Often we take for granted the fact that we can turn to our own government for protection for ourselves and our families. If we’re harassed or threatened, we can pick up the phone and call 911. If we’re attacked, we can expect the police to prevent our attacker from assaulting us again.
But imagine if your [...]
“The best place to live is where love is … it’s where the presence of God is,” Hailu says. Hailu grew up orthodox, converted to Islam at an early age, and by the time he was 9 yrs old, he had not only learned about Jesus but had been introduced to Project Mercy.
“Standing out on [...]
“I hand the Coke to Isaac, and he drinks it as fast as he can, but he stops half way, wipes his mouth and hands the remainder of the Coke to Ranaldo. Usually, when someone gives me a gift, I selfishly take it home and play with it until it breaks. I don’t think I would have [...]
Webster defines destitute as “lacking the basic necessities for life.” What are the basic necessities to live though? Are they food and water or joy and companionship? In either case I have encountered it here in Ethiopia. Although the streets are speckled with smiles, destitution blankets the country.
The weight of it has grown heavy on [...]
“Sluts,” Jackson would mumble under his breath as he and his two brothers walk past Mary and her friends. The women do not bother looking up; they keep their focus on their hands as they bead their colorful bracelets and necklaces. Mary and Josephine did not bother explaining that they had gotten AIDS from their husbands who [...]
The movie Hotel Rwanda educated millions of people about the genocide in Rwanda, but Rwanda’s story shadows a simultaneous genocide in the neighboring country of Burundi. However, Burundi’s story is less about genocide and more about the power of forgiveness and reconciliation.
We sometimes go through life using a word hundreds of times without ever considering [...]
Millions of photographs have been taken of women, many to exploit her beauty, some to show her needs, few to show her strength and dignity. The outward beauty of a woman is alluring and often draws the flashes of cameras wherever she appears. Cameras follow celebrities in hopes of capturing a momentary glimpse of this [...]
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