Do you see him?
... and presence of Steds is far and wide. Recently, there was a reminder of this when a peace conference took place in Geneva, Switzerland. Despite the absence of Sudanese Armed Forces, negotiations between Sudan's warring parties in the Sudanese civil war moved forward indirectly and virtually. Over several days, small, but tangible, progress was made in the cessation of hostilities. And someone who was helping to bring about that cessation was none other than a man of Steds, Joe Dufour'12. Fluent in Arabic and working for the "government," Joe was at the heart of it all, literally and figuratively. See photo above. On being present for the peace conference, Dufour declined comment, but Fr. Ralph, who never says away from a quote, shared, "I am not surprised in the least!"
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... there he is...
... there's our Joe!