Gaining Insight. Experiencing God. Growing in Understanding.
Streets of Bukavu My colleagues and I swerved into the gates of Panzi Hospital after traversing the rock powdered, red clay roads of Bukavu. Toting notebooks, pens and a mixture of emotions, we approached the iconic facility. Panzi Hospital has been a refuge of nurture and healing for thousands of women and children. The hospital [...]
Posted on April 30th, 2009 by Shelvis
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Youth Peace Summit Participants. Can you find Shelvis? (photo by Henry Coates) An amazing interfaith Youth Peace Summit took place in Nairobi in April. The Kenya Evangelical Lutheran Church (KELC), in partnership with others, coordinated the week-long event. About 180 youth attended, many live in the areas hardest hit by the post-election violence of January [...]
Posted on April 30th, 2009 by Nancy
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Shelvis, the Double Dutch King (photo by Henry Coates) April was the month of homesickness. Perhaps April, because it was the 8th month of an eleven month journey, but whatever the reason, in April I began to dream of home. I was feeling particularly low the Saturday morning we woke up early to go visit [...]
Posted on April 30th, 2009 by Nancy
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