Advent: the season of joy
After Irish’s father tragically drowned, her mother struggled to support her five children with the little money she earned as a farmworker in the fields of India. The family couldn’t afford nutritious food, and Irish and her siblings were often sick. Who would expect...
Last chance to guarantee Christmas delivery!
Christmas is just a week and a half away. That means today is the last day to order merchandise from the World Help Gifts catalog to guarantee it will arrive by Dec. 25. So if you’ve had your eye on the Guatemalan makeup bag, the soap made by Iraqi refugees, the...
5 ways to celebrate Christmas with your sponsored child
It’s the most wonderful time of the year! Christmas is almost here, and people everywhere are getting excited. But as excited as you and I are, we all know that children are the most excited of all. Kids help us remember the joy of Christmas when all the stress...
Christmas shoes for a child in need
Have you ever struggled to find a pair of shoes you like? Maybe you have wide feet like I do, or maybe the style you like isn’t made in your size. Maybe your dream pair of shoes just isn’t in your price range right now. Either way, you know the frustration of being...
Urgent: Refugees need supplies to survive the winter
Cold weather is here again. That means scraping ice off your windshield or warming up the car before you leave for work. You have to make sure you don’t forget your coat and gloves when you’re going out. And your monthly heating bill is probably on the rise. For us,...
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.