NEWS AND UPDATES
Today’s Purpose
Every day has its own purpose and a story to be lived. Today was a story of traveling to Eastern Chad. After two plane rides, some fist clenching turbulence, a layer of sweat and dust, two granola bars, and a minor sandstorm, we made it to Goz Beida!! And I...
Waiting in Anticipation
We have finally made it to the East and tryouts are set to begin at 6:00 am tomorrow morning! I am super excited and also really nervous. Let me explain the nervous part. I am a Southern girl with a thick twangy accent. Not only is there already a language barrier,...
Let’s Get This Ball Rolling!
Here we go. After more than a week in the capital, we completed our meetings, have our permits, and are on the list to fly to the east to camp Djabal to start try-outs for Darfur United 2014. The river Chari is beautiful, but I am so ready to go to Djabal, meet with...
T-Mac and the Magic of Camp Djabal
In 2007, Gabriel received a phone call from John Prendergast about NBA Basketball Star Tracy McGrady (T-Mac) and their recent trip to Darfuri refugee camps. Tracy was deeply moved by his visit to camp Djabal and knew he had to do something for people he had met there....
Defining Achievement
Earlier today I wrote an entirely different blog than the one you’re reading now. The reason you’re reading this one and not the other is because the past couple hours I’ve been laying in bed, trying to fall asleep. Clearly I wasn't successful because I couldn’t get...
Sitting, Waiting, Wondering
As I sit on my flight from Los Angeles to Paris I am sitting, waiting, and wondering what the next few weeks will bring. Tomorrow I will arrive in N’Djamena where I will be picked up at the airport, then taken to the hotel where I will meet up with...
Culture Shock? All Kinds of Shock!
Editor's Note: This post was originally posted on iactivism.org by Gabriel Stauring. I write this with a pounding, lack-of-caffeine headache, combined with jet lag, making it difficult to concentrate enough to type this first sentence. It's hard to explain how...
Just 29 Days To Go
With just 29 days to go until Sweden, players across all camps are getting ready for the upcoming Darfur United tryouts to be held in Camp Djabal. As Gabriel and I prepare to head out to camp Djabal, one player I'm really looking forward to seeing play is Saleh Abaker...
Darfur United Try-outs, Coming Soon!
Can't wait to get on the football (soccer) field at camp Djabal. It then becomes simple. Well, for me it does. I get to enjoy watching the game I love. I'm sure that for the up to 60 players that will be competing to be one of 15 selected for the 2014 squad, it might...