by Gabriel | May 24, 2012
We met with Ramadan Bechir Ramadan, the official from the Chadian refugee agency (CNARR) who will be going with us to Iraq. After finding ourselves a translator and then getting through some initial “business” negotiations, he graciously offered assistance...
by Gabriel | May 24, 2012
FLIGHT I’m somewhere high over the Atlantic, on my way to Chad via Paris. It’s my thirteenth such trip, the first one being in 2005, which seems a lifetime away. I’ve been staring at a blank document for over an hour, not knowing what to say. It...
by Gabriel | May 16, 2012
There has been amazing support from communities and individuals around the United States and the world. We are still short of our funding goal, but we are deciding to move forward, and we will continue working on finding support for the team—as we go. The players and...
by Gabriel | Apr 25, 2012
Over the years, one word that keeps coming up during our visits to the Darfuri refugee camps is “forgotten.” The people in the camps feel forgotten on different levels. Forgotten by the international community. Forgotten by many individuals and groups...