TOPEKA — Justin Gilpin visited a remote, windswept camp in northern Kenya serving hundreds of thousands of refugees fleeing conflicts in Somalia, Ethiopia, Uganda and South Sudan.
“To be able to see that and witness that firsthand, it was emotionally exhausting for sure,” said Gilpin, chief executive officer of the Kansas Wheat Commission and Kansas Association of Wheat Growers. “Seeing how many young people — that was probably the thing I wasn’t prepared for.”
Gilpin took part in a food distribution line serving more than 250,000 refugees. Their rations…
