If I had wings I would fly all of these children to loving families. Ones that will treat them to Ice Cream Sunday’s, fun filled holidays, water fights, hot chocolate, grandparents, board games, and a loving family pet. . . If only I had the wings. The sun had already set down below the mountains and the stars started to …
Meet Josephine Kulea – A Living Hero
It is easy to take liberty for granted, when you have never had it taken from you. We hear about the times when women were denied the right to vote in the United States. When blacks and whites had separate drinking fountains and bathrooms. Times so rough that civil war broke out on our soil and accounted for more U.S. …
Kenya ’14 – Let The Trip Begin
A single event can awaken within us a stranger totally unknown to us. To live is to be slowly born. ~Antoine de Saint For the past 6 years I have traveled across the globe and lived among children who have opened my eyes to a world I have never witnessed. In the heart of Kenya there is an immense amount …
A Teenagers Reaction To Kenya
Each year we bring students, teachers, and volunteers with us to carry out our Global Act of Kindness. In 2011, Alex Lee and I were introduced during a large Think Kindness campaign and school tour in the Milwaukee area. That year he made the commitment to join us, step outside his ‘box’, and truly roll-up his sleeves to impact lives …
A Tumaini Orphanage Morning
The first night you would think it would be rather easy to sleep. Without a doubt my eyes are heavier than I could ever imagine. I lay still on a small twin bed with a mattress no more than 2″ thick, the pillow is small, and the lighting is pitch black. All in all, I feel like I was so …
Kenya Orphanage: Raising A Soul
I remember when the orphanage gates opened and I saw him standing there. He looked emotionless, certain of denial. His sister, a tiny girl that looked to be 3 years old, stood behind him. It was 2012 when I first saw him arrive at the Tumaini orphanage. For me, I’ve never witness ‘this part’. The part where they come off …