As people of faith, and as cohabitants of this planet, the knowledge that millions of people go regularly without clean drinking water should set off the alarms in our conscience. When we read in Scripture about Jesus’ miracles, it’s not hard to conclude that God cares about human suffering. All but one of Christ’s miracles involved an element of compassion, and He makes it clear that His followers must do the same.
Yesterday, 210 ONE members stormed Capitol Hill for Lobby Day, attending nearly 175 meetings with members of Congress to urge them to protect our life-saving programs for the world’s poorest people. Lobby Day is the crown jewel of the the 2013 ONE Power Summit. After three days of learning about ONE’s issues, sharing best practices
ONE Faith Manager Marisa Vertrees discusses the importance of the combined effort of foreign assistance and faith-based missions. My first trip to the Dominican Republic was an eye-opening experience. I traveled there to visit my church’s mission in Banica, directly on the Haitian border. While many people think of the Dominican Republic as a land of
Joe Mason is a volunteer ONE Regional Faith Organizer and freelance photographer/videographer who travels the world in order to document faith-based aid and development organizations. We dug through his vast collection of photos to find our favorite close-up shots of men, women and children from recent trips to Kenya and Ethiopia. Let their faces tell their
At the start of 2013, I find myself looking back at the opportunities I’ve had over the years in my vocation. I remember the first time that I traveled to a foreign country. As a young photojournalist, I was nervous and excited all at once. I knew that my trip to a developing nation would
In the vast assembly room at the Greater Chicago Food Depository, overlooking one of the nation’s premier food banking facilities, Drexton Granberry joyfully came to the end of his speech. He and 25 others were graduating from Chicago’s Community Kitchens (CCK), a 14-week program that teaches culinary skills to unemployed and underemployed adults. One of
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