In the heart of a leprosy slum lives a 13-year-old girl named Sakshi. She lives with her mother and grandmother in a small home amidst many makeshift shelters. As we walked up the dirt path to her home, we were warmly greeted with smiles and...
In the heart of Lalitpur, Kathmandu, lies the Godawari Slum. We walked along the community until we came to a small home where we were warmly greeted by Rupa and Ronisha, a mother and her daughter. As we sat on their front porch, Rupa began...
Nestled in the middle of Lalitpur, Nepal is a community center. Every day after school, students from the Godawari Slum come to receive homework help, free resources, and a home-cooked meal or snack. The after-school program has become a significant support for families like Bindu...
It was so sweet to be greeted by “baby” Christina as she ran with outstretched arms and said, “I love you Unkie Ronnie.” How can it have been eight years since she was born? I still remember celebrating her birth in the US, holding her...
Nine years ago, I boarded Emirates flight EK 209 from Dallas to India to meet the little boy that my daughter Christina had sponsored through Compassion International, from the time Christina was 18 and Sathish was 8 until Christina’s passing at 27 and Sathish was...
Nine years ago, I boarded Emirates flight EK 209 from Dallas to India to meet the little boy that my daughter Christina had sponsored through Compassion International, from the time Christina was 18 and Sathish was 8 until Christina’s passing at 27 and Sathish was...
“When you are Palestinian, you have a connection with the land. We used to say that the best thing you can do in Palestine is plant a tree, and my father built our house here around the olive tree and never agreed to take it...
Randa is a third generation Palestinian immigrant. She was born in Amman and was married to her husband at the age of sixteen. Living under harsh economic circumstances, Randa never lost hope. After raising four wonderful children, she volunteered her time to teach young and...
War can take away so many things we take for granted. It does not let us know when is the last time we are going to be doing the things we love, no matter how small. War steals someone's walk to class, a person’s favorite...
I invite you to have an open heart and to listen closely to the stories that are about to be told, to negotiate your own meanings of home based on what you have learned, and to pray for each of these women to find the...
