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My first (almost) Father’s Day

By on May 22, 2013 in World Poverty

That’s right! Life will never be the same. My wife and I are expecting our first child at the end of October, and already I am plagued with a consistent anxiety about how best to prepare for fatherhood. Inevitably, I have spent the last couple of months thinking about the fathers in my life. While [...]

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From Hopeless to Blessed: Partnerships Save and Transform Lives

By on June 1, 2012 in Church, Sponsor Impact, Stories, World Poverty

Wilfred lived at the top of a steep hill in the Haitian village of Lespinasse. His shack was made of sticks and mud and smelled of disease and neglect. Diabetes had rendered Wilfred blind, sick, helpless and difficult to look at. “My spirit was deeply troubled when I first met Wilfred,” remembers Heidi Hatch, Field [...]

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