Extraordinary Africa: Stories of Hope Unfold
After months of dreaming and planning, it’s finally here . . . our blogging journey through Africa is about to begin! Every time I go to Africa, I’m simply overwhelmed. The beauty of the people here is extraordinary. But they face some very daunting challenges . . ....Famine Claims the Lives of Thousands
Today, my heart is heavy. Reports from the field and from our Director of Humanitarian Aid have confirmed my greatest fears about the famine in the Horn of Africa. Twelve million Somalis, Kenyans, and Ethiopians are starving due to the worst drought since the 1950s....“See it, Say it, and Seize it”
We did not mind sending our son to the United States. It was easy, really. We sold our only car for about$1,000 dollars, gave him what we could and told him to walk by faith,” Albert Mavunga’s father said without hesitation. “More importantly,...Crisis in the Horn of Africa
Most of us in America may just be hearing about the mounting crisis in Somalia and the surrounding nations in what is commonly called the “Horn of Africa.” Images of malnourished children and lines of refugees have only recently reached our television screens after...
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