When life gives you drought…
KIMANA, Kenya — Drought in the third world is crippling to families who do not have a direct connection to a water supply. No rain means no crops. No crops, no food. If they are lucky enough to live...
View ArticleHomegrown veggies for a healthier life
PERU – As a mother, one of the hardest things Maribel had to do was watch her two children go hungry. Her husband, Abelardo, is a construction worker, but his income simply wasn’t enough to provide...
View ArticleMedicine, chicken coup help elderly couple in El Salvador
EL SALVADOR – At the age when most people are retiring, it seems that Maria’s work load has been getting harder instead of easier. Maria and Eleodoro stand in front of their new chicken coup. After...
View ArticleVegetable gardens help rural families in Honduras
El CHAQUITE, Honduras – We were up on Puca mountain—7,000 feet above sea level. Our vehicle could not go any farther because it was too steep, so we packed our gear and walked for about an hour. It...
View ArticleTurning a vacant lot into a garden oasis
NORFOLK, Va. – Only a few months ago it was a vacant lot—abandoned and filling up with trash. But now, the corner lot in the East Ocean View community is a bustling center of community life, verdant...
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