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The Most Unforgettable Character in the Africa Region

The Most Unforgettable Character in the Africa Region


Author Country :Kenya
Genre Type :True Story
Location :Nairobi, Kenya
Year of Publication :NULL/
Publication :NULL
Sub Theme :Humor, Missionary Ministry, Proverbs/Sayings/Stories, Traveling/
Author Name :Father Joseph Healey, M.M./
Author City :Nairobi
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When I arrived in East Africa in 1968 after studying journalism, Father Joe
Glynn, the regional superior at that time, said to me: "Joe, you remember those
‘The Most Unforgettable Character I’ve Ever Met’ stories in Reader’s Digest. 
Well, I want you to visit all the Maryknollers in the Africa Region, then come
back and tell me who is the most unforgettable character you’ve met."  I
started my travels, and after some months Joe asked me whom I had chosen.  I
said: "It’s a tie between [Father] Edward “Eppy” James and [Father] James “Zip”
Kuhn."  I couldn’t decide between Eppy’s humorous stories and unique sayings
popularly called "Eppygrams" (on playing golf in Nairobi: "I hit the ball
straight as a dial") and Zip’s delightful "Mr. Blue"–type adventures (his Jeep
getting swept completely off a cement drift into a river).


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