Greetings
From LiDona Wagner
Greetings to those gathered for the Legacy Luncheon,
In the summer of 1962, the Mathews, Slicker, and McCleskey families caravanned from the Christian Faith and Life Community in Austin, Texas to The Ecumenical Institute in Evanston, Illinois. Within a year, the Institute's Asbury Avenue mansion was transformed into a visionary community that included the Pierces, Cozarts, Warrens, Busses, and Marshalls. Including children and Frank Hilliard who drove the truck containing our worldly goods, the community comprised 30 souls, which is the number of countries currently served by ICA International.
ICA International is the living legacy of the vision that inspired our community - a vision that we ordinary people can shake off our ancient prejudices and shape our multi-cultural destiny. May that same vision reinvigorate ICA USA to create avenues for local citizens to address the environmental crisis of Planet Earth.
Peace to all,
LiDona Wagner
(formerly Donna Lee Wagner McCleskey)
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