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The Unintended Consequences

When the goat went missing this morning, I had a feeling it was due to my impending departure. I was dreading this. That guilty feeling that I might be causing more harm than doing good. My intentions are irrelevant. It doesn’t matter why I’m here or what I have been asked to do. Once the intervention (my arrival) has been [...]

2 Victories and a Disappointment

Today started with a long journey to try and rescue a 4 year old girl who has been taken forcefully from her mother by her brother-in-law. It’s complicated but this child was dropped off at Nira Orphanage, where I am volunteering, when she was 1 ½ years old by the father. He was disabled and dying. He just passed away [...]

By |2018-10-28T10:15:40-06:00November 2nd, 2012|Core Values, Philanthropy|2 Comments