That's wonderful Mirine! Fabulous! It is always worth bringing such things
to the attention or organisers. I wonder if perhaps you should do the course
before they go because they will be more comfortable with asking you
questions and you will understand where they are coming from and then have
someone helping them understand the cultural context when they arrive. It
sounds like it will be a big change in outlook for these people and that
will take some time and more than one learning opportunity (you can only
take in so much at any one time!).
Karleen Gribble
Australia
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From: "Mirine Dye" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, July 24, 2007 11:03 PM
Subject: Re: Missionary trips soliciting infant formula
thank to to everyone who sent me a reply! There are lots of mission trip
workers on this list!
I guess that my long-winded reply sat with this mission group overnight and
this morning she emailed me and wondered where her group might be trained to
better serve the babies they come across. She mentioned that they usually
take sick babies out of homes and nurse them back to health ( with bottles)
and she wonders know if perhaps that is not the best thing to do ( I love
witnessing a paradigm shift...).
So now my question to the group: is there an LC in DR who can do an 18 hour
course for this group? We do the 18 hour course locally, but I think they
should learn more about what is culturally appropriate and perhaps get the
info there.
If so I would like to pass the contact information along to the mission
group.
Thanks in advance,
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Mirine R. Dye
Serving the Florida Keys
Florida Keys Healthy Start Coalition
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www.KeysHealthyStart.org
Hello group,
I received a solicitation from a local Christian missionary group today
asking me to please donate infant formula for an upcoming trip they are
taking to Dominican Republic and Haiti. I was asked because I facilitate a
local new mother support group and perhaps they thought I would easily be
able to collect donations.
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