July 2008 | Vol 3, Issue 13 | | | | GPF- Kenya Garbage Clean Up of Nairobi River | Nairobi, Kenya - With the conclusion of the Global Peace Festival in Paraguay, the news of its resounding success swept through many communities in Kenya as the nation prepares to host her first GPF, August 29 to 31. On July 12, volunteers cleared trash from a 300-meter length of the Nairobi River. This cleanup campaign has attracted dozens of partner agencies, hundreds of volunteers, and various government offices to pool their efforts to restore this landmark feature that cuts across the nation's capital. Read More... If you like this and other stories in the E-newsletter, please share this with your friends, family and colleagues. | | | | | Cattle Drive Touches the Hearts of Local Villagers..."Best UPF.org Article of 2008" | Asunción, Paraguay - "You're crazy." Not exactly the benediction we were looking for, but it seemed like those were always the first words we heard from people while organizing our "Cattle Drive for Peace and Unity," through the rugged outback of Paraguay. We were proposing to drive 150 cattle, all of them pregnant, a distance of 170 kilometers (106 miles) over hostile landscape and iffy roads Read More... | In Memoriam: Mark Anthony Cuellar, Secretary General of UPF- Belize | Belize - On July 17, 2008, the Cuellar family, the nation of Belize, Central America, and the whole Western hemisphere lost a precious son, a father, a brother, a patriot, a true friend, and a great man of God. Mark Anthony Cuellar was a true pioneer and visionary, a man of boundless enthusiasm. Read More.... | | | | |