Back from Africa – 5 quick updates

Grace and I are back home from our amazing trip with amahoro-africa.org – I’ll post more on the trip later, but for a preview, see #3 below …
Some quick updates:
1. Have you heard about Envision 08: The Gospel, Politics, and The Future? It’s happening at Princeton University June 8-10. I’ll be participating, as will a number of good friends. Good news! Because of some generous donors, the conference is now being offered for only $99. And if you’re coming from out of town, you can get on-campus housing for three nights at a sharply discounted rate. I hope you’ll go to www.ev08.org and sign up today …
2. Want to make a difference for the environment? Our friends at ECI have created a convenient way to support an important upcoming vote in Congress. Check it out here.
3. My friend Tim Keel blogged our amahoro-africa.org gathering last week. You can read his postings here and get a flavor for the time we shared in Kigali.
4. Someone recently sent this provocative quote from Buckminster Fuller: “You never change things by fighting the existing reality. To change things build a new model that makes the existing model obsolete.”
5. My friend Byron Borger, the wisest bookseller in the nation, offered some kind words about Finding Our Way Again here.