Creating Opportunity and Restoring Freedom from Guinea-Bissau to Sri Lanka I was 14 years old when I took a week off from school to join my church on a mission trip to Guinea-Bissau. Filled with excitement and hope for adventure, I boarded a plane that would...
Settling Refugees into a New Life in Texas and Making Them Feel Welcome The state of Texas settles the largest number of refugees in the United States. In the past year, most refugees have come from Myanmar, Iraq, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and Somalia. Some...
“It is now more dangerous to be a woman than to be a soldier in modern wars.” -Deputy Force Commander of the UN Mission to the Democratic Republic of Congo, 2008. For several years now, I have been involved with a society at the University of St Andrews...
A book review of one family's story of doing humanitarian work in Afghanistan in the years following 9/11. Going for a gap year or short-term service abroad can be a life-enriching, mutually beneficial experience. We survey the needs and sign up for risky ventures, savoring the opportunity to...