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The Compassion Experience comes to Ottawa
The room is dim; a dirty concrete floor with cold cinderblock walls imposing on three sides. The only light shines through the thick steel bars. It feels so real, just like the Nairobi prison where 9-year-old Jey was held, but a child’s voice reminds you that this is a story of hope. “That’s when […]
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From child soldier to child sponsor
Emmanuel Jal, a former child soldier turned hip-hop artist, actor, and peace activist is coming to Ottawa. He will be performing some of his music and sharing his story at Gloucester Presbyterian Church, on September 17, 2016. “Emmanuel Jal has been marked by profound suffering, yet there’s an irrepressible joy as […]
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