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To the Horizon and Beyond follows a trajectory of humanity’s misery and struggle in the 20^th century. Hansrudi Brawand worked for the Red Cross in disaster and conflict zones across the world for over thirty years. It all comes to life here; the tragedies, frustrations, and adventures of a Red Cross delegate facing enormous challenges to alleviate suffering. Poignant, humorous, and insightful, Brawand takes us on a journey through the world’s hotspots and his own internal struggle with restlessness, his need to keep serving people and to try and make a difference. Unable to resist the pull of the horizon, each time it called to him, Brawand replied to find himself in: Nigeria, Turkey, Bangladesh, Slovenia, Croatia, Somalia, and Sudan. In every location he found microcosms of all that is good and bad about the world we live in and in one of them; Bangladesh, he found enduring love – Ann, his wife of fifty years, who came to play a central role in his life’s work and the wanderlust that propelled it.