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Melinda’s Heart – part 1

The Heart of Service                                        “A good heart is better than all the heads in the world.” – Edward Bulwer-Lytton The early morning heat so common in the poor Philippine community of Das Marinas served as a […]

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Apartheid and Reconciliation

RYS Service Breaks Apartheid Barriers  “The best way to destroy an enemy is make him into a friend” – Abraham Lincoln Truly important events in life often escape the headlines.  The most critical accomplishments are not those achieved in the laboratory, the battle field or the market place as the greatest victories are achieved through […]

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An Interfaith Peace Initiative

Opening Pathways to Peace In September of 1999, thirty five volunteers from 15 nations gathered in Belfast as part of the Religious Youth Service (RYS), an interfaith peace initiative. The organizers of the RYS publicly sought to recruit volunteers who were willing to work hard and invest their spirit in helping close the divide that […]

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Love Resolves Resentment

Love Through International Interfaith Service “History, despite its wrenching pain, cannot be unlived, but if faced with courage, it need not be lived again.” – Maya Angelou Guest Post by By John W. Gehring In the summer of 1939, the Imperial Army of Japan crossed the border of China and entered into Mongolia with tanks, […]

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