Joseph Blatchford another reason to be discouraged." In 1977 Blatchford founded his private law practice, Summit Communications, in the field of international trade. Blatchford has represented "flower growers in Costa Rica, cement and toy balloon producers in Mexico, leather handbag exporters in Colombia, school ring binder makers in Singapore, and petrochemicals firms in Argentina." Blatchford is also the co-founder of Caribbean/Latin American Action, a business advocacy group. In 1978 Blatchford represented 13 defectors from Reverend Jim Jones' cult who were with Congressman Leo Ryan when he was killed at the airstrip near Jonestown in Guyana. In 1989 Blatchford was the principal lawyer
The Word Among Us In 1979 Joseph Difato began to lay the groundwork for The Word Among Us after he felt the Lord say, "You give them something to eat." Twenty months later the first edition was published in December 1981. The issue was written by Mr. Difato and Fr. Francis Martin, who was instrumental in the magazine for many years. Under publisher Joe Difato, its subscription base increased each year. The magazine is translated into several languages and distributed worldwide. The offices are located in Frederick, Maryland. Joseph Difato and Leo Zanchettin are responsible for its content. There are numerous people contributing to