Why won’t my sponsored child answer me?
“Do you know Michael Jordan?” “Have you ever met Bill Clinton?” I’ll never forget these questions from my first international pen pal. We were both in grade school, and she lived on the other side of the world. I thought her questions were silly at the time. Now,...
Watson, the miracle baby
Every time Dodline looked at her baby boy, she wanted to cry. Watson was only 4 months old, but his life had already been terrible. From the time he was born, Dodline knew something was wrong. His skin was too loose. His bones were too prominent. Despite his mother’s...
Emmanuel’s dreams are in danger
The teachers came. Desks and books arrived. But when the new school opened in Emmanuel’s village, he didn’t know how much it would change his life. Emmanuel grew up in a family of poor laborers. Both of his parents work in the fields — harvesting, weeding, planting,...
How does school differ around the world?
Here in America, most kids are halfway through their summer break. Before we know it, though, binders and pencils will go on sale, and stores will be packed with parents and their children filling up their carts with new notebooks and backpacks. That can only mean one...
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.