Tuesday, July 30, 2019

Partners Blog: “Squirming like a Worm in a Bucket”

Steve and Oddny Gumaer started Partners Relief and Development in response to the needs of refugees and displaced people from Burma, and now in the Middle East, as well. Their mission is to demonstrate, through holistic action, God’s love to children and communities made vulnerable by war in Southeast Asia, the Middle East and other conflict zones.

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“Squirming like a Worm in a Bucket”

There are some challenges that I’m up for. If it’s physical, involves the outdoors, sport or competition, I’m typically “in with a grin.”

But there are some challenges where I’m a complete wimp/wuss/chicken and can’t bring myself to face. Stuff to do with babies, needles, movies that don’t end well, seeing others in pain and coping with suffering. These generally have me squirming like a worm in a bucket ...

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Partners Relief and Development is a registered charity in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Norway, the United Kingdom and the United States. "We’re a small, grassroots nonprofit passionate about making a big impact in communities affected by conflict and oppression, demonstrating God’s love to children and giving them the opportunity to live free, full lives." For more information aboput Partners, visit their website at partners.ngo/

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