From the field | Spreading change, one person at a time
When people ask me what help and hope look like, the first example I think of is Gilgal Children’s Home in Manipur, India. You can’t walk onto the campus without immediately feeling there is something special about this place. Many people would be paralyzed by the...
From the field | A rare lifeline in rural India
This week, I’ve had the privilege of meeting some of the 400 boys and girls who attend Desert Hope Academy outside of Jaipur, India. This school stands as a beacon of hope in one of the darkest countries in the world. The students here are safe from the growing child...
From the field | You’re invited! Learn how YOU can help refugees
Over the past few days, I’ve witnessed unimaginable suffering in the Syrian refugee camps. But nowhere were the conditions as horrible as in the Za’atari refugee camp. The Za’atari camp is the largest refugee community in the entire area with nearly 80,000 Syrian...
From the field | Healing bodies, healing souls
Today, I met a Syrian refugee couple whose only source of income is rummaging through garbage for bread they can sell as livestock feed. This couple — I’ll call them Ashur and Sabeen to keep their identity safe — is considered one of the lucky ones. They escaped into...
From the Field | The one thing refugees are begging for
The moment I landed in the Middle East and stepped out of the airport, I was immediately grateful I packed my winter coat. It was extremely cold outside, and the wind was biting. But as I arrived in the refugee camps, I noticed many of the men, women, and children...
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.