Before you tell me to “get lost”
With the possible exception of the Girl Scouts and their cookies, the general public doesn’t hold a very high regard for those trying to make a living by selling us…
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Leslee Baron
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When Hope for Today Makes Tomorrow Possible
Bright Hope’s mission is to bring Hope and help to those living on less than $2/day. We accomplish this through a holistic, Hope for Today, Tomorrow, and Eternity ministry model…
Hope for Eternity: Jesus Cares for the Poor
Evangelism and the Extreme Poor Seven hundred thirty-four million people around the world live in an amplified state of poverty, their unmet needs as vast as the stars in the…
The Day God Worked Through Me for $1.99 + Tax
I’d seen him here before. Multiple times actually. Something differentiated him from the other homeless people I see from time to time. Not once when I’d spotted him, seeing the…
What I Learned When I Was Hurt, Disorientated and Embarrassed
I was near the end of my run when I suddenly tripped on a bump in the sidewalk. As I fell face first towards the sidewalk, I managed to hurt…
What’s in Your Water?
Recently my co-worker Karen lost her diamond ring while at work. She knew it was on her finger when she arrived that morning, until suddenly she realized it was no…
Paulette residents say “goodbye” to dirty drinking water
Paulette, Haiti Not that long ago in Paulette, Haiti, there were just two options when you needed water—a ravine, filthy with fallen leaves, animal feces and various particles, or the…
Bet you never thought your landscape budget could do this!
As soon as the snow from our final spring blizzard melted and temperatures consistently rose above freezing, the unofficial, but very real, competition for best-kept-yard in the neighborhood began. To…
A Polar Vortex, a Lost Puppy and the Extreme Poor
Just a couple weeks ago we experienced the chilling effects of a Polar Vortex here in northern Illinois. For two days it was colder here than it was in Siberia.…
Why it Can’t Just Be About Ending Poverty
Can you get a picture in your mind of someone who lives in absolute poverty? I’m not talking about the guy at the intersection holding the sign that reads “Will…