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About ten years ago, I printed a booklet of my short stories and poems for family and friends about the children and young people I had met along the way. This was before Facebook and cell phones. I didn't think I'd ever see them again. Over time, I have reconnected...

This week, I got to hold my new baby grand-daughter. I love babies. My daughter-in-law is Sudanese. God knew my son would marry a Sudanese girl and that I would have a Sudanese grand-baby. My connection with the "Lost Boys and Girls" of this generation is now extended...

Rainy season is about to begin in South Sudan and summer is roaring in North America with temperatures hovering around triple digits. All summer vacations are in limbo due to Covid 19 pandemic but human hopes and desires to see all these go remain a possibility in the...

It's March of 2020 and due to the Caronavirus, my students and I are having to learn how to do lessons online. Parents are having to log onto computers and juggling jobs with childcare and homeschooling. We communicate through computers and cell phones. In Mator's...

Laura Schroeder: On Sunday, May 6, 2001 the Arizona Republic printed a story entitled "Valley Adopts 'Lost Boys'". At the time I was attending school full time, working full time and raising a family. I've always enjoyed meeting...