Pardon me if you have heard this story before. It came to mind this week, and still inspires me. In the summer of 2001, Grace Immanuel and Salem UCC here in Louisville partnered with Kentucky Refugee Ministries to welcome four of the "Lost Boys of Sudan." When Abraham, Jacob, Gabriel and David arrived, we immediately realized they were not boys at all but towering young men who had suffered unimaginable horrors in war, parentless flight, and years in refugee camps. The Kakum

The new year always prompts a bit of reflection...and of course, annual reports! (Get yours in by January 14.) My thoughts heading back into the work routine this week have centered on gratitude for our church staff. They definitely fit in with our "small, but mighty" mentality. Margaret has worked in the church office since 1999. One church leader (you know who you are) jokes me that I am not smart enough to have found Margaret, it had to be God. Margaret brings a great co