http://gatheringinlight.com/2009/01/21/witnessing-history-barack-obama-become-president/ Current Blog Project: Six Months With a Quaker Preacher Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:46:36 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://gatheringinlight.com/2009/01/21/witnessing-history-barack-obama-become-president/comment-page-1/#comment-71914 wdaniels Wed, 28 Jan 2009 10:50:05 +0000 http://gatheringinlight.com/?p=1648#comment-71914 Wonderful! Wonderful!

]]> http://gatheringinlight.com/2009/01/21/witnessing-history-barack-obama-become-president/comment-page-1/#comment-71920 Michael Wed, 28 Jan 2009 10:50:05 +0000 http://gatheringinlight.com/?p=1648#comment-71920 I posted about it on my blog, but in short, I was able to watch it here in Rwanda, with an American family and three Rwandan men who speak no english. I was moved by the whole ceremony, but was even more moved to watch the Rwandans hang on every word. At the end the men said, "It is amazing to see this happen so peacefully. In Africa, no one comes to power without killing the last leader." I was reminded of the example that the American democratic system sets, even if I feel it is so broken. I posted about it on my blog, but in short, I was able to watch it here in Rwanda, with an American family and three Rwandan men who speak no english. I was moved by the whole ceremony, but was even more moved to watch the Rwandans hang on every word. At the end the men said, "It is amazing to see this happen so peacefully. In Africa, no one comes to power without killing the last leader." I was reminded of the example that the American democratic system sets, even if I feel it is so broken.

]]> http://gatheringinlight.com/2009/01/21/witnessing-history-barack-obama-become-president/comment-page-1/#comment-71921 Anna Wed, 28 Jan 2009 10:50:05 +0000 http://gatheringinlight.com/?p=1648#comment-71921 WOHOO! GO BARACK OBAMA! WOHOO! GO BARACK OBAMA!

]]> http://gatheringinlight.com/2009/01/21/witnessing-history-barack-obama-become-president/comment-page-1/#comment-71947 Daja Wed, 28 Jan 2009 10:50:05 +0000 http://gatheringinlight.com/?p=1648#comment-71947 We watched it as a family. Then we prayed for the President and for God to have mercy on us. We watched it as a family. Then we prayed for the President and for God to have mercy on us.

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