Peace Work Update

Here is an overview of slide presentations and other peace work I have done or will do soon.

4/18 Southside Mennonite, Elkhart IN

4/19 Manchester College, IN International relations class

4/20 Midway Mennonite Church Colombiana, OH

4/26 Messiah College, PA Convocation

4/27 New Hope Church of the Brethren, WV

4/28 Church of the Brethren Rossville, IN

5/4 Knox College, Galesburg, IL with Peggy Gish on CPT Iraq. Peggy has given 7 presentations that I arranged in our area regarding CPT's work in Iraq.

5/8 Henry Christian church, IL

6/14 Princeton Rotary Club, IL

6/26 Unitarian Universalist Church in Bloomington, IL

6/29-7/3 Cornerstone Christian Music Festival, Bushnell, IL CPT booth.

8/24-8/28 Bureau County Fair, IL CPT booth

July Hannibal, MO talks pending

Christian Peacemaker Congress September 8-11, Indianapolis, IN “The courage to engage violence with nonviolence” Ecumenical and open to all peacemakers, Call 773-277-0253 for information.
Return to Colombia for 3 months mid September.
Pray that God and what He is doing would be exalted, and not me in all this peace work.

PS. I would welcome a time to share with your group or friends.

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