Why you should still care about the refugee crisis
Let’s be honest. It’s easy to get compassion fatigue when you talk about the refugee situation in the Middle East. After so many years, it feels like this crisis will never end. So, it’s not surprising when people ask, “Why should I even care anymore?” It’s a valid...
The blessing of eating, the power of feeding
“I’m starving to death!” It’s 11:30 a.m., and I’m leaning over the side of my cubicle to complain to a co-worker. It’s been three hours since I’ve eaten breakfast, and I’m already anticipating lunch. I whine as if I’m powerless to stop my stomach from growling. But in...
In 2018, you helped provide more than 5 million meals
Santiago and Ximena used to be just like you. They had good jobs — both worked as insurance agents in their city in Venezuela. They were comfortably middle class and easily able to care for their growing family. But then disaster struck. We’ve changed Santiago and...
A shipping container changes the story
I’ll never forget the faces of South Sudan’s children. Their eyes and cheeks were hollow, their limbs bony. Their stomachs were rounded and swollen — the painful effect of a prolonged fight with malnutrition. They moved slowly, their bodies lacking the energy they...
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.