Last Saturday I was traveling in Watonwan County in southwestern Minnesota and passed through Darfur. Probably many of you have heard of this little town, population 137.I think many of you have also heard of Darfur, Sudan. It’s been in the news a lot. This Darfur has been experiencing some tragic times. Since open warfare broke out in 2003, it’s been reported that 300,000 people have died.
It is estimated that more than 2.6 million civilians have lost their homes in the conflict. Villages have been bombed and burned and the survivors have been forced to flee, It struck me as very odd that these two very different places would share the same names. Is there any connection? Read more >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
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