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“These are the children of Lebanon: they are the lamps that cannot be snuffed by the wind.”

“Ladies and gentlemen, this is your captain speaking. We’d like to welcome you onboard British Midland’s flight 8180 to Beirut …” In all my years on this...

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Windsurfing in Domaso

It was a sunny afternoon in Domaso, Lago di Como, also known as Lake Como, Italy.  The wind blew through my sail, and we continued to cross towards the source of the wind.  This...

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Return to Roots

Every summer I get the chance to travel to a new exotic place in the world.  All these trips are exciting and memorable, but none of these trips compare to when I go back to my native country,...

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Dachau: An Experience That Humbled Me

A few years ago, my family and I traveled with a group from my school to Germany, Austria and Switzerland. We went through a humbling experience when we visited Dachau, a concentration camp...

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Empowering Women One Hospital at a Time

The taxi bounced down the side street over large rocks and dips in the road.  Through the window I could feel the hot humid African sun beating down…        I...

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The Record Breaker

Each city is significant for a distinctive reason. Some are best known for sights thought only to exist in dreams, while others possess history far more realistic than classroom textbooks can describe....

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Personalities of the Dusty Trail

We just finished an exciting morning of horseback riding—one of the few things I wanted to be sure we did before our vacation time was up. We found a homey ranch called

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A Light in the Darkness

“Therefore go and make disciples of all nations...” is found in Matthew 28:19 and is the key reason for all mission work. This Spring Break I was fortunate enough to go half way across...

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Power Outage Goes Wrong

This past July, my family and I took a white water rafting vacation in West Virginia. We arrived on a Thursday afternoon, when the sun was casting down its hottest rays. Our cabin was upgraded for...

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