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...
The 100-mile journey for help
Ruth’s world was closing in on her. She had no idea why she was suddenly struggling to see and hear. She felt alone, desperate, and vulnerable. Ruth made her way to hospital near her village in Uganda only to find that the doctors couldn’t help her. They didn’t have...
Surgical kits save lives in rural Guatemala
At least half of the world’s population does not have access to essential health services, according to a 2017 report from the World Bank and World Health Organization. It seems impossible that we would still be facing this problem in a time when we’ve had more...
Lessons we can all learn from Benjamin Bull
Carl Saunders is a nurse practitioner. He’s also a farmer, the director of an organ transplant center, and most recently a children’s book author. “I’ve always been a story guy,” he said. “I love stories, especially stories about people.” But the main characters in...
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.