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"Committed to the reunification and living enhancement of the Lost Boys of Sudan
who have made Nashville their home." |
"We were forced out of
Ethiopia and had to cross the River Gilo back to
Sudan. Enemy troops were close behind, but the river had currents so strong that we could not cross safely. When we heard gunshots we realized that the troops were going to kill us all and that we had no choice but to jump in the river. Only half of us survived the gunshots, crocodiles and strong currents. Crossing the Gilo was the longest moment of my life. When I got to the other side, I just ran."
- 8 year old Sudanese refugee - circa 2000
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“We need work. It is a tough time for some
of us. We have lost our jobs and can’t pay our rent or buy
food.”
– Manyang Jok - March 9, 2009, President of the Nashville Lost Boys of
Sudan
HELP WITH YOUR SPRING CLEANING & LAWN
CARE
Many of our Lost Boys of Sudan have been
laid off from their jobs and need work. If you have spring
cleaning to be done or yard work around your home or business,
they can help. Please call us at 256-8302.
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If you haven't been receiving our newsletter,
I just wanted to let you know that The Lost Boys Center &
Gallery will be open tonight from 6-9pm for the November Art
Crawl. We are featuring the art and photography of one of our
Lost Boys, Manyang Jok, who is leaving Tuesday to go to Sudan to
be married. Sales of his work will help pay for his trip and his
wedding.
I hope you can come by tonight and meet
Manyang and wish him well and support him with a purchase of his
art or photography, or by making a donation. Manyang is one of
the finest young men I have ever met. He will be traveling into
an area that is currently experiencing a new surgence of
violence and many of our Lost Boys' relatives have already been
killed there in the last couple of months. Please keep him in
your prayers and I hope you can make it tonight. You can also
make a donation through Pay Pal on our website
www.thelostboysfoundation.org and saying it is for Manyang.
Then if you would send me an email letting me know you have
donated, we can be sure the money gets to him before he leaves
Tuesday. Thanks and my best to you, Lois Moreno
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First Saturday Art Crawl
The Lost Boys Foundation
535 4th Avenue South
Nashville, TN 37210
6-10 pm
Join us this Saturday, November 7th, for the First Saturday Art Crawl. The Lost Boys Gallery will be featuring the photography of Manyang Jok. There is plenty of free parking at the gallery and The Nashville Downtown Partnership provides free shuttles among the galleries from 6 pm to 10 pm allowing you to easily view some of Nashville's best artwork. Over 1,000 people attend and most galleries serve free wine and other refreshments. The gallery crawl is a great free night on the town! Click here for a shuttle map and gallery listing. |
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A benefit to help Manyang return to Africa to visit his family and get married. While there he will also act as a peace ambassador taking peaceful ways he has learned in America to his people. In recent weeks many relatives of Lost Boys living in America have been killed due to an outbreak of fighting between tribes. Manyang hopes to help bring an end to this unrest (Manyang photo below) |
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Some of random photos of the Lost Boys at various
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Lost Boy of Sudan, Manyang Jok, with Senator Bill
Frist at a meeting of the seator's newly-formed non-profit
organization, "Hope Through Healing Hands". The meeting took place
at Senator Frist's home and was attended by 66 representatives of
various Nashville non-profit organizations |
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535 4th Avenue South, -
Nashville, TN 37210 - (615) 256-8302
info@thelostboysfoundation.org
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