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My Heart Attack

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Hello,                      My Heart Attack                 May 12, 2017
How are you? This is to let you know that I have had a heart attack and had 3 stents put in my arteries in April.  I have had to cancel for a year my plans to go to Colombia and to take a course on peacemaking.
This has been a real jolt to me as my identity has been so wrapped up in peacemaking. Though thank goodness there was no other notable impairment.
 I hope to be able to begin to do more direct peacemaking giving talks here in the USA this fall and next year return to Colombia. 
I could add that at the end of March and early April before I became aware of my heart condition I gave a total of seven talks in St Louis, Iowa, and here in Evanston. They were on “Making peace with ISIS Nonviolently” and “Update on the Colombian Peace Accords.”
One of the most significant talks was to a class of high school juniors who had read about ISIS the day before. To start with they shared some of their thoughts on how to deal with ISIS. Next I did my sharing, after which they shared in small groups. After this they aired with me their questions about my sharing. It really got the students involved personally.
Thanks for your prayers as I adjust to this jolt.

Shalom, Jim

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