19 Babies Around the World—Too Cute!
Around the world, 275 babies are born every minute of every day… that’s a little more than 4 every second. Every baby is beautiful and precious, and we might be…
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Sarah Marchmont
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10 Worthwhile Movies Based in Africa
I’m always on the lookout for a good movie. If it’s based on a true story, that’s even better. Agree? I’ve got a list of 10 movie recommendations to share with…
20 Inspiring Bible Verses about Helping the Poor
I didn’t count, but I read that there are over 2,000 references to the poor in the Bible. That speaks volumes—literally. How close it must be to God’s heart if…
The Cost of Poverty: What I Learned in Kenya
I sat in the vehicle roughly bumping along the dirt road as we crept through the Kenyan slum. Not wanting to forget anything, I pulled out my notebook and scribbled…
Paulette’s New Water Purification System Makes a Big Splash
Paulette, Haiti—Water has been an issue in Paulette for a long, long time. Whether drinking from filthy, polluted sources long ago, or drinking from salty wells just earlier this year,…
What Do Bolivian Mountain Communities and a Zambian Island Have in Common? Not Much, But One Important Thing…
I started writing something for a new page we’re adding to our website (I’m pretty excited—I think it’s going to be great!) but as I started typing a little explanation…
Food Vouchers Help Combat Coronavirus Hunger in Kenya
With schools closed in Kenya, the staff at our partner schools have lost both their source of income to support their families, as well as a main means of getting…
Farming in Drought-Ridden Turkana Brings Hope!
Victory! Hope! Huge, fresh leafy greens! The Turkana people have long endured cycles of starvation and famine, but now all of that is changing! They have a sustainable source of…
Social Distancing? Impossible in a Place Like Mathare Valley
As COVID-19 has crept into almost every country across the globe, much of the same prevention advice can be heard regardless of what country you call home—whether it’s the United…
Hello, COVID-19. No, we can’t practice “social distancing”
“Social distancing” and “shelter in place” are new terms I’ve added to my vocabulary this year. I’m now in the middle of week three of self-quarantining, socially isolating, or whatever…