CRASH! Nabil had never heard such a loud and terrifying noise before. When the dust and smoke settled, he could see the early morning sunlight pouring in where the ceiling of his house had been just seconds before. Fragments of a missile littered the rubble. As the...
“Children are one third of our population and all of our future.” This statement was first made nearly 40 years ago by the Select Panel for the Promotion of Child Health. And while population statistics may have fluctuated throughout the years, the second part of this...
“Mom, how many more sleeps until Santa comes?” There are few things more magical than watching the Christmas season unfold through the eyes of a child. The twinkly lights, the cozy movies, and of course, the countdown until Christmas morning. The wonder of the season...
Luciana is practically all grown up —at least according to her age. Her body, on the other hand, is the size of a child less than half her age. She weighs just 55 pounds, the same as an 8-year-old. While young men and women here in the United States excitedly...
“Finish your supper. There are starving kids in Africa.” How many times did you hear that when you were growing up? I heard it from my mother … a lot. But that phrase went right over my head at such a young age. I really didn’t understand there were children my own...