Dad’s can turn garbage into a soccer ball. Dirt into breakfast, lunch and dinner. And boys and girls into men and women. Richard is Colline’s uncle, but every bit her dad (I wrote yesterday about how she went from slave to daughter.) He wakes her early for chores because “this… Read More
It was thirst that brought them out of hiding. Creeping from the bush, back to their village in search of water. At the hottest point of the day, in the hottest season of the year, Richard dabs the sweat from his forehead and tells the story. And I can see… Read More
Joseph Kony was the subject of a documentary that went viral in 2012. A social media campaign accompanied the film’s release using #kony2012 and #stopkony to spread the word. The film and media campaign were created to “make Kony famous” for atrocities he committed against the people of Northern Uganda…so… Read More
In the middle of the bedtime story Becky’s phone rang. Everyone we know also has kids and would never call at that hour unless it was something important. And it was. An Amber alert had been issued for a little boy in our community. No one had seen him in… Read More
Who’s ready for a pep rally? It’s Blog Month with Compassion Bloggers in September. Hundreds of bloggers are writing on behalf of Compassion’s kids around the world. Check this out… We’re having a pep rally, an online get together to encourage our bloggers to keep going! Our goal this month… Read More
“Who died?” Donna asked upon seeing me in a suit. “Nobody. I just heard there were some openings in accounting and I’ve got some pretty mean spreadsheet skills so I figured while I’m in town I’d hit up human resources.” “Wess will never recognize you. You have to mess up… Read More
Shaun Groves