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Dear Friends:   We only have $900 left to raise for the Akha bus, its been a long journey, no doubt.   If you haven't had the chance to become part of this...
Matthew McDaniel
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Aug 18, 2008
7:19 pm
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Dear Friends:   We have the bus for the Akha Ride for Freedom.   Right now we got a LOT of work to do.   Painting, Replace Tires, New Batteries.   But this...
Matthew McDaniel
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Aug 28, 2008
5:44 pm
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Dear Friends:   We are doing repairs and updates on the BUS. We cleaned it and dived into maintenance on the generator. We have a couple repairs there to do...
Matthew McDaniel
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Sep 2, 2008
6:29 pm
525
Dear Friends:   Australian author Harry Nicolaides has been arrested for Lese Majeste in Thailand for writing the book Verisimilitude in 2005 which he...
Matthew McDaniel
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Sep 3, 2008
5:23 pm
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Dear Friends:   The time has come to paint the bus. We have been given a really good rate  by paint suppliers and a painting company.   We still have $400...
Matthew McDaniel
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Oct 2, 2008
5:31 am
527
Dear Friends:   We are just shy $200 of having the bus painted, thanks to one donor.   We are really excited at this turning point.   Matthew McDaniel The...
Matthew McDaniel
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Oct 6, 2008
5:07 am
528
Dear Friends:   The painting on the bus is finished and it is quite sparkling.   We will be picking it up tomorrow morning.   We have to wait a couple weeks...
Matthew McDaniel
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Oct 21, 2008
3:24 am
529
Dear Friends:   In one week the bus will be ready for signs, the paint secure. We continue to do all our own repairs on the bus. Yet we need four RV batteries...
Matthew McDaniel
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Nov 5, 2008
10:12 pm
530
Dear Friends:   With the donation of one organization we now only have three batteries left to purchase for the bus. $311 each. Soon we can put the signs on...
Matthew McDaniel
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Nov 7, 2008
9:18 pm
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Dear Friends:   With our second donor we now have two batteries and have only two more to go. $311.00 each, and we thank you so much for your help.   Signs...
Matthew McDaniel
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Nov 8, 2008
5:59 pm
532
Dear Friends:   Thanks to a number of donors, to whom we are grateful, all the batteries are now purchased and the bus electrical system is back on line.   ...
Matthew McDaniel
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Nov 15, 2008
7:56 pm
533
Dear Friends:   I replaced the generator battery tonight, the bus signs are about to get edited for the last time and we are headed for the start line.   Bus...
Matthew McDaniel
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Nov 20, 2008
1:43 am
534
Dear Friends:   As we get close to getting the stickers put on the bus, gather together one apple notebook for processing videos to the web we are looking for...
Matthew McDaniel
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Dec 1, 2008
8:01 pm
535
Dear Friends:   Thanks to good donors, the Bus now has all its signs.   Look here: http://www.akha.org or here: Http://www.akha.org/content/bus/index.html  ...
Matthew McDaniel
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Dec 6, 2008
6:03 pm
536
Dear Friends:   We work now to do the last mechanical on the bus, install a furnace.   We are soon wrapping up and pulling together all the events for as...
Matthew McDaniel
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Dec 10, 2008
10:29 pm
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Dear Friends:   You can join us at Facebook.com at this link. We want to ask you to join our group the Akha Heritage Foundation.   We look forward to seeing...
Matthew McDaniel
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Dec 17, 2008
3:33 am
538
Dear Friends: More than a week of freeze and snow in Salem, Oregon has taken its toll. Work doesn't happen, which is what supports most of this project, and...
Matthew McDaniel
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Dec 21, 2008
4:43 am
539
Dear Friends: We have our first Akha Ride For Freedom Video up on YouTube.com. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=clFbi6ll7r8 Or our site: ...
Matthew McDaniel
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Dec 31, 2008
4:59 am
540
Dear Friends:   The video documentary about the Akha of Thailand and Laos, and their treatment at the hand of fundamentalist mission organizations, can now be...
Matthew McDaniel
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Jan 3, 2009
10:50 pm
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Dear Friends: Yesterday our horses Hampton and Cookie got their new shoes put on. The Ride for Freedom #2 video is now available at www.akha.org ...
Matthew McDaniel
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Jan 8, 2009
11:52 pm
542
Dear Friends:   Final Call - Ride for Freedom Jan. 15, 2009 We have stable bills to pay and then we leave, in days, in this month, for the US Coast at Lincoln...
Matthew McDaniel
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Jan 16, 2009
4:08 am
543
Dear Friends: I am currently loading three movies to youtube.com/akhazauh The first is Akha TV 9, Commentary on Prisoners of a White God. The second is Akha TV...
Matthew McDaniel
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Jan 22, 2009
11:39 pm
544
Dear Friends: It looks like we have a driver who will be joining us soon. We are really looking forward to that. Right now we need your help to wrap up our...
Matthew McDaniel
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Jan 31, 2009
5:24 am
545
Dear Friends: We have a driver. Kaely has joined us for the Ride for Freedom and has settled in behind the wheel. We are glad to have her on board. ...
Matthew McDaniel
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Feb 9, 2009
11:12 pm
546
Dear Friends:   We are hoping to be out within a week, to beat the weather.   We have gotten our vet check, vaccines, and travel papers arranged. We have...
Matthew McDaniel
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Feb 19, 2009
1:01 am
547
Dear Friends: Well, after training a driver for a month, keeping her well fed, she up and quit. So we look again. Least she got free truck driving school. ...
Matthew McDaniel
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Mar 1, 2009
2:37 am
548
Dear Friends: Within a day or two days we will be heading out on the start of our ride. Our driver quit after training so we are looking for a new driver. But...
Matthew McDaniel
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Mar 6, 2009
6:27 pm
549
Dear Friends: We have started our "Ride for Freedom" to the UN. We are on day 7. You can see videos from each day at www.akha.org Thanks to all the people who...
Matthew McDaniel
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Mar 12, 2009
10:56 pm
550
Dear Friends: Visit the videos at www.akha.org We have really stirred it up in Eugene, Oregon about this Richard P. Haugland guy taking away small Akha girls...
Matthew McDaniel
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Mar 19, 2009
6:30 am
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Dear Friends: We are headed into our 17th day in our Ride for Freedom. People have been real good to us as we travel. We are currently in Roseburg, Oregon. We...
Matthew McDaniel
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Mar 23, 2009
10:11 am
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