Would You Give Up a Pizza for a Child?

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This is Geremy. He’ll be eight years old on August 1. He lives in Nicaragua with his stepfather and mother. He makes beds and runs errands for his family, which includes three other children. He likes to play with cars, enjoys ball games and bicycling. For some time we’ve been hearing about Compassion International, a [...]

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I usually avoid these neighborhoods. This day was different. My 16-year-old daughter, Sara Ann, five of her friends and I were in Atlanta for a church youth weekend. We left the church to get out into the city and learn about poverty and homelessness. Our first stop was an area near downtown Atlanta where the [...]

Guest Blog Post: Invisible Children

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My very first guest blogger is my 16-year-old daughter, Sara Ann. She wrote this article for her school newspaper about a cause that is very close to her heart. The Price of Peace “If the greatest generation sacrificed for war, what will our generation be known for if we sacrifice for peace? Peace is closer [...]

Blog Action Day: October 15

On Wednesday, October 15, this blog will participate in Blog Action Day. The theme of the day is poverty. Many high-profile, high-dollar blogs will donate all or part of their proceeds for that day to poverty-related causes and charities. That does not include this one. Not because I don’t want to; I wish I could donate [...]