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Lamech Katamba, Albert Baker Fund Africa\u00a0Programs Manager visited the ABF Office in Folsom, CA, in May and June 2025.\u00a0 During his trip he made two presentations to the ABF Board of Trustees.\u00a0 Videos of these presentations can be found below, along with 3 additional interview clips.
\nThursday evening, May 1, 2025
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Friday morning, May 2, 2025
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ABF’s Impact in Africa
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Lamech’s introduction to Christian Science
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Lamech’s first Christian Science healing
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ABF Career Ally Dennis Marunde shares the spiritual values and goals that have guided his career path and business decisions. After studying at Principia College and the Olin Graduate School of Business at Babson College, Dennis returned to his family’s business in greater Chicago with a fresh vision for the company’s future. Under this direction, the company expanded to multiple locations and established a jointly-owned e-commerce venture that was sold to a Canadian private equity group in 2014. Filmed at ABF Career Alliance in Chicago. Join us at our next event!
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\nExcerpt:
\n“What is your competitive edge? Your secret sauce? Is it everything on your resume? Is it that elevator pitch? What do you bring that\u2019s totally unique to you? The Gospel of Mark said it best: ‘Let your light so shine before men that they may see your good works and glorify your Father which is in heaven.’ I like to turn this around, Let your light so shine before men that they that may see that your inherent goodness works, does work, is working, always has worked. So that the interviewer is not seeing your list of accomplishments but your inherent goodness. That\u2019s what\u2019s touching them, that\u2019s what\u2019s getting you the job, and that\u2019s what your competitive edge is. And it\u2019s your competitive edge because there isn\u2019t anything that can compete against it!”
More About Mike
\nMike is Chief Operating Officer and President of Color Me Mine, a paint-your-own-pottery franchise that has expanded to 11 countries. Prior to developing what he calls “the art of having fun,” Mike was president of a restaurant and franchise consulting company serving over 20 different franchised chains. His compassionate advocacy work for handicapped employees led Congress to implement a law so that the developmentally disabled \u00a0could keep their medical benefits upon securing gainful employment.
Excerpt:
\n“The truth is, actually, that if we understand the Science of Being, the Science of God, we can never be without work, ever. Because God\u2019s nature is productivity, unstoppable unfoldment, bounty, harvest, progress–and we\u2019re his image and likeness.\u00a0We must employ, we must utilize the gifts and talents that we\u2019re given. God has made us able to hear him, to understand him, and obey him.
“So, if we truly have the desire to bless mankind, to be an influence for good, and our motives and aspirations are pure and honest–and we’re willing to work hard and unselfishly, purposefully–God will ALWAYS have work for us. Jesus proved this. He stayed about his Father\u2019s business, doing good.”
\nMore About Susan
\nSusan loves her work as a Christian Science \u00a0practitioner and describes it as “filled with discovery, joy, and the adventure of realizing more and more of God’s presence and eternal care.” Her healing ministry includes serving as practitioner at camps and regular visits to a local prison and juvenile facility. Susan is fluent in French and started her career an\u00a0English teacher and\u00a0speech therapist in public schools. She has been Journal-listed since 1986 and has published widely in the Christian Science periodicals.