MLK march article

sherry and isaac get a brief mention in this article from today’s Lexington newspaper.

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MLK day march

today we remember the life and legacy of Rev. King today.  it’s always such a moving experience to march through our city streets singing “we shall overcome” with all kinds of different people.  King’s Jesus-inspired words against war, poverty, inequality, and hate continue to be relevant, and hearing his dream speech again this morning while we waited to march brought fresh tears for that which remains unfulfilled.  as a new citizen to this remarkable nation i am grateful today for this man and his dream…

 

this weekend

we are about to head out and march in somber tribute to the Rev. Martin Luther King (i’ll post some pics here later today).  in the mean time, here’s a weekend update.  we had a full couple of days which included some time with the Koch family, a birthday party, saying farewell to the Basses family who are headed back to their home country of Togo to serve in ministry, and on sunday evening our regular fellowship gathering.