Comments on the Tree of Life Synagogue Shooting

October 28, 2018 This morning on a call with friends, we wept together. After hearing the news of Tree of Life synagogue, I noticed that I felt disjointed. I still do feel a dull aching all over my body. I feel a deep sorrow. On our morning call when a friend expressed her hurt, IContinue reading “Comments on the Tree of Life Synagogue Shooting”

I woke up this morning thinking about the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

I wrote this on 11/8/17. It is still too relevant. Dr. King was born on January 15, 1929 and assassinated on April 4, 1968. At the time of his death he was 39 years old. I thought of all he had accomplished by that early age. Until Malala Yousafzai (at age 17), he was theContinue reading “I woke up this morning thinking about the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.”

Journey to Nouakchott, Mauritania

In 2012, I journeyed as a consultant/trainer to Nouakchott, Mauritania, on behalf of Legacy International, to conduct a training program hosted there by the United States Embassy. The purpose of the training was to inquire into the needs of at-risk youth and to enhance existing and develop new programs country-wide. My training partner and IContinue reading “Journey to Nouakchott, Mauritania”

Sacred Music Festival in 1997 Fes, Morocco

In 1997, I had the privilege of attending the Fes Festival of World Sacred Music in Morocco. Myself and two others served as delegates on behalf of Legacy International, who were co-sponsors of the event.I wish I could capture all of the stories I could tell from that journey. To summarize: We dined on aContinue reading “Sacred Music Festival in 1997 Fes, Morocco”