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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuberculosis

Five thousand people die from tuberculosis every day, although the disease is both preventable and curable. Clearly, we must work harder if we are to achieve, by 2015, the Millennium Development Goal of halting and beginning to reverse the spread of TB as one of the world’s major diseases. Thanks to a massive scale-up of the DOTS strategy for TB control recommended by the World Health Organization, with 17 million persons treated in nine years, our prospects for reaching the goal have improved greatly.

Kofi A. Annan
Stop TB

To find out more watch the interesting flash animation on this pageStop TB Flash.

Just finished watching Killing Fields. Pol Pott sucks, so did America’s bombing of Cambodia. In fact I think the world pretty much sucks, it hasn’t really gotten any better. Just different :-(. A good movie though.

Just finished watching Killing Fields. Pol Pott sucks, so did America’s bombing of Cambodia. In fact I think the world pretty much sucks, it hasn’t really gotten any better. Just different :-(. A good movie though.

It sometimes seems egotistical to me that God wants our purpose to be in his Glory and to worship Him. I find it had to imagine making my whole lifes purpose to be to worship and glorify God.

Then I think about how sometimes I praise things that are good and people who do good things. Then I think about God and how much better he is then all those things. When I take that line of thought to its conclusion I can begin to see how it’s not that weird. I mean if God’s perfect then it is not a bad use of time to praise/worship and seek him out.

I got a letter tonight at a young adults thing today. It said that I was a happy and positive person.

There was a point of time not that long ago where I would of disputed that and the rest of the letter. However as time has progressed the discription of me has become alarmingly more accurate. I don’t like to think of myself as a happy person, it kind of creeps me out. I don’t want to be one of those annoying happy people, I want to be a cool quite depresive type.

I still do get a bit sad often and a little lonely, but no where near as much as I used too. Part of it’s probably just being an extravert. I don’t know.

So, how am I gonna keep myself away
How am I gonna keep myself away from me

Counting Crows

I am very concerned. An alarming trend is starting to happen. I am finding it harder to be cynical about the Christian groups I am involved in. I have fewer sarcistic comments to make, and occasionally I feel a glimmer of hope. It’s very scary and I am not sure what’s going on. These groups are organising things holistically, using foriegn things like product values. They seem to be doing a pukka job at the moment

Thankfully I am still exposed to many less pukka organisations. Catching City Rail on a frequent basis helps provide me with my daily doses of cynicism and sarcasm.

Worse online booking system ever!!! SO SLOW!!

I Don’t like them!

Today was one of the most beautiful days in my life. I can’t quite explain how or why it came to be that but I’ll do my best.

Today was the wedding of Emily and Martin. It was the best wedding I have been to in my life. It made me cry a lot. But the tears were of joy not sorrow. From the moment the bridesmaids started walking down the aisle to colour blind by Counting Crows, (played acoustically by two fantastic musicians) I was sold. The day and the service were both so authentic, a true expression of love.

I am a very cynical person and yet the whole service I did not have a cynical or even sarcastic thought. Every stage of it was true to the people involved. The vow’s and prayers were honest and extremely meaningful. Declarations like “Do you want to share your life with me, all your joys and pains, all your hopes and failures with all your body, mind and soul?” Are truly moving. The way they included God also was great.

The music was well chosen. It fit beautifully with the service. The messages given were very authentic. They somehow managed to get a Catholic, an Anglican and a Uniting Church minister together to run it.

The reception was also great. It was very homely, who would of thought it being in their house and all. I loved it also. Speeches that are usually the most painful part of the wedding were good. Martin’s Mum who has come out from Peru for the wedding was particularly good. Emily of course was great and Jo was fantastic too. However Martin simply shone in his speech, sure he stumbled through it but his feeling was there for all too see. Struggling to put into words (in English his second language, though I am sure he would have had trouble in Spanish too) what is surely his great love for Emily just made it all the more real.

The variety of people who were there was also outstanding. There were people from nearly every walk of life. So good to see that happen. The food was fantastic and all were genuinely happy about the wedding (as far as I could tell). I even joined in some dancing tonight. That’s how good the night was.

Emily is a person who has greatly enriched my life. It is wonderful too see her so happy. Her journey has not been very easy through this life. She is an inspiration in her passion for justice and her love of humans particularly the outsider.

I can remember finding out a bit about Martin in Australia whilst Emily was still over in Peru. Gemma’s trip there helped us too learn a bit more about him. Then sharing with Emily in the struggles of trying to get Martin a Visa. I can still remember the joy and excitement I felt when whilst in Raxaul I find out that Martin’s Visa had been processed and accepted. The other time I really remember is meeting Martin at the airport on my return from India. It was exciting to finally see him, he embraced me a stranger as his friend.

Martin who I barely know is still one of the most kind and openhearted people I have met.

Emily and Martin may the Lord God in His power truly bless you. May you live out your days together through the joys and pains of this life. May you live up to the grand promises you made today.

I am going too stop now, though I could go on forever. But it’s past midnight so the day is over.

If Howie Calls Today don’t believe anything he says. It’s April Fools Day today.