This is Jonathan. Or at least that’s what he asked us Americans to call him.
Jonathan’s a Maasai, and lives mostly as his people have for hundreds of years in Kenya.
He eats only beef, blood and milk, for instance. The entire tribe has been on the Atkins diet for ages. They’re long and lean for… 
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Raise The Roof
Debrief: It’s Your Turn
At the end of every Compassion blogging trip I lead the bloggers in a time of “debriefing.” It helps us process what we’ve experienced, get some of the nasty destructive thoughts and emotions out and begin thinking about how we’ll re-enter a society that hasn’t been where we’ve been.
Last night I started the debrief by… 
Sight For The Blind
Eliud is eighteen.
An orphan for ten years, he lives alone in a home made of cardboard, wood and corrugated metal. It’s eight feet long, five and a half feet high and five feet deep.
Because of a sponsor named Nick in Northern California, Eliud has enough – but you and I would call him poor.
Eliud prefers… 
Better Than Oprah & Crab Cakes
My first job was painting miniature wooden ducks for a mail order duck of the month business. Seriously. I was fourteen and just sat around watching game shows and Oprah that summer with a paintbrush in hand.
Then there was Chick-fil-A. Because, well, I love Christian chicken and having Sundays off and Jennifer worked there and… 
I Rode Across Africa On A Camel Today
I rode across Africa on a camel today.
Across this ancient land where God likely breathed the first breath into man. I traversed it the way noble chiefs and princes once did.
You can see for miles from such heights. Miles of majestic plains dotted with gazelles and zebras and the best of God’s handiwork.
There is something… 





