Talks & Presentations

Mission, Service, Leadership Part 2

GREEK SUMMER 2011 MISSION. SERVICE. LEADERSHIP PART TWO Introduction This talk addresses the Millennium Development Goals; the failure of the rich countries to live up to their promises; the unnecessary loss of life, especially in Africa; the poor farming practices in much of Africa; the looming prospect of the entire continent of Africa being unable …

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Mission, Service, Leadership Part 1

GREEK SUMMER 2011 MISSION. SERVICE. LEADERSHIP. PART I   Introduction I was engaged by Bruce Lansdale in 1978 to be his Associate Director for Administration and worked with him till he retired in 1990. Christine and I were married in 1988 and becoming a family member gave me additional insights into a man who has …

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Bruce Lansdale Memorial Part 2

AMERICAN FARM SCHOOL BRUCE LANSDALE MEMORIAL PART II HENRY RICHARDSON LABOUISSE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES Introduction In re-making the American Farm School to fit the post-war era, Bruce Lansdale knew that he could not do it alone, especially in a world where the values on which the School was founded found little support …

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Globalization, Diet and Lifestyle

GLOBABALIZATION, DIET AND LIFESTYLE   University visit In early March six university students and their instructor spent a week with us in Lakkia. The schedule prepared for them, the places visited, and the guest visitors we had in the evenings will be described in a later document. On their arrival, David gave this talk to …

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Bruce Lansdale Memorial Part 1

AMERICAN FARM SCHOOL BRUCE LANSDALE MEMORIAL PART I THE INSTITUTION MADE THE MAN AND THE MAN RE-MADE THE INSTITUTION   Introduction Two years ago, on February 2, 2009, Bruce Lansdale, Director of the American Farm School from 1955 to 1990, died. We honoured him on Psycho Sabbato – the day when Greece remembers those who …

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