2015 Impact: Community Development
Ingrid had a feeling something wasn’t right, but she was not prepared for the news she would receive from the medical center. The word cancer struck her with excruciating force. How would she afford the surgery she needed? Who would care for her two young children if...Provide Clean Water this Christmas
This Christmas, you can do something extraordinary. Give a gift that will allow your loved ones to be a part of something truly beautiful—something that will transform lives forever. Today, there are 663 million people living without access to clean water. And this...6 Months Later: Nepal—Rebuilding a Nation
Six months ago, we received harrowing reports of a 7.8 magnitude earthquake that tore apart an already impoverished nation, followed a few days later by another massive 7.3 quake. We learned that in a matter of moments thousands of Nepali people had been killed and...Haiti: 5 Years After the Earthquake
Five years ago today, on January 12, 2010, the impoverished island nation of Haiti was leveled by a massive 7.0 earthquake. More than 230,000 people were killed, 300,000 were injured, and 1.5 million were left homeless. It remains one of the most devastating disasters...Mending Lives After Genocide
The streets of Kigali, Rwanda, once bore witness to 100 days of systematic slaughter that ended the lives of an estimated 1 million people. Children left behind after the 1994 genocide, and those born soon after, emerged into a new Rwanda saturated by trauma, grief,...
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.