The Southern Baptists love water, and I don’t mean that wimpy “sprinkling” stuff. I’m talking about getting soaking wet – drenched to the bone – bring a snorkel and flippers kind of water. The baptistery was by far the most fascinating part of the sanctuary for me. I grew up going to an average size… [Read more…]
April 26, 2012
When you consider the heat, dirt, wind, rain, flies, ticks, spiders and snakes – what’s not to love about camping? As a child I was forced to go camping, against my will, on a regular basis. It was awful. My dad always chose a spot as far away from other human beings as possible. “We don’t… [Read more…]
March 15, 2012
Emma was born with Down syndrome – but in the eyes of the Robertson family she was perfect. When the diagnosis was made during the pregnancy there was an intense period of fear, misunderstanding and denial that occurred between her mother and father. They had no experience with disabled children. They did not personally know a… [Read more…]
February 5, 2012
I have changed my friend’s name but otherwise this story is based on fact. Please learn from my mistakes. I was about 2 years older than Stephen. We lived across the street from each other in a typical American suburb in the mid-1960’s. That was not a particularly good time in our history to have… [Read more…]
September 15, 2011
Each morning you get dressed and head downstairs for breakfast. Unfortunately, your mother softly tells you that the shirt you have chosen is probably not appropriate for the job you’ll soon be heading to. Disappointed, but accustomed to not always being able to have your way, you head back to your bedroom and make what everyone… [Read more…]
June 26, 2011
Thank God the little girl was not present when it happened. Naledi had been playing with her friends on the other side of the encampment so she knew nothing about it until she returned to her area and saw the crowd of people gathered around the small shack she shared with her mother. Even at the… [Read more…]
May 7, 2011
A MOTHER’S LOVE CAN NEVER BE REPLACED. Some of the bravest human beings on earth are the women who attempt to deliver their babies in poverty. Certainly they are not brave by choice but rather by necessity, never-the-less, their courage is inspiring. Their willingness to risk their own lives to bring a child into the… [Read more…]
October 12, 2010
WOMEN IN EXTREME POVERTY OFTEN HAVE TO BURY THEIR CHILDREN BEFORE THE AGE OF FIVE. These children die needlessly from hunger, treatable illnesses and a variety of preventable diseases, but even if they manage to survive past the age of five they still run the risk of premature death. Young boys are often forced to… [Read more…]
August 10, 2010
IN AMERICA THE LIFETIME RISK OF MATERNAL DEATH IS 1-IN-2800. IN CERTAIN PARTS OF AFRICA IT IS 1-IN-16. Zaria was 19 years old and she would soon be giving birth to her first child. Having spent her entire life trapped in extreme poverty she had suffered relentlessly. Now, in what should be the happiest of times she… [Read more…]
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