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The Evolution of Jerry Hughes in India BY RANDY STERN | PHOTOS COURTESY OF JERRY HUGHES/THE HUGHES FOUNDATION Back in 2008, we featured Jerry Hughes and his Hughes Foundation as a “lifeline to individuals and families affected by HIV/AIDS.” As someone diagnosed with HIV himself, Hughes decided to go further with his work. In 2015, Hughes decided to change his life. His lease on his apartment in downtown Minneapolis and his Mercedes-Benz was about to end and Hughes decided to take a massive “leap of faith.” :I didn’t know how everything would work out,” said Hughes. “I didn’t know much of anything other than the plan I put in writing and hoped that it would come to reality when I landed.” And, land Hughes did. In India. I caught up with Hughes recently after a rollercoaster couple of years. The COVID-19 pandemic affected everyone – including his House of Hope in Nagpur in the state of Maharashtra. Yet, Hughes was back in the Twin Cities. Visiting his ailing mother at his family’s farm in Iowa. Last November, she passed away.
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