Last night we heard an amazing speaker, Immacule'e Ilibagiza. She is a survivor of genocide in Rawanda. Her story was heartbreaking, but her message was uplifting and hope filled. She spoke of trusting God no matter how dire your circumstances and reminded us of the special relationship we have with him - he as our father and we as his children. We all agreed if we had not been able to do anything else here, hearing her speak made this trip worthwhile.

Today some of us are going to hear presentations on Global Warming, Is Peace Possible in the Middle East, Fair Trade Chocolate and Welcoming a Stranger in a Time of Fear (a session discussing immigration.) This evening there is a Global Fest which looks like it is going to be a lot of fun. The movie Blood Diamond is playing after dinner as well, so some of us are going to watch that. We will try to post some pictures later in the day.

Peace,
Celeste