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Susan Partnow

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Entries by Susan Partnow

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Burundi Journey will become a small private exploration by delegates

After several years of valiantly trying to put together a complete delegation, GCJ acknowledges that we just haven’t gotten a sufficient number of delegates to support a full Journey experience.  A combination of factors such as the uncertain and difficult economy, concerns about travel in light of environmental impacts, stability in central Africa, and other […]

February 23, 2009 by
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“Factoids”

Climate – it’s hot and humid, but not as bad as I’d feared.  Think Hawaii, more than anything.   Well, Hawaii without the ocean breeze, without the cleansing rain.  Hawaii with a constant smell of smoke in the air and a layer of haze that just never leaves that’s made of fog, smoke, dust, and who […]

July 14, 2008 by
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Meeting Godefroid – Truth & Reconciliation

Thursday A few days ago, Bob was finally able to contact one of his “private contacts”, a fellow named Godefroid.  Godefroid’s office is actually in walking distance of the hotel here.  He and Bob spent a few hours together.  That evening, Bob told us that he’d been pretty excited by what he heard, that Godefroid […]

July 14, 2008 by
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Church on Sunday 7/6/08

I’ve been to religion before.I’ve been plenty of times.But before today, I’ve never been to Church.Today was Church. We walked in to the service in progress. Apparently they’d been singing already for an hour or more when we got there and there was plenty more to go. And sing they did.They sang a song that […]

July 14, 2008 by

Brock’s first report from Burundi

Burundi Independence Day:   There were 5 grandstands all together, maybe 150-200 people per grandstand.  The president was in the central one.  We were in the one to hizonner’s right, at the back.  There were big leather overstuffed chairs for the prez and entourage, the rest of us on plastic stacking chairs.  We were at the […]

July 14, 2008 by

Planning team off to Burundi!

GCJ Burundi Project Director Brock Blatter leaves next week along with delegates Bob Flax and Wes Herbert, for a two week sojourn to Burundi.  Joining with our Burundi Host, Prosper Ndbashuriye, they will spend their time in Carama helping to build homes and latrines, getting to know the community, getting the full update on the […]

June 21, 2008 by

Come hear Joel’s detention June 1 on Whidbey I

A Giraffe Hero returns from the Niger Delta: A conversation with Giraffe Joel Bisina and an African celebration   Sunday evening, June 1 Whidbey Island – Langley United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall 7:00 – 9:30 pm                                        As you may know, the Sweet Crude documentary film crew was imprisoned for a week in mid-April by […]

May 26, 2008 by