Over the past several weeks, I have watched and listened closely to the numerous reports trickling in about the crisis in Somalia and the other tiny nations clustered in the “Horn of Africa.” Lines of refugees, women with crying babies wrapped in their arms, and soldiers with machine guns are sights far too common for [...]
Most of us in America may just be hearing about the mounting crisis in Somalia and the surrounding nations in what is commonly called the “Horn of Africa.” Images of malnourished children and lines of refugees have only recently reached our television screens after the United Nations officially declared a famine in two regions of [...]
There is something unique and captivating about receiving a personal letter . . . they are timeless. You can do your best to replay a conversation in your head, but it will be fuzzy at best. The average human mind does not possess the ability for total recall. But letters provide limitless revisits to the [...]
Working in the faith-based, nonprofit sector, I often encounter an adequate amount of uncertainty when it comes to the Church’s role in eradicating extreme poverty. Here’s what I mean: Many Christians, although sympathetic and generous towards efforts to end extreme poverty, are still cynical about the actual progress being made toward alleviating the plight of [...]
Thank you for your enthusiasm and support of Tour of Hope’s Got Milk campaign for malnourished babies at Danita’s Children in Haiti. So far, we’ve raised a little over 10 percent of our goal in just two weeks! We truly believe that with more time, we can definitely meet our goal. So we’ve decided to extend our campaign [...]
We were scared to death . . . My husband, Casey, and I found ourselves at the international gate of Washington Dulles Airport, awaiting the next chapter of our lives to walk through the door. I held my Starbucks in one hand and tightly held my husband’s hand in the other. Just days before, we [...]
How does sponsorship impact a child’s mother, father, brother, or sister? Have you ever thought about the impact sponsorship has on an entire family? Meet Julius, a young boy from Uganda. Julius knows firsthand the power of AIDS. He lost his father to the disease, leaving Julius’ mother to care for him and his three siblings [...]
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