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Why She Couldn’t Go

Why She Couldn’t Go

I hadn’t been in Kamponde more than 10 minutes when one of my students from long ago approached, welcomed me with back with a…
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The Sun Also Accelerates: Solar Power Dominates One Corner of Congo

The Sun Also Accelerates: Solar Power Dominates One Corner of Congo

I was among the hundreds of thousands of Northern California residents who were without power last week. I got off easy; power went out on…
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A Life of Reconnecting

A Life of Reconnecting

Within minutes of arriving in Kamponde, there were a handful of people I immediately asked after. Among those were two of my former…
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The Road to Kamponde

The Road to Kamponde

We did it. We made it to Kamponde — and it only took three years!
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Chapter Excerpt: Morning Sickness

Chapter Excerpt: Morning Sickness

Day Four in Kinshasa. We have confirmation of our Congo Airways flight to Kananga on Friday. That is the city about 60 miles north of…
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Hurry Up and Happily Wait

Hurry Up and Happily Wait

Day Two in Kinshasa and though we’re stuck here until Friday — we got bumped from the flight to Kananga in central Congo today — I’m…
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The Kindness of Strangers

The Kindness of Strangers

(Bobbie Dodson’s handmade necklaces have raised $50K to build new schools in Congo.)
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