insights on technology » Church and family http://www.elwinwitzke.com My thoughts on technology, business, culture, family and anything else that seems interesting. Brought to you from Vancouver, B.C. Canada. Thu, 02 Feb 2012 07:18:46 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Drum cover – Hillsong United – Go http://www.elwinwitzke.com/2011/09/drum-cover-hillsong-united-go/ http://www.elwinwitzke.com/2011/09/drum-cover-hillsong-united-go/#comments Thu, 29 Sep 2011 05:07:37 +0000 Elwin Witzke http://www.elwinwitzke.com/?p=906 Earlier this year, drum cover.

Pretty amazing.

]]> http://www.elwinwitzke.com/2011/09/drum-cover-hillsong-united-go/feed/ 0 An oasis in a parched land http://www.elwinwitzke.com/2010/11/an-oasis-in-a-parched-land/ http://www.elwinwitzke.com/2010/11/an-oasis-in-a-parched-land/#comments Sun, 14 Nov 2010 04:02:03 +0000 Elwin Witzke http://www.elwinwitzke.com/2010/11/an-oasis-in-a-parched-land/ I’ve just been spending some time with our daughter at The House of James Christian Bookstore in Abbotsford. What a great place. It has something for every stage and part of your life.

It’s so wonderful that we still have stores like this among the masses of media and materialistic things pumped into our lives. If you’re in need of refreshing and uplifting input to your life, visit your neighborhood Christian bookstore.

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FYI: This area is very close to the children’s villages being built and run by Watoto.ca. Our daughter Tanya is working for the Watoto Canadian office and is responsible for coordinating volunteer trips to Uganda.

Refugee camp in DRC

Refugee camp in DRC

Child who grew up in refugee camp

Child who grew up in refugee camp

Child soldiers

Child soldiers

Condition: Critical

Condition: Critical

DRC and Uganda

DRC and Uganda

This short video below highlights the plight of the people caught in this horrible situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Condition Critical is a short film that brings us the voices of those who are living there every day. Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) – Doctors without Borders has been working in the DRC since 1992.

Source: Condition Critical

The website with more information and updates is http://www.condition-critical.org/

]]> http://www.elwinwitzke.com/2008/12/condition-critical-in-the-congo/feed/ 0 Operation Christmas Child http://www.elwinwitzke.com/2008/11/operation-christmas-child/ http://www.elwinwitzke.com/2008/11/operation-christmas-child/#comments Sat, 08 Nov 2008 21:39:49 +0000 Elwin Witzke http://witzke.wordpress.com/?p=210 A sign that Christmas is close at hand, is the discussion about getting ready to fill a shoebox with gifts for a needy child. Everyone can help make a child’s day brighter through Operation Christmas Child.

Our family has participated for many years as our children grew up, both through our church and christian school. It is easy to anyone to fill a shoebox and deliver it to one of the thousands of groups assembling shipments of shoeboxes. If you don’t know about this program, check out this short video.

]]> http://www.elwinwitzke.com/2008/11/operation-christmas-child/feed/ 0 Distribution of Income http://www.elwinwitzke.com/2006/12/distribution-of-income/ http://www.elwinwitzke.com/2006/12/distribution-of-income/#comments Fri, 15 Dec 2006 06:48:12 +0000 admin http://witzke.wordpress.com/2006/12/14/distribution-of-income/ We have all heard it before – North American’s and European’s are the wealthiest in the world. Just how wealthy are you in comparison to 6+ billion people on this earth? The Global Rich List shows you just how skewed the distribution of income has become. Enter your income and you’ll see how you rate. Try $50,000, $20,000, $8,000. This is a real eye opener. It should make us realize that we in North America live in untold abundance.

]]> http://www.elwinwitzke.com/2006/12/distribution-of-income/feed/ 0 Nata Village http://www.elwinwitzke.com/2006/10/nata-village/ http://www.elwinwitzke.com/2006/10/nata-village/#comments Sun, 29 Oct 2006 06:31:43 +0000 admin http://witzke.wordpress.com/2006/10/28/nata-village/ It has been over six months since I first heard about Nata Village. A vlog by world traveller and producer Jon Rawlison on Rocketboom first gave me notice about this village in Botswana that is struggling with AIDS. Jon setup a blog that allowed the AIDS education and prevention efforts in this small village to reach the global community. The Internet can be used for good and bad. This is one of many examples of good.

The blog has regular updates and photos from the village. Donations for the work in Nata can also be made on the site.

]]> http://www.elwinwitzke.com/2006/10/nata-village/feed/ 0 Blogging can spread the good news http://www.elwinwitzke.com/2006/10/blogging-can-spread-the-good-news/ http://www.elwinwitzke.com/2006/10/blogging-can-spread-the-good-news/#comments Sun, 29 Oct 2006 05:42:19 +0000 admin http://witzke.wordpress.com/2006/10/28/blogging-can-spread-the-good-news/ The ability of anyone to blog opens up new possiblities of sharing the Good News. Everyone knows somebody and they can be the sphere of influence in their lives.

]]> http://www.elwinwitzke.com/2006/10/blogging-can-spread-the-good-news/feed/ 0 Help the Invisible Children in Uganda http://www.elwinwitzke.com/2006/04/help-the-invisible-children-in-uganda/ http://www.elwinwitzke.com/2006/04/help-the-invisible-children-in-uganda/#comments Thu, 27 Apr 2006 04:40:13 +0000 admin http://witzke.wordpress.com/2006/04/26/help-the-invisible-childern-in-uganda/ Three young film makers went to Uganda to make a documentary. They came back with a story to tell and a promise made to the “Invisible Children”.

Invisible Children is a grassroots effort to create awareness and provide help and education to the children in Uganda who are being kidnapped and forced into the rebel armies as child soldiers.

You can make a difference by joining the Global Night Commute on April 29, 2006 or by purchasing the Invisible Children DVD and showing it to everyone you know.

These two video clips will have an impact on your life and what you can do to help: Proof and 100 Percent.

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