JANUARY 2008

 

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MEDA Members Find Dividends of Hope

 

Did you know... Egypt through the eyes of Chloe, aged 7

Kids in Egypt

 

Did you know that in Egypt the cars don’t follow the rules? Did you know that in Egypt people all have black hair? (Learn more from Chloe)



Intern starts Facebook group for MEDA Trust

Young and old, the 40 travellers on a recent Tourmagination/MEDA tour to Egypt found meeting “real” Egyptians an eye opener. (Read Bob Kroeker’s account)

 


MEDA gains Higher Ground with blog on conventionEd and Karen Nowak in Egypt

 

“The tour was called Behind and Veil, and while we took in many of the popular tourist attractions, our time visiting with MEDA partners in Egypt was very enriching." (Read more)


On the road to Nicaragua with MEDA staff: Lisa Maenpaa and Sara Cressman

 

Seeing Nicaragua an “eye opener” for LisaSeeing Nicaragua an “eye opener” for Lisa

Travelling to a poor country can be “quite the eye opener,” as MEDA staff member Lisa Maenpaa says about her recent trip to Nicaragua. (Read more)

 

Body language reveals cultural differences

MEDA staff member Sara Cressman was intrigued with the different communication styles that she encountered on her recent trip to Nicaragua. And despite the language barriers, she found she was still able to communicate. (Click here for more)


Mustard Seed: IDE grows with MEDA’s early nurturing

Furniture executive Roger Friesen planted a mustard seed in Colombia back in the early 1970s. He was working for MEDA at the time – our first full-time overseas staffer. (Read more)


MEDA’s World: Membership impacts lives

Membership impacts lives

This month on MEDA’s World, MEDA member Marion Good and member services director Howard Good (no relation) talk about how joining MEDA impacts members’ lives by focusing on faith and work, business and development. (Listen now ~35Mb)


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