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ELCA Missionaries Find Hope in Training of African Surgeons

ELCA Missionaries Find Hope in Training of African Surgeons

September 23, 2010

CHICAGO (ELCA) -- Jim Brown's life is full of extremes. There are
days when his heart breaks, and there are days when his heart soars. As a
surgeon in Cameroon for the past two years, Brown often finds himself
feeling overwhelmed. "But the wonderful thing that I think about most is
the training of surgeons in Africa," he said.

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