by Minga Claggett-Borne | Apr 30, 2016 | Pilgrimage 2015-16
We have been in India for 3 weeks. It’s a amazing place and I know so little about it. English is always hard to understand, only about 10% can speak with us. In Kerala the local language is Mayalayam which has beautiful script. It is related to the Tamil...
by Minga Claggett-Borne | Apr 2, 2016 | Pilgrimage 2015-16
Solange was 5 years old in 1994, yet parts of the genocide are brittle and clear. When the slaughter started in April, she learned that her family is Tutsi. Solange lost two older brothers; and her sister who was just 11 years old. All four of her grandparents were...
by Minga Claggett-Borne | Mar 27, 2016 | Pilgrimage 2015-16
Does the generation now in their 20s, born after the genocide, concern themselves with peace and justice? Peacebuilding is more than non-violence. Nor is it an individual endeavor. To work for peace (inside and out) is to work for your salvation. Rwanda Friends, like...
by Minga Claggett-Borne | Mar 21, 2016 | Pilgrimage 2015-16
Everyone wants peace, but not everybody works for peace. how does a person move from a passive bystander who favors a peaceful world, to someone who intentionally works actively for justice and peace? To find out I talked to a Rwandan Quaker who’s an...
by Minga Claggett-Borne | Mar 14, 2016 | Pilgrimage 2015-16
Hover over or touch image (on mobile devices) to read caption Nymagumba Friends Church Grey Crested Crane- endangered HROC International Training Participants Soccer game in valley Charlotte Mushimiyimana- Musanze assistant pastor David Bucura- Legal Representative...
