Growing a Defense Against Covid-19
Across the planet, we are all doing our daily examination of how to manage this new COVID-19 reality and its limitations. Though this Global pandemic treats us all the same, we aren’t all equipped to deal with it equally. Tanzania is a place with weak and sometimes non-existent social services. Abject poverty [...]
CLIFF AND ANN
The following story is written by Cliff, a Rotarian, investor, father, and volunteer who had the privilege of building a rainwater harvesting system for Anna and her 7 kids. They are worlds apart and a bonded family forever. My first trip with Save the Rain left an indelible mark. You get to this [...]
JEHOVENESS
There were two planks of wood bridging a stream to enter the property. There was a newly dug grave to the right. There was grief everywhere else. It was a tragic love story. Jehoveness was the one still living, but she was dying from a broken heart. Her husband passed away 5 months [...]
HILLARY TESHA
I remember the day I met Hilary Tesha. He came to work wearing a t-shirt that said Mount Shasta Cheerleading Squad. He didn’t know Mount Shasta was on the other side of the world or that I lived there. It felt synchronistic and magical. It made me feel like we both belonged to [...]
HAPPY ALLEN
There is always a moment that feels like you are in a vacuum and all the air around you is being sucked away. It happens seconds before panic sinks in. The fear sings a story of how alone you are in the world and how you don’t have what you need to make [...]
MILGRID
It takes a little while for MILGRID to smile. She has learned to keep herself relatively invisible, to express her joy quietly and to tiptoe through her own life. When she finally allows herself to smile, she creates a warmth that is palpable. It feels like a hug. But she doesn’t know it. Her [...]