On the lighter side of the Nonahood, this is a column about the humorous realities of life in Central Florida. We must choose to laugh and sweat rather than cry and sweat. Is Central Florida a hospitable place for human beings? After living here for seven years, I’m not so sure. Let's do some empirical observation of this environment we’ve chosen to call home. On any given … [Read more...]
Seed Packing Event Follow Up
This fall, Lake Nona folks came together with one common goal: to pack seeds for impoverished communities in Africa. Pioneers (https://www.pioneers.org/), across from Walmart on Narcoossee Road, hosted the event alongside local sponsors University Presbyterian Lake Nona (https://upc-lakenona.com/), and Cru https://www.cru.org/communities/ministries/gain.html). At the event, … [Read more...]
Come Out for the Nonahood Seed Packing Event on Saturday September 23rd
Turn on news radio, and we hear it – worldwide injustice. We will hear news of war, famine, refugees and on and on. What can we do? We can try to tune it out. But when it comes to injustice, to do nothing is to allow wrong to continue. Yet, if we do something, however small, a piece of justice can be restored. When it comes to restoring justice, a seed is a powerful … [Read more...]
Lake Nona Seed Packing Event
The country of Tanzania, in Africa, is home to some of the largest lakes in the world. Lake Victoria, in northwest Tanzania, ranks third in the world for overall surface area. But while Lake Victoria’s surface area is massive, it’s dwarfed by the volume of Tanzania’s Lake Tanganyika. This lake’s depth delves so far into the fathoms that its volume is nearly seven times that of … [Read more...]
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