About Susan E. Brooks

Susan E. Brooks, M.Ed., has been a teaching artist since 1987. She moved to Mozambique, Africa, in 1996 with her family, where she taught art and English at an international school. After returning home and teaching art and English in Kentucky high schools for nearly ten years, she then traveled to Turkish Cyprus in 2009, where she taught English at Near East University. Susan returned again to Kentucky in 2011 where she currently enjoys writing, hosting internationals, painting, and showing her work in the community. Susan was invited to join Peace Catalyst International as a visual peacemaker, using her art to promote unity among people of various religions and cultures.

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Jesus Was a Refugee: Two Nighttime Flights

She was a refugee from Syria, a beautiful young woman, dressed in... read more

Grace or Sacrifice?

“Lots of people in the churches around here are offering animal sacrifices,”... read more

The Art of Unity: Peacemaking Through Painting

Unity seems to be in short supply in 2021. I don't... read more

Black History Month and Wisdom from Lincoln

The combination of President's Day and Black History Month reminded me of... read more

A Comedian at the Mosque: The Challenges of...

“Right in the middle of it all, there’s this random white family!... read more

Flying Kites Created From Garbage: A Mozambique Story

Flying Kites Created From Garbage in Mozambique I just heard Kirk scream—the... read more

Celebrate the Good Times: Remember the Toads

Too often, I forget to celebrate the good times in life. I... read more

Groundhog Year or Chongololo Racing: A Look at...

Is 2021 going to be a Groundhog Year, a repeat of 2020,... read more

But Some Lived in Mud Huts: What Is...

But Some Lived in Mud Huts I don’t know what I was... read more

Good Medicine for a New World

My family and I had just arrived in Maputo, Mozambique, from Louisville,... read more

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