Help Cover Sierra Leone with Nets

Bishop Thomas J. Bickerton is rallying Western PA United Methodists to take the lead in an effort to save lives by blanketing the nation of Sierra Leone with insecticide-treated bed nets through the Nothing But Nets campaign.   “The Red Cross and the UN Foundation have asked us to work with them to blanket the whole country of Sierra Leone,” said the Bishop, who leads the United Methodist Nothing but Nets initiative.   “Our denomination has raised $1.5 million...

May 1, 2009 The Journey Continues...

Last weekend our son T.J. was home, so he and Nick and I took in a Pirates game Sunday afternoon.We all were filled with great anticipation of our first game of the season together. Even though the Buccos lost 11-1, we still enjoyed being together at the ballpark, eating hot dogs, filling out scorecards, singing Out to the Ballgame, and rooting on our favorite team. A man sat next to me with his two young sons. Chris, the 5-year-old, was attending a game with his dad for the first time....