Rwanda Journal #13: Interview about #CRSEgan Rwanda Trip is Online

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Just in case you don’t wake up at the crack of dawn on Thursday mornings to listen to the Sonrise Morning Show with Brian Patrick, you can catch the interview that I

Rwanda Journal #12: What I’ve Learned & How I Feel

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Today for the first time since returning home from Rwanda last Sunday night, I’m feeling back to “normal” physically. My ears have stopped ringing from thirty plus hours in the air, my

Rwanda Journal #11: SILC, Strategic Support and a Celebration

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While my body is officially back home in Fresno, California today, my heart and mind remain torn between this place and the green hills of Rwanda, half a world away. Over the

Rwanda Journal #10: A Bishop, A Bashed Nose, Goodies and Experts

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First of all, please accept my apologies for the abbreviated post yesterday. While the hotel we stayed in — the Centre Saint Andre owned by the Diocese of Kabgayi in the Muhanga …

Rwanda Journal #9: Holy Mass, Coffee Growers, Genocide Memorial and Our Lady of Kibeho

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Mass, Our Lady of Wisdom, Diocese of Butare
This day started with an early wake up call — we were off to Mass bright and early at Our Lady of the Miracles,

Rwanda Journal #8: Grief, Forgiveness, New Friendships and Selfies

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Today’s journal entry is going to be exceptionally short. While the day was filled with amazing memories, I am operating on three hours sleep (too much Rwandan coffee yesterday!) and less than

Rwanda Journal #7: CRS Rwanda, Episcopal Conference & Kigali Memorial Centre

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The more time I spend in Rwanda, the more I see it as an amazing place of both contradictions and of consistencies. Permit me to ponder this for a few moments before

Rwanda Journal #6: Arriving in Kigali, Rwanda

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Greetings from Kigali, the capital city of the country of Rwanda and our first destination after a very long day of travel. Praise be to God, our flights were completely uneventful. After

Rwanda Journal #5: Addis Ababa Airport

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As I write this, I’m sitting in Terminal 1 at Addis Ababa Airport in Ethiopia, waiting for our connecting flight to Kigali, Rwanda. Try as I might, I can’t truly get a

Rwanda Journal #4: Catholic Relief Services Egan Orientation

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Today started bright and early with a wake up call that roused me from a short but delicious sleep. Our hotel — the Days Inn Baltimore Inner Harbor… — is only a