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[This article is abridged from a longer version, which is at: https://westernfriend.org/media/48-windows-campaign-unabridged]

When Veronica Obodo-Eckblad is asked about her escape from war-torn Nigeria as a seven-year-old, she is cryptic. That’s because her emphasis – actually, her life’s focus – isn’t on herself. What drives her is her commitment to others and to a dream. That dream morphed into conviction and then into reality. But we are getting ahead of ourselves in this gripping story, so let’s settle down.

Recently, I had an opportunity to learn about the  fragility of our country’s current health care system and its social safety net. At the same time, I renewed my appreciation for my community and my Friends meeting.

[This letter was abridged from a longer original, which you can find at: https://westernfriend.org/letters-marchapril-2022]

[This letter was abridged from a longer original, which you can find at: https://westernfriend.org/letters-marchapril-2022]

Nothing has made me more appreciative of being alive every day than being a hospital chaplain to the sick and dying.

Have you received your first COVID shot?  Have you been fully vaccinated? It is a nice feeling to be more protected from this disease.  

I am a twenty-year veteran teacher. I’ve always taught the littlest ones – first grade, kindergarten, and preschool for four-year-olds, otherwise known as early childhood education or ECE. I teach ECE today in a predominantly black district – Denver Pubic Schools – at Hallett Academy, where 99% of the students are black.