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06/30/2010
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Macedonia was the birthplace of world-renowed humanitarian Mother Theresa.  That fact is something that they are very proud of and that spirit of helpfulness is something that has become a part of their legacy and also something that they hold on, it seems, as a populace.  Entering the city center, we saw a large clock on a building that had stopped, no longer working.  We were told that this clock stopped working during the last major earthquake that devastated the city and marks the exact time that the quake struck.  After the city was rebuilt, the clock was left the way it was to mark the tragic event.  We were also told that this earthquake was a great example of the Macedonian helping spirit.  The entire country came together to help those in need and to rebuild all that had been lost. There were people who spoke of their friends, their family and of peace but Mother Theresa's spirit lives on here in the way that everyone holds on to and has pride in that helping spirit.  


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