Reign of Terror in Port-au-Prince: A Brief Overview of Life in Haiti
A country in turmoil. People are being massacred in the streets. Inflation is running rampant. People are dying of starvation and cholera. This is the reality of life in Haiti … and while living here has never been easy, things took a turn for the worse in...
How does your gift multiply 16x? Let me show you!
You’ve probably seen by now that when you give toward shipping lifesaving supplies, your gift multiplies 16x. But how does it work? How can $1 — less than the price of a pack of gum — ship $16 in humanitarian aid? Let me walk you through the process of packing...
Ethiopia — civil war, famine, and a country divided
Did you know that, as Africa’s oldest country, Ethiopia is mentioned in the King James Bible 37 times? It’s also the only African nation to never fall under colonial rule. Plus, Ethiopia was the first country to discover coffee. Keep that in mind the next time...
It’s World Refugee Day — how will you make a difference?
Did you know that June 20 is World Refugee Day? Today, we remember the more than 32.5 million people around the world who are living as refugees outside of their country as well as the 53.2 million more who are internally displaced within their own nations....
The difficult decision one mother makes every day
Picture this: It’s Monday morning. The kids are running late for school, and you’re running late for work. You hastily get them out of bed and dressed for the day. After a quick breakfast, you hustle them to the bathroom so they can finish getting ready. Except...
Every day, I try to live my life in such a way that I accomplish at least one thing that will outlive me and last for eternity.