WATCHING HIS CHILD DIE WAS KILLING HIM. All through the night his daughter’s fever would rage and then suddenly she would shake violently with chills. Her small head throbbed with a stabbing pain that made her cry incessantly. At times she seemed to be slipping away, but then she would fight back and be with… [Read more…]
February 27, 2011
COURAGE IS A MOTHER WHO QUIETLY LOSES HER LIFE GIVING BIRTH IN EXTREME POVERTY. We all admire courage. Bravery is considered one of the finest qualities an individual can possess. That is why we honor those who demonstrate courage with medals and awards. We put them on a pedestal and look up to them. We emulate them… [Read more…]
January 15, 2011
Dear Mr. President, Cancer kills 7.6 million people world-wide each year. You have lost loved ones to this devastating disease and so have I, including my mother who was only 40. But even the horror of cancer does not kill as many human beings each year as extreme poverty does. 10,950,000 completely innocent men,… [Read more…]
December 26, 2010
THIS YEAR MAKE A RESOLUTION TO SAVE A HUMAN LIFE. Each New Year is a time of possibilities. It is a time for reflection. We stop and consider where we are in our lives and we think about the changes we would like to make. It is the one time of the year where we… [Read more…]
November 29, 2010
TO BE A CHILD IN EXTREME POVERTY IS TO LIVE A LIFE FILLED WITH DANGER. It is heartbreaking for anyone to have to live under the severe conditions of extreme poverty, but it is especially tragic when so many children have to struggle against death every day of their lives. Instead of the joys of… [Read more…]
November 8, 2010
DRUG COMPANIES CLAIM THEY NEED SOARING PROFITS IN ORDER TO DEVELOP LIFE SAVING DRUGS FOR THE FUTURE, BUT THEY ARE FUNDING THAT RESEARCH BY LETTING MILLIONS DIE TODAY. We live in a profit driven world. This is never more evident than when you look at the pharmaceutical industry. It is the most profitable industry in… [Read more…]
November 13, 2009
THOSE OF US IN THE WEST ARE OFTEN UNAWARE OF JUST HOW EASY OUR LIVES ARE IN COMPARISON TO THE LIVES OF THE ONE BILLION HUMAN BEINGS LIVING IN EXTREME POVERTY. It’s not that we are apathetic or selfish or preoccupied so much as it is a simple lack of context. We need to look… [Read more…]
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