Foreword: memory that endures
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[Just a few days ago, a few representatives of the DACB boards (Executive Committee, Editorial Board, Council of Elders) and DACB Friends (our fundraising and promotion nonprofit, www.dacbfriends.org) were gathered on zoom for an “All Boards Meeting”of the DACB. As those present talked about their interest and involvement in the work of the DACB and heard the stories of others, one could feel the excitement of the connections that were being made. We realized that, although there were few of us on screen, we had representatives from the full history of the DACB—from its conception with Founding Director Jonathan Bonk, to its incubation and early growth at the Overseas Ministries Study Center (Judy Stebbins and Aiyana Adams—OMSC staff, Kehinde Olabimtan—Project Luke scholar) including our earliest collaborators and mentors (Philomena Njeri Mwaura and Mary Getui—scholars, Beth Restrick-Executive Committee) and our newest partners, advocates, and fundraisers (Esther Mombo and Tekletsadik Belachew—Editorial Board, John Nwangwu, Ellendale Hoffmann, and Suzi Bonk, daughter of Jon and Jean—DACB Friends Board). What was most powerful in this gathering was the sense of historical continuity: in one literal snapshot (the zoom screen), we could see the living thread of the legacy that is being passed on from one generation to another both metaphorically and literally.]
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