Linda Biehl takes an early-morning walk along the shore in Newport Beach with her 2-year-old granddaughter. Biehl’s late husband, Peter, said of their work in South Africa: “We come to South Africa as Amy came, in a spirit of committed friendship. And make no mistake about it, extending a hand of friendship in a society which has been systematically polarized for decades is hard work at times. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)
