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In classrooms all over America, teachers begin the school day with a routine. A “good morning,” a quick rundown of the class roster, a collection of yesterday’s homework and, for younger grades, maybe a fun, interactive song to start the day. For Chris Ulmer’s special-needs class, the first 10 minutes of each day begin a… Continue reading Changing the Lives of Special Needs Kids Worldwide, One Conversation at a Time
Do a quick Google search on the republic of Nepal, and you’ll quickly learn that it’s a country known for more than just the Earth’s tallest mountain peak and its breathtaking landscape. Nepal is a nation living in deep despair, not only because of the 2015 earthquake that killed more than 8,000 people and injured… Continue reading In a Country Ravaged by Human Trafficking, This Company Offers the Resident’s Hope
My daughter and I walked the rugged, uneven path back toward camp in complete shock over what we had just seen. I knew the remote village we were visiting in northern Togo had a very limited water supply, but I had no idea that the spot we’d just visited was the only water source available… Continue reading In the “Purpose Hotel”, You Can Change The World While You Sleep
Meet Penelope. She’s pretty in pink (and white), with a spiffy silver thunderbolt shooting right down her center, and an interior to die for. This 12-foot vintage inspired camper belongs to Australian native Annabel Wrigley, who uses her to hold small sewing parties for kids of all ages when she’s not writing books, designing textiles… Continue reading From Nurse to Seamstress to Author, This Mom Is Now Passing Her Love for Sewing to a New Generation
Andy Andrews dug a hole for himself — literally and figuratively. As he tried to make himself comfortable in his hollow beneath the Gulf State Park Pier in Gulf Shores, Alabama, it’s safe to say he never once dreamed the New York Times would one day hail him as one of America’s great influencers. Andrews… Continue reading Homeless Teen Becomes One of America’s Greatest Influencers
One morning in 2010, in a world far removed from the comforts of home and family, David Whetstone woke to the noise of whispers and giggles. When he peeked through the zippered opening of his tent, he saw a crowd of beautiful children. Every one of them that eagerly awaited his emergence, he would later… Continue reading This Man Turned the ‘Worst Village in Togo’ Into A Community of Hope
Most Americans are well aware of the refugee crisis in Syria today. The five-year-old civil war has displaced millions of civilians, nearly half of them children. Just across the border in neighboring Iraq, Daesh — better known to the world as ISIS — is displacing millions and conducting genocide against Christians and Yezidis. For Vietnam… Continue reading How One U.S. Veteran is Shining the Light on Iraq’s Persecuted Minorities
Nearly 21 million people worldwide are victims of human trafficking, according to the International Labor Organization. Of that number, approximately 10 percent are forced into state labor. Of the remaining 18.7 million, nearly three-quarters are trapped in other forms of forced labor. A little over one in four are children and 55 percent are women… Continue reading After Witnessing the Horrors of India’s Sex Trafficking, This Woman Decided to Help the Women in Need
Tami Nantz 