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Often in working with conflicts, the focus is on ending the violence. This, of course, is a primary objective; the continuation of violence continues the cycle of destruction, hatred, and loss. Yet, in many ways, some of the most important work of peacebuilding begins when the violence ends, for then the opportunity for healing and the restoration of hope begins. Whether the violence has been an individual criminal act, or the breakdown of the structures of an entire society, the rebuilding of individuals and communities must happen if an enduring peace is to exist. This issue of FootPaths looks at this issue of rebuilding from various viewpoints. Societal issues are discussed in the articles on Mozambique and Somalia, the role of spiritual renewal in the article about Bread of Life. The story of the women of Zepce shows their courage in re-establishing relationships that have been broken. And the individual stories - of Moussa and Esperance, Gumisiriza, Wilma, Milenko and Cvijeta, and Goran - show both the destruction violence brings to individual lives and the hope that restoration and rebuilding can occur.
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After
violence
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Footpaths The journey
towards peace is one in which the Frequently,
the journey cannot be made by flying over the conflict, It's only by
walking This newsletter
is the story of those people
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In this Issue:Only
Water in Your Hand Can Satitsfy Your Thirst Transcendence:
The Journey Toward Healing Women
of Zepce Challenging
Life Together Gumisiriza
Comes Home Bread
of Life: Supporting War Victims Physically, Emotionally, and Spiritually Restoring
Life & Rebuilding Hope in Mozambique
Editor: Janice Jenner,
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