REFUGEES ARE HUMAN BEINGS WHO HAVE LOST EVERYTHING WE TAKE FOR GRANTED. A refugee is anyone who leaves their home and their possessions in order to protect their physical well-being. Becoming a refugee is usually a last resort that occurs in the most desperate of situations that, unfortunately, changes their life forever. Obviously none of us… [Read more…]
December 13, 2010
EACH DEATH STATISTIC IN EXTREME POVERTY IS A HUMAN BEING THAT WE FAILED TO HELP. Maiba was five years old when she died. She had spent 60 months living in constant hunger and pain. She was chronically sick and weak. Her physical growth had been delayed and her mental faculties had not developed fully.… [Read more…]
May 13, 2010
FOR THE INNOCENT CIVILIANS CAUGHT IN THE MIDDLE, WAR IS A LIVING HELL. To kill another person over a disagreement is a crime. To kill thousands of people over a disagreement is a war, and it is perfectly legal. But what kind of person becomes a leader at the expense of his own people’s lives? If… [Read more…]
April 29, 2010
NOTHING CAUSES EXTREME POVERTY FASTER THAN WAR. The ghastly effects of war lingers for years. Suffering occurs at every level of society, but it is even more pronounced among the poor. Armed conflict causes the displacement of innocent civilians, it cuts off food supplies, it separates families, and it causes loss of livelihood. People lose their… [Read more…]
April 1, 2010
THE WORLD OF EXTREME POVERTY IS LITTERED WITH LANDMINES. Kambale cried as he walked alone. There were no other people in sight, and he was afraid. He was only six years old, and he had been searching for his mother for hours. They were refugees in a war torn area of their country, and they had become separated… [Read more…]
January 17, 2010
THE 2010 EARTHQUAKE IN HAITI WILL GO DOWN AS ONE OF THE MOST SEVERE NATURAL DISASTERS TO EVER OCCUR IN THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE. Unfortunately, it is a tragedy that was compounded by the pre-existing poverty. It is always amazing to see how generously the world responds to major disasters. Whether it’s an earthquake, hurricane, tsunami or floods – medical aid, money and materials all flow into the stricken regions. People everywhere freely give… [Read more…]
January 7, 2010
GREED IS AT THE HEART OF THE WORLD’S MISERY. GREED has plagued mankind down through the centuries. Militaries have been greedy for land. Leaders have been greedy for power. Individuals have been greedy for money, and all this selfishness has caused untold suffering. GREED drives us to purchase products that provide only temporary satisfaction. If the same… [Read more…]
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