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August 21, 2010. Minneapolis International Airport. “Welcome back home.” The immigration officer at the Minneapolis International Airport smiled as he handed me back my passport and residency card. As I walked to the conveyor belt to collect my […]
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I just concluded (last Tuesday), an amazing journey of the 2010 Uganda Pilgrimage of Hope and Pain! With pilgrims drawn from four continents: Illinois and North Carolina (USA); The Netherlands (Europe), Malaysia (Asia) and Uganda (Africa), the journey […]
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The entire country is still reeling from the shock, loss and anguish of last week’s terrorist attacks that claimed the lives of 74 people on the night of July 12 as they watched the final match of the […]
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Summer Institute ended very well last week (see the shots below – and also follow the SI blog). It was great to have a group of key leaders from the Great Lakes Region (first two photos, below) in a four […]
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Friends, as 150 participants and 20 faculty gathered here yesterday for our second annual 5-day Duke Summer Institute, from 30 states and 7 countries, I appreciate your ongoing prayers for me, Chris, our incredible Center team, all the […]
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Sixteen years ago today (May 10, 1994) Nelson Mandela was sworn in as the first black president of South Africa. Listen to his inauguration speech: As I think about this event, I think about Mandela’s freedom struggles, and […]