the world's eyes are on haiti and we hear stories of death, destruction, trouble with aid getting in, confusion, stories of families reuniting, miraculous survival, views for adoptions, views against, and the long road ahead for healing. The world should care. The...
how long will we stand by and do nothing? how long will we watch women and girls being raped? how long will we sit on our couches and watch people being chased from their homes? how long will we preach from our pulpits about love, grace, and do nothing? how long will...
Soon it is remembrance day. A day that is set aside in many countries to remember wars that have taken place over the years, in which millions of people have died, especially the world wars. Poppies are worn to remind us of the death of these fellow citizens. But...
Last night I felt sick - not sick as in I ate something that disagreed with me sick, but sick as in gut-wrenching, humanity is cruel sick. I watched the film "The Boy in Striped Pajamas" and was struck once again by the horror that is possible in humanity, the power...
today i sat at home, on a verandah, overlooking Lake Kivu, listening to the waves smash against the lava rocks, watching boys wash their clothes, laugh, and be boys. As I sat, I read pages and pages of information from Focus Group Discussions conducted by our...