Conflicted feelings in a conflict zone
Two days into our trip, we finally have internet service. Amazing that in the bustling city of Kigali, Rwanda, we…
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On Our Way
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I am on the first leg of our very long voyage back to Eastern Congo. Another Jewish World Watch board…
En Route to Congo
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Dear JWW Supporters and Activists: As you read this message, JWW Board Members Diana Buckhantz, Diane Kabat and I…
Our “Collective”
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Greetings JWW blog readers. My name is Mike Ramsdell. I have had the privilege of capturing this “Congo journey” in…
Humanity Gives Us No Choice
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Ten days ago we arrived in Kigali with trepidation and expectation. It seems like a day or two ago in…
Teach the Children
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Suddenly we are surrounded by a sea of children. As we stand there they begin to form a circle around…
Congo Curse of Riches
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I don’t sleep here, even with sleeping pills. I wake up after a few hours, images of the day racing…
Ready When You Are
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We are taken by convoy on an impossible 3 hour drive, high up in the mountains where the Congolese Tutsis…
Day 8: Boundless Capacity
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Today we had the most intense experience we have had to date. We went to the Touloum refugee camp to…