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Hi, I'm Brenda Thonsgaard

Tags: Adopt a School in Kenya, Build a Water Well in Kenya, Congo Democratic Republis, COSCCET, Forgotten Victims of Mitwaba, Human Rights, Kisumu Project, Inc., Mbita Vocational Training Center, Mbita VTC, Orphans

About Me

Username: brendatflores
Sex: Female Age: N/A
Hometown: Houston
Country: United States
MOST Passionate About: Global Crises

My Activity

Moderator of: 4 Causes
Member of: 23 Causes
Connections: 41 Friends
Completed: 4 Actions
Contributed to: 1 Goal
My Do List: 2 Actions

My Bio

- mother of 6 children
- B.S. - Texas A&M University, College Station, TX
- M.Ed. - University of Houston - Main Campus
- Ed.D. - University of Houston (in process of completion)
- Educator for 18 years

Ways I would change the world

-Improve education for all children and adults
-Provide homes for the orphans of the world
-Increase acceptance of others and their differences
-Rid the world of disease
-Provide clean water sources for everyone

People I'd like to meet

In the Event They Were Alive:
- Martin Luther
- Mohandas K. Gandhi
- Anne Sullivan
- Princess Diana
- Thomas Merton

Those I Can Still Meet:
- Nelson Mandela

Favorite Quotes

"A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. By this, all men will know you are my disciples, if you love one another." -John 13:34-35

"Our love, or our lack of it...will in the end be an expression of ourselves:
of who we think we are,
of what we want to be,
of what we think we are here for. "
- Thomas Merton

"Don't ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive, and go do it. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive."
- Howard Thurman

I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel. - Dr. Maya Angelou

Kindness in word creates confidence.
Kindness in thinking creates profoundness.
Kindness in giving creates love.
- Lao Tzu.

"True heroism is remarkably sober, very undramatic. It is not the urge to surpass all others at whatever cost, but the urge to serve others at whatever cost." -Arthur Ashe

Places I've been

Numerous places in the United States
Costa Rica
Guatemala
Panama
Kenya (near future)

Interests

Orphans
Education
World issues
Learning differences
Language acquisition
Adoption and related issues
Environmental education
Instructional practices
Ethnography

Languages Spoken

English
Spanish

My Media

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Students of Esibila School w/Book Donations

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My Groups

Human Rights

Location: Global
Why I Joined: "Human Beings, indeed all sentient beings, have the right to pursue happiness and live in peace and freedom." -- 14th Dalai Lama
Joined Group On: 08/16/2008

VillageTalk

Location: N/A
Joined Group On: 04/15/2008

Amani Africa

Location: Eastern Africa
Why I Joined: "A dream you dream alone is a dream. The dream you dream together is a reality." The more we work together, the more we will all accomplish! ~Brenda Thonsgaard Kisumu Project, Inc.
Joined Group On: 04/12/2008

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How to VOTE for RAZOO SPEED GRANTS on FACEBOOK

Father Angelos of COSCCET and I have created a Razoo Speed Grant Proposal on Facebook. Please help us by voting for our cause and then referring our site to all your friends! We will WIN $1000 if we ...Continue Reading
Posted 01/09/2008 by Brenda Thonsgaard in Remember the Forgotten Victims: Widows and Children of Mitwaba, D.R. Congo Blog | 0 comments
Tags: congo, Democratic, DRC, Facebook, grants ...
Community Support - Many Thanks

Epiphany Lutheran Church junior high students held a "lock-in" October 12-13. Students enjoyed Christian fellowship, games, and Bible studies. All entry fees have been applied to Kisumu Project, Inc...Continue Reading
Posted 10/19/2007 by Brenda Thonsgaard in Adopt a School in Western Kenya Blog | 0 comments
Tags: Epiphany Lutheran Church and School, fund raiser, kenya, Kisumu, kisumu project ...
Learn Swahili

Trying to learning Swahili? When I was doing a bit of research, I discovered an awesome website I would like to share with those who are working on Kisumu Projects. http://www.glcom.com/hassan/lesso...Continue Reading
Posted 10/09/2007 by Brenda Thonsgaard in Adopt a School in Western Kenya Blog | 0 comments
Tags: adopt a school, children, eastern africa, kenya, Kisumu

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What you have said so far for the last days and months has made me be bleesed and l hope e are gonna be developmantal people in the few days and months and years to come May the love of God bless your family l tried to call your ceephone is was off

Posted: 03/07/08 by Emmanuel Norman Nakhokho

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Posted: 03/07/08 by Emmanuel Norman Nakhokho

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My Acts

173rd Most Active: 23 contributions

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Save the Planet AND Save the Lives of HIV+ Children

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02/13/08 Why I did it: “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.”- John 3:16; We should all do our part to support our brothers and sisters across the world. Done for: Give orphans opportunity and a future Kayiwa Freds Computer Club (the cause) Adopt a School in Western Kenya - Kisumu Area Help the Poor to acquire Education.

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Bag a lunch

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02/07/08 Why I did it: It is really easy to do and saves you a bundle over time! Done for: Adopt a School in Western Kenya - Kisumu Area

Join the $10 Challenge Expired

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01/21/08 Why I did it: James 1:27: Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world. Done for: Give orphans opportunity and a future

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Buy handmade products to support sex-trafficking survivors at madebysurvivors.com

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01/21/08 Why I did it: James 1:27 Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world. Done for: Remember the Forgotten Victims: Widows and Children of Mitwaba, D.R. Congo Tools and Equipment for Mbita Vocational Training Center

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