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Delegation to Colombia: First Images

Seven members of the Connecticut Conference spent six days in late June and early July as members of an ecumenical delegation touring the struggling South American nation of Colombia. These are among the first images to come back from that trip.

Photos are by Davida Foy Crabtree and other members of the delegation. Commentary is by Davida Foy Crabtree.

Ricardo Davida presents Ricardo Esquivia with a prayer shawl “for the healing of Colombia” and with a copy of The New Century Hymnal “to express the joy of our partnership in Christ.” (Prayer Shawl from Immanual Congregational Church, UCC, Hartford.)
Three girls The stark contrast of three little girls tenderness with the conditions in which they live and play is wrenching.
Hugh 400,000 people live in this one settlement for displaced people in Bogota. It stretches as far as the eye can see. The large building is where we worshipped on Sunday A.M.
Three boys The morning after the world cup game, we found these three looking like future stars. What will the future hold for them?

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