From the Blog on Congo

How long

how long will we stand by and do nothing? how long will we watch women and girls being raped? how long will we sit on our couches and watch people being chased from their homes? how long will we preach from our pulpits about love, grace, and do nothing? how long will...

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Never Again

Soon it is remembrance day.  A day that is set aside in many countries to remember wars that have taken place over the years, in which millions of people have died, especially the world wars.  Poppies are worn to remind us of the death of these fellow citizens.  But...

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Tears (not for the faint of heart)

today i sat at home, on a verandah, overlooking Lake Kivu, listening to the waves smash against the lava rocks, watching boys wash their clothes, laugh, and be boys.  As I sat, I read pages and pages of information from Focus Group Discussions conducted by our...

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