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Ruby’s Wishlist

Posted in compassion on October 19, 2008 | 2 Comments »

The day Destiny Loeve dropped off a bag of clothes at her local transition house, she learned first-hand: There’s nothing more powerful than a woman with an open heart. Then her one act of compassion led to a whole company of woman rallying around a single cause.

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A Genesis Week: Creating Hope for Bangkok’s Sex Workers

Posted in compassion, justice on July 16, 2008 | 4 Comments »

Home of New Beginnings—founded by American missionaries Roy and Bonita Thompson—is a place of grace in the hyper-sexualized chaos of Bangkok’s three major red light districts. It helps women who want to leave the sex trade. There is room for ex-prostitutes to live, learn a skill like sewing and learn about God and the gospel.

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Start with One

Posted in compassion, justice, tagged on April 29, 2008 | 2 Comments »

“If I can’t yet mourn a million people who left this world in a single day, I’ll start with one, and move from there,” says “Leah” in Barbara Kingsolver’s novel Poisonwood Bible. “And this is why I went to the Democratic Republic of Congo last year,” writes Tonya Sargent.

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Kazakstan: Lavish Weddings Ruin Uzbek Families

Posted in compassion, tagged , on April 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Uzbek couples, obsessed with lavish weddings, find themselves in debt trying to earn the respect of their community. “Families spend their entire annual budget on weddings and run up debts that take years to repay,” writes Zinaida Savina.

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China Traffickers Push Drugs on North Korean Defector Women

Posted in compassion, justice, tagged , , on March 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Human traffickers in China who hope to sell women fleeing North Korea have been known to push addictive drugs on their victims to make them submissive, defectors and experts say.

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Rice for Dinner: Raising Compassionate, Globally-Minded Children

Posted in compassion, relationships, tagged , , , on March 10, 2008 | 4 Comments »

Once a week, Maria Shriver’s mom, Eunice Kennedy Shriver served her children a meal consisting of only a bowl of rice. Ellie Hagey, a mother and grandmother, takes a look at what it takes to raise children who want to make a difference in the world.

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21 things you can do today to end sex trafficking

Posted in compassion, justice, tagged , on March 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Michelle Miller, an activist and executive director of REED, shares her list of action steps for anyone wanting to do something about sex trafficking today.

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Mobilizing Women

Posted in compassion, justice, purpose, tagged , on January 31, 2008 | 3 Comments »

There’s a Chinese proverb that says, “When sleeping women wake, mountains move.” Idelette McVicker encourages us to wake up and take on the mountains of our world. There’s something you can do.

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Rape a “Weapon of War” in Eastern Congo

Posted in compassion, justice, tagged , , on January 31, 2008 | 1 Comment »

An epidemic of brutal sexual violence plagues the region where women are being raped with impunity. “It’s a strategy of war,” says Justine Masika who works for a Goma-based NGO that helps victims of sexual violence in North Kivu.

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Iraq’s Orphans Face Uncertain Future

Posted in compassion, justice, tagged , , on January 31, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Politicians in Iraq are calling for better care and support for the growing number of orphans. Most orphans are taken in by family members, but due to Iraq’s weak economy and high inflation many of those families barely make ends’ meet themselves.

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