29Aug
“My mother is still in there”
While taking photos of the devastation caused by the volcano Fuego, a man came walking by me with a shovel. Seeing my questioning eyes, perhaps, he stopped to explain his mission.
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23Aug
Triumph. Travail. Tragedy.
WE DID IT! They [the enemy] said it couldn’t be done, but we accomplished 2 huge projects this month!
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23Aug
PIT > GUA
I’m leaving today from my home airport of Pittsburgh and heading to Guatemala City to meet survivors of this summer’s volcanic eruption that left 200 dead and thousands homeless.
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08Aug
A Different Kind of Beautiful
Life is full of contrast. In my travels to various places, I’ve found this reality to be stark and resonant, yet bursting with color and wealth far beyond material riches.
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08Aug
Desperate to Learn
God loves Muslims, too. The mother of Halima, Asha and Mohammad learned that lesson recently. Distraught that her poverty was keeping her children out of school—thus condemning them to a life of begging to survive—she prayed at the local mosque everyday that Allah would help her send her children to school.
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02Aug
The Name to Be Feared
“Tamang.” Mere mention of that name brought fear to many, including the man’s own mother, whom he would often beat violently.
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