Our daughter Sarah is leading a missions trip to Haiti this week for her Spring Break. She’s been to Haiti twice now and Nicaragua once during her four years at college. Just yesterday, I picked up a Mary Knoll Magazine … Continue reading →
Haiti… Before the earthquake, Haiti was the second poorest country in the world. To quell persistent, acute hunger pains, a significant number of people there were eating patties made of mud, oil and flour. While this was … Continue reading →
Trump just hosted the president of South Africa. During a press conference, the president said that his country is replete with poverty (…a 40% unemployment rate currently), and as a result, riddled with gang violence, and such. *It was noted … Continue reading →
Good Friday 2024 …photo by Joe And a little child will lead them… This was a scene from a few weeks back in my hometown. Each year, there is a Good Friday “Crosswalk.” People, including children, take turns carrying this … Continue reading →
Several years ago, when our Sarah was a sophomore at Franciscan University, she went with a group of students on a missions trip to Nicaragua. She was so impacted by the trip that in subsequent spring breaks, instead of partying … Continue reading →
Some restaurants in America are in danger of closing because of the coronavirus. It might be good for a number of them to close, actually. You see, we in First World America are regularly dropping $25, $35, $45… a pop … Continue reading →
The most high profile coronavirus cases, outside of Wuhan China itself, have been on cruise ships. These ships are emblematic of over-the-top First World luxury. Meanwhile, almost a million people are homeless in northern Syria, a majority of the populace … Continue reading →
Catching up on August/Sept… I did an article for the local newspaper on First Mennonite Church’s “Casket Ministry” here. A regular on-the-market casket costs, on average: $4,000. A First Mennonite casket, of comparable quality and crafted by church member “carpenter … Continue reading →
A news report today explained some of Ivanka Trump’s clothing line is made in Chinese factories where the average worker earns $62 a week. That’s it. My daughter Sarah recently went on a missions trip to Haiti where they make … Continue reading →
I recently interviewed a woman who went to Haiti as part of a Mission Possible team. [Mission Possible is a Christian humanitarian aid agency.] Her impression shortly after landing there: “I’m not sure what Dante’s Seven Circles of Hell are, … Continue reading →