Hellen can’t even picture having enough food
It was late at night, but Hellen was still awake. A deep, grumbling sound was the only noise in the room she shared with her mother and sisters. But it wasn’t thunder. It was Hellen’s stomach. She had gone to bed hungry again, and her stomach was begging for food....
A final battle we cannot ignore
You’ve seen it before — the epic final battle in a movie, the one the entire plot has been leading up to. Some iconic battles that come to mind include: • Aragorn and his forces facing Sauron and his army in The Return of the King • Rocky squaring up against Ivan...
Florence has passed, but the need remains
“You know it’s hard to leave home,” North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper said this weekend. “You miss it as soon as you walk out the door. But tens of thousands of North Carolinians have had to do that this week.” After dumping more than two feet of rain in many places,...
Refugee children in Greece attempting suicide
When refugees flooded into Greece in 2015 and 2016, it was as if the entire population of Delaware moved into this struggling coastal nation. The country was already struggling economically and wasn’t equipped to handle the influx of people. Refugees in Greek camps...
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.