jeff obafemi carr: the media scientist

i wrote Leave God Alone to express the feelings of many people i met who have become disenfranchised with church and it’s dogmatic and rigid ways.  i did not write this book to tell people to turn their backs on God, to kick preachers in their butts, or to stop loving one another.  on the [...]

Our internet access is gone for now. Our guide says it’s starting to get bad out there. Our host says he’s seeing riots near the city. I’m thumbing this on my cellphone on a signal from who knows where. The Presidential candidates (13 of them) have asked to annul the election and people are protesting [...]

27 October, 2010 okay, so maybe the title is dramatic, but i couldn’t help it. we are in Haiti, after all. and we’ve been here five days, in the midst of a Cholera outbreak that some estimate could grow to 200,000 infected people. the death toll is rising, and Presidential Elections are tomorrow. there are [...]

26th November, 2010 today’s task was to bring to life the brainchild of Engineer Dwayne: Bunk Bedding for the kids, who have up to now been sleeping on the floor. Dwayne re-designed his concept at least 8 times, from the original internet drawings to the scrap pieces of paper he’d been shuffling around from the [...]

25 November, 2010 this morning began, as all have, quite early.  we got up at about 5 a.m. and began the day’s ritual.  i’d get to have a bath today, so i looked forward to that five gallon bucket of water.  on my last trip here, i grew quite adept at getting in a good [...]

24 November, 2010 today was packed full of preparation.  When you find yourself immersed squarely in Plan B, and you’re making it up as you go along, the day can be interesting to say the least.  All the tools were back at home in Memphis, and here we were, faced with the task of doing [...]

Our passage to Haiti might best be described as both a comedy of errors, and a demonstration of God’s faithfulness. One thing is for sure: knowing the words to “We Shall Overcome” is a psychological asset when traveling to other countries. Nothing went as planned in the execution of this trip.  It had been planned [...]

you wouldn’t believe what we’ve been through. after almost 3 days off the internet grid, i’ve located a small cyber-cafe a short walk from the Orphanage, and i wanted to take a moment to give thanks to everyone for their support of this valuable mission we’re on to shore up the Gradec Orphanage in Port [...]

the book is now officially in pre-release all over the country, and the discussion and debate has begun. some have started debating without having actually read the book, so for those who may be shy, i’ve recorded a special message for you. it’s posted below, at the bottom of this post, and it’s also world-wide [...]

i’m in a coffee shop, looking at a woman in a green sweater typing on a laptop like mine. i wonder what the heck she’s working on. on the counter in front of me, there is a funeral lily plant. you know, the big plants they give you when someone in your family dies that [...]