Comments for http://www.slumsurvivor.org Wed, 03 Dec 2008 22:13:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 Comment on Galleries by howie http://www.slumsurvivor.org/2007/09/galleries/#comment-5394 howie Thu, 27 Sep 2007 04:45:52 +0000 http://www.slumsurvivor.org/2007/09/galleries/#comment-5394 well done ben, 10 points! well done ben,
10 points!

]]> Comment on Slum Survivor at Blackstump 2007 by Stephen Said http://www.slumsurvivor.org/2007/08/slum-survivor-at-blackstump-2007/#comment-5344 Stephen Said Wed, 19 Sep 2007 23:09:01 +0000 http://www.slumsurvivor.org/2007/08/slum-survivor-at-blackstump-2007/#comment-5344 That should have read "beat you to the punch". Damn... That should have read “beat you to the punch”. Damn…

]]> Comment on Slum Survivor at Blackstump 2007 by Stephen Said http://www.slumsurvivor.org/2007/08/slum-survivor-at-blackstump-2007/#comment-5343 Stephen Said Wed, 19 Sep 2007 23:08:35 +0000 http://www.slumsurvivor.org/2007/08/slum-survivor-at-blackstump-2007/#comment-5343 We bet you to the punch! I was with the Year in the Son students at Tabor College in Adelaide for the last three days and they ran Slum Survivor there. I also hear that in a few weeks, the Year in the Son students at Tabor College in Melbourne will be running it also. It's spreading! And I stink... And I may not be able to look dahl in the face for at least a few more months... We bet you to the punch! I was with the Year in the Son students at Tabor College in Adelaide for the last three days and they ran Slum Survivor there. I also hear that in a few weeks, the Year in the Son students at Tabor College in Melbourne will be running it also. It’s spreading!

And I stink…

And I may not be able to look dahl in the face for at least a few more months…

]]> Comment on Slum Survivor at Blackstump 2007 by luke http://www.slumsurvivor.org/2007/08/slum-survivor-at-blackstump-2007/#comment-5338 luke Wed, 19 Sep 2007 16:21:30 +0000 http://www.slumsurvivor.org/2007/08/slum-survivor-at-blackstump-2007/#comment-5338 Hi i dont know if you can read this but im goin to, for a weekend with my church/ youth group do slum survivor and hopefully get closer to god thankyou luke age 12 Hi i dont know if you can read this but im goin to, for a weekend with my church/ youth group do slum survivor and hopefully get closer to god

thankyou
luke
age 12

]]> Comment on Wow! How awesome is self-reflection! by FRANK NIERO http://www.slumsurvivor.org/2006/10/wow-how-awesome-is-self-reflection/#comment-4874 FRANK NIERO Wed, 11 Jul 2007 10:49:21 +0000 http://www.slumsurvivor.org/2006/10/wow-how-awesome-is-self-reflection/#comment-4874 AFTER reading your statements dear Jimmy, a tear comes to my eyes, how can I a relative poor person in today's society, make it easier for these slum dwellers and very poor children and others in these pethetic living circumstances...belive me I am trying, and praying to GOD every day to make my mission a succesful one to open the eyes of relatively rich society! WE CAN ALL MAKE A DIFFERENCE, I drive a $600 - 1990 ford now AND LUCKY TO HAVE IT SAVES WALKING EVERYWHERE LIKE THESE PEOPLE HAVE TO...AND even though I am disabled myself and on a disability pension with about 50% of our pension going in rent, at least I can boast of having a house and even pets, we live "like KINGS" compared to these people, let's open our HEARTS TO THEM "OUR MUCH POORER NEIGHBOURS" that GOD COMMANDS WE SHOULD LOVE...are we really loving them? Please be charitable to these poor people in need that have NOTHING! GIVE TO THEM....frank niero (noahs ark projects). AFTER reading your statements dear Jimmy, a tear comes to my eyes, how can I a relative poor person in today’s society, make it easier for these slum dwellers and very poor children and others in these pethetic living circumstances…belive me I am trying, and praying to GOD every day to make my mission a succesful one to open the eyes of relatively rich society!
WE CAN ALL MAKE A DIFFERENCE, I drive a $600 - 1990 ford now AND LUCKY TO HAVE IT SAVES WALKING EVERYWHERE LIKE THESE PEOPLE HAVE TO…AND even though I am disabled myself and on a disability pension with about 50% of our pension going in rent, at least I can boast of having a house and even pets, we live “like KINGS” compared to these people, let’s open our HEARTS TO THEM “OUR MUCH POORER NEIGHBOURS” that GOD COMMANDS WE SHOULD LOVE…are we really loving them? Please be charitable to these poor people in need that have NOTHING! GIVE TO THEM….frank niero (noahs ark projects).

]]> Comment on Back home! by FRANK NIERO http://www.slumsurvivor.org/2006/10/back-home/#comment-4724 FRANK NIERO Fri, 22 Jun 2007 06:45:10 +0000 http://www.slumsurvivor.org/2006/10/back-home/#comment-4724 dear STEPHIE.... I ADMIRE YOUR SPIRIT AND COURAGE AND RESPECT... YOUR LONGING FOR JUSTICE AND MORE HELP TO THE VERY POOR AND SLUM DWELLERS, MY first view of slums was in Naples Italy over 50 years ago just before leaving for Autralia by ship (Aurelia) it has been inprinted in my brain for ever more, the squallor and human degradation..little children with not even any clothes (nude) they were so poor, their family with nothing.. beggars and very depressed in appearance.. The squallor of their slums! THE ONES THE WORLD FORGOT!! It is not much different, if not worst now with so many diseases we did not experience 50 years ago..when will MANKIND LEARN AND BE MORE CHARITABLE TO THESE BILLIONS OF PEOPLE THE DESPERATE POOR, THE FORGOTTEN, THE ONES THE WORLD STEPS ON! THE ONES GOD LOVES THE MOST..THE POOR THE REAL POOR. I HOPE YOUR ENTRY STEPHIE OPENS THE EYES AND THE WALLETS OF PEOPLE BETTER OFF IN THIS WORLD...LOVE Frank Niero, (NOAHS ARK PROJECTS) dear STEPHIE….

I ADMIRE YOUR SPIRIT AND COURAGE AND RESPECT… YOUR LONGING FOR JUSTICE AND MORE HELP TO THE VERY POOR AND SLUM DWELLERS, MY first view of slums was in Naples Italy over 50 years ago just before leaving for Autralia by ship (Aurelia) it has been inprinted in my brain for ever more, the squallor and human degradation..little children with not even any clothes (nude) they were so poor, their family with nothing.. beggars and very depressed in appearance.. The squallor of their slums! THE ONES THE WORLD FORGOT!! It is not much different, if not worst now with so many diseases we did not experience 50 years ago..when will MANKIND LEARN AND BE MORE CHARITABLE TO THESE BILLIONS OF PEOPLE THE DESPERATE POOR, THE FORGOTTEN, THE ONES THE WORLD STEPS ON! THE ONES GOD LOVES THE MOST..THE POOR THE REAL POOR. I HOPE YOUR ENTRY STEPHIE OPENS THE EYES AND THE WALLETS OF PEOPLE BETTER OFF IN THIS WORLD…LOVE Frank Niero, (NOAHS ARK PROJECTS)

]]> Comment on Wow! How awesome is self-reflection! by ben http://www.slumsurvivor.org/2006/10/wow-how-awesome-is-self-reflection/#comment-3030 ben Fri, 11 May 2007 01:39:42 +0000 http://www.slumsurvivor.org/2006/10/wow-how-awesome-is-self-reflection/#comment-3030 Hi Spiro, it's a <em>simulation</em>, not an attempt to recreate the real thing, and it's aimed at raising awareness of urban poverty among people who might otherwise never stop to think about real people living in these situations. Hi Spiro,

it’s a simulation, not an attempt to recreate the real thing, and it’s aimed at raising awareness of urban poverty among people who might otherwise never stop to think about real people living in these situations.

]]> Comment on Wow! How awesome is self-reflection! by Spiro http://www.slumsurvivor.org/2006/10/wow-how-awesome-is-self-reflection/#comment-3028 Spiro Thu, 10 May 2007 22:37:32 +0000 http://www.slumsurvivor.org/2006/10/wow-how-awesome-is-self-reflection/#comment-3028 How pathetic and sad that people think that they can recreate how people live in real slums it is shameful and if they want to experience it they should leave everything behind and go to a third world country and stay with the locals living without electricity or running water all the time. How pathetic and sad that people think that they can recreate how people live in real slums it is shameful and if they want to experience it they should leave everything behind and go to a third world country and stay with the locals living without electricity or running water all the time.

]]> Comment on Survivor #3 by » Blog Archive Slum Survivor: This is reality... http://www.slumsurvivor.org/2006/09/survivor-3/#comment-197 » Blog Archive Slum Survivor: This is reality... Sun, 03 Dec 2006 09:23:43 +0000 http://www.slumsurvivor.org/2006/09/survivor-3/#comment-197 [...] It turns out that Father Jim just can’t get enough of slum life. He’ll be inviting his parishioners to join him in the ultimate simulation. Where? St John the Apostle Church: 57 Waratah Pde Narraweena [...] […] It turns out that Father Jim just can’t get enough of slum life. He’ll be inviting his parishioners to join him in the ultimate simulation. Where? St John the Apostle Church: 57 Waratah Pde Narraweena […]

]]> Comment on 2006 Photo gallery online by Jim McKeon http://www.slumsurvivor.org/2006/10/2006-photo-gallery-online/#comment-71 Jim McKeon Thu, 02 Nov 2006 10:48:02 +0000 http://www.slumsurvivor.org/2006/10/2006-photo-gallery-online/#comment-71 Thanks for the photos Ben, good reminders of the experience we had Jim Thanks for the photos Ben,

good reminders of the experience we had

Jim

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