11.10.08
A few work blog posts
So I was not the most prolific blogger on my trip to Lebanon and Syria to visit Iraqi refugees. I could give a laundry list of reasons (tops would be hit-and-miss connectivity), but I did get a couple of things up for work. I’ve included a few links below – saves me from cutting and pasting, and you can show the CRS blog a little love 
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Bishop Audo talking about interfaith relations in Aleppo, Syria
Tour guide reciting the Lord’s Prayer in Aramaic
Reflection on visit to confidential shelter for women
Photo of super-cute little girls posing with items from their grandmother’s dry goods shop, partially funded through CRS
Recap of my first meeting with an Iraqi refugee family in their home
06.03.08
A new question
There are quite a few panhandlers near my office. Today I had a pleasant exchange with a woman to whom I first said “good morning.” We shared niceties and then she asked “Are you homeless?” I was a little confused because I was dressed for work (minus comfy shoes for the long walk), so I said no. She asked so sincerely that I wasn’t offended at all – she really wanted to make sure that I wasn’t homeless too before she asked for money.
