After Tragedy, Holy Land Speakers Pursue Peace
Mazen Faraj, a Palestinian who lives in a refugee camp in Bethlehem, speaks to an audience during an April 28 talk at Holy Spirit Church, Atlanta. Faraj was joined by his Israeli partner Rami Elhanan. (Photo by Michael Alexander)
ATLANTA—As
young men, the two could not have been more different: a battle-hardened
former Israeli soldier, a rock-throwing Palestinian jailed for protesting
the occupation of the West Bank.
But through shared sorrows, Mazen
Faraj and Rami Elhanan now call each other brothers.
“We are not competing
with the size of our pain. We do not blame each other. We are showing
the way out,” said Elhanan.
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Surgeon
Finds Medical Ministry In Guatemala
Dr. Henry Zielinski looks out on Guatemala City from the rooftop of Sanatorio Paz, the hospital where he operated on nearly 40 patients during his recent mission trip. The general surgeon spent a few minutes on the roof in recollection each day following lunch. (Photos by Stephen O’Kane)
GUATEMALA CITY—The
60-year-old Guatemalan businessman reached over, held Dr. Henry Zielinski’s
hand and kissed it in thanks. Domingo Gonzalez had just had surgery
to repair a hernia he had been suffering with for more than two years.
Diagnosed
by a Guatemalan doctor, Gonzalez had not been able to receive the
surgery until a visiting Georgia team came in April because so many
people ahead of him needed operations.
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Thursday, May 8, 2008
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