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Category Archives: Notes from all over

Remarks from Pway Doh and Paw Yeh

From the Editor: These remarks from members of the Burmese family that we sponsor were part of our Worship service on Sunday, May 18.
Pway Doh:
First of all I thank God for sending us to America. When we arrive in America, we got a lot of freedom and we are in a place that is […]

Let Jesus in the Boat?

From the Editor: This is an excerpt, copied with permission, from the spiritual memoir, “Dancing Naked Under the Moon, Uncovering the Wisdom Within,” by Mary Bea Sullivan. Copies of the book are available at www.marybeasullivan.com.
Malcolm pulled the car into a parking space far away from the entrance to the United Church of Chapel Hill. […]

Impressions of Religion in Egypt

Editor’s note: this is a post from Carrie Barnett’s blog at http://carrieincairo.blogspot.com/
Tonight, around 5:00, I went up to the Khan al-Khalili and sat across from Al-Husayn mosque at a small restaurant to get dinner. The food was traditional Egyptian fare: baladi bread, hummus, tomatoes and lettuce, pickled vegetables, and kebab. It might have been an […]

Our Grandchildren’s World

By Jack D.
When our 1st grandchild was born, I experienced a heightened awareness of and sense of responsibility for the world he and his generation are inheriting from our generation. I began to wonder if other grandparents were going through the same process, and if we might be able to work together to ensure […]

Report from Peru

[Editor’s note: this letter is from the nephew of one of our members. He was on the scene of the devastation in Peru.]
Friends,
I recently came back after spending two days in the earthquake-affected area south of Lima, Peru. I was volunteering for CARE Peru when the earthquake happened, and since then I have […]