New Birth for Haiti
"I am 10 days old after my new birth."
"Perhaps this catastrophe is also a new birth for Haiti."
Random radio searching while driving today brought this remarkable perspective from a Haitian who has survived the major catastrophic earthquake in his country.
It’s an interesting thought. There is always pain before a new birth. Yet a new...... >Read More
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AFTERSHOCK: an Update from Haiti
After a massive 6.1 aftershock rocked Port-au-Prince once again this week, we received an urgent message from our Canadian GAiN staff in Haiti.
"After spending the past 5 days seeing, feeling and smelling the destruction and massive loss of life from the earthquake just over one week ago, I am deeply moved. I realized that I would never have made...... >Read More
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Doing Much with Little
It’s easy to think that charity is something someone else should do, someone who has a lot more money than I do. But the truth is this: it is my responsibility too and I am neither as powerless nor as “un-rich” as I might sometimes think.
Wealth and opportunity are incredibly subjective. Those of us who eat three... >Read More
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Water = Life
According to Global Aid Network (GAiN), "Worldwide, every 20 seconds, a child dies from water-related diseases." While in North America we're concerned about where our bottled water comes from, in many other places getting access to any disease-free water at all can be a challenge.
GAiN is one of several organizations which is working to make...... >Read More
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Facebook strikes again
Recent college graduates are often warned about the potential for racy Facebook photos to cost them a job, but did you know it happens to grown-ups too? This morning a candidate in Canada’s upcoming provincial election stepped down after inappropriate photos surfaced on his Facebook account.
Ray Lam was the NDP candidate in the tony False...... >Read More
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Street Level - Causes that Drive You
You don't need to look far in our world to see all the needs that exist within our broken world. Causes that drive people range from humanitarian crises to issues of global warming. There are a myriad of ways to get involved in creating a better world, and many of them do not require much more than a bit... >Read More
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Abortion Again: Canada & the G8
"The details remain to be determined. However, Canada's contribution will not include... >more
Fading into the Background
Our shock has subsided. The sad images of the despair in... >more
Love can be dangerous
