike
What seemed like a challenging adventure to me was simply a part of everyday life for the villagers we met along the way…
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Breathe
After seeing a hut wreathed in smoke, I discovered a surprising new injustice in the mountains of Panama…
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Comfort
After facing hunger, exhaustion, pain and thirst in Panama, I learned a lot about the true meaning of comfort…
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The Aqueduct
On a trip to a remote jungle village, I learned a valuable lesson about social justice…
Barry Rodriguez
About the Author: Barry Rodriguez is the director of World Next Door. He is a writer, photographer, actor and teacher with a heart for social justice and a passion for travel. Well then. It’s a good thing he’s got this job!
