AN EXPERIMENTAL LIFE
I first got involved with direct giving to the poor because of the New Futures Orphanage. I was scouring the net, looking for just, real, and direct ways to impact the lives of the poor, with small funds. I came across a [ blog ] kept by an English teacher backpacking through Cambodia. She'd come upon an orphanage there that needed volunteers to teach some English to the children. Teachers would … [Read more...]
Note: This letter was sent by way of participation in an Oxfam Campaign and borrows content from a sermon by Sociologist Anthony Campolo on corporate responsibility. Golden Star Resources Ltd. 10901 W. Toller Drive, Suite 300 Littleton, Colorado 80127-6312 U.S.A. Dear Mr. Tom Mair, I read the reports from Oxfam (who is like the Mother Theresa of global care and relief agencies), and like a … [Read more...]
Please do not stop praying for Kenya. The poor, involved in microbusiness there, have been decimated. It's easy to suggest that somehow it's their fault, but it isn't. It's not your fault when armed gangs burn your tents and shacks to the ground, with everything you have, and kill people all around you. Below is a photo of Eunice Cherotich, someone I care about there, and a photo of Kenya in the … [Read more...]
