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more questions than answers in the death of a journalist in South Sudan

April 27th, 2018 | 1 min read

By Matthew Loftus

It’s always painful to lose a colleague in the line of duty, but rarely does one find a remembrance like this one that at once carries on the work of that colleague while examining the factors that contributed to the tragedy — including the author’s. In this case, journalist Christopher Allen died while following rebel soldiers in South Sudan and fellow journalist Simona Foltyn recounts his journey:

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Matthew Loftus

Matthew grew up in a family of 15 children and completed his medical training in Baltimore, Maryland. Since 2015, he and his family have lived in East Africa, where he currently teaches and practices Family Medicine at a mission hospital. His work has appeared in outlets such as The New York Times, The Atlantic, The New Atlantis, and Mere Orthodoxy and his first book is forthcoming from InterVarsity Press. You can learn more about his work and writing at www.matthewandmaggie.org.