Felix’s fight against poverty, paralysis, and a pandemic
After a spinal injury left him paralyzed from the waist down, Felix felt powerless to provide for his family — and that was before the pandemic struck. Felix used to work as a bricklayer, making only a small income but enough to take care of his wife and...
‘The final straw’: The coronavirus is killing thousands, but not in the way you think
“COVID-19 is deepening the hunger crisis in the world’s hunger hotspots and creating new epicenters of hunger across the globe. … The pandemic is the final straw for millions of people already struggling …” This quote from a recent Oxfam study is just a confirmation...
Teléfora was drowning. You helped rescue her
To this day, near the deadly shoals of the Outer Banks in North Carolina, stand several life-saving stations from the 19th century. A life-saving station was used as a way to patrol the waters for shipwrecks, especially during storms. Brave men known as surfmen would...
When a father can’t feed his children…
“Please take my kids!” Mahdi’s desperate plea cracked over the poor reception of the phone line. And our partner in Jordan thought he must have heard Mahdi incorrectly. But he repeated, “Please take my kids.” Because he could no longer feed them. We’ve changed Mahdi’s...
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.