How can we help others ? Isaiah, the great biblical figure, had some practical advice (Isaiah 58 ) in how to translate words into actions.  It is the intent of this web page to identify projects and initiatives to share the burden of our friends and communities.  Listed below are some ideas that were identified. It will be very helpful if you can share with us any suggestion and resources you may have.

Looking into Useful and Practical Information Technology That Help Handicapped Persons in Expanding their Reach (wwong)

Background - While visiting a friend in nursing home, who is a quadriplegic, the thought came to mind that modern Information Technology may be useful to expand the person's social horizontal. The intent is identify affordable and practical solution in the form of electronic books, voice e-mail to help the individuals

Progress -
 Useful web links - 
1. Identified a URL about voice e-mail (www.myinbox.net) , POC: Trish Lodovichetti ([email protected] 703.793.4619) with Crossmedia Networks Corp 
2. Elelctronic Book - www.businessnow.com/ - www.rrlc.org/ebook/ebookhome.html
E-book evaluation Project ( Susan Project [email protected] )
3.Disability Resources List -  http://www.joniandfriends.org/helps/needhelp.htm 

Establishing a volunteer team who can visit those fellow OERRers who are out sick  especially those who are elderly and live by themselves.  Delivery of grocery or periodic visit or phone calls will do them a lot of good.

Progress - Happy to tell you that this initiative has been started. Thanks to Ruth and others, the plan is to establish a list of folks whom we will call or visit on a routine basis.  Another idea that was suggested by Ruth is to make our own fruit basket (much cheaper than off the shelf from the grocery stores) and send it to our OERR friends.

Linking up with other EPA Bible Study Groups such as the one at Crystal Station and at the Agency's National Technical Service Division at Research Triangle Park, NC

Progress - Hans said he knew a group at Crystal Station. He will find the contact point for us.

Isaiah 58:6-11 " Is this not the fast which I choose, to loosen the bonds of wickedness, to undo the bands of the yoke, and to let the oppressed go free and break every yoke ? Is it not to divide your bread with the hungry and bring the homeless poor into the house; when you see the naked, to cover him; and not to hide yourself from your own flesh ? Then your light will break out like the dawn, and your recovery will speedily spring forth; And your righteousness will go before you; the glory of the Lord will be your rear guard. Then you will call, and the Lord will answer; You will cry, and He will say, 'Here I am.' If you remove the yoke from your midst, The pointing of the finger and speaking wickedness, and if you give yourself to the hungry and satisfy the desire of the afflicted, then your light will rise in darkness and your gloom will become like midday. And the Lord will continually guide you, and satisfy your desire in scorched places, and give strength to your bones; and you will be like a watered garden, and like a spring of water whose water do not fail." (back to Top)

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