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Just some of the artists performing at the Compassion International benefit on December 2nd at Mercy Lounge in Nashville. More artist info and videos to come…..
Bryan White
Rob Blackledge
Julie Roberts
Blaine Laresen
Alathea
COUNTRY, POP ARTISTS JOIN FORCES FOR
COMPASSION INTERNATIONAL BENEFIT AT MERCY LOUNGE DEC 2
Artists Carter’s Chord, Julie Roberts, Bryan White, Blaine Larsen, Rob Blackledge, Mica Roberts, Trailer Choir, Canaan Smith, Charmaine, Natalie Hemby and other special guests perform at Nashville music club to raise funds and awareness for Compassion International’s Global Food Crisis Fund.
On Wednesday, December 2 at 7:30 pm, many of Nashville’s country and pop artists will perform at Music City’s Mercy Lounge, with the goal of raising funds and awareness for the Global Food Crisis Fund, an initiative of Compassion International, a leading Christian child advocacy ministry. Tickets for the 18-and-over benefit are $10 in advance and at the door; all proceeds from the benefit will go towards assisting children and families affected by the global crisis, specifically in the most needed areas of the world where Compassion serves (see below for links for more information).
Artists scheduled to appear include Carter’s Chord, Julie Roberts, Bryan White, Blaine Larsen, Rob Blackledge, Mica Roberts, Trailer Choir, Charmaine, Natalie Hemby, Buck Johnson, Regie Hamm and other special guests. Radio veterans Tony Randall and Kris Rochester from the new national syndicated morning show “Tony and Kris in the Morning” will host the event.
Organizing the Dec. 2 event is Nashville music industry consultant Mike Severson, who does Artist and Radio Relations for Compassion International. “We have taken several of these artists on Compassion trips to see the work being done to rescue children from poverty and give them hope,” said Severson. “Every artist upon return wanted to do something relevant to make a direct impact on the lives of the world’s most vulnerable. As we began to talk about long term strategies, there was an overwhelming consensus to put their passion and talent to immediate use in a way that will not only help those in critical need, but also raise awareness of that need. That’s what this show is all about.”
“Compassion has been involved within the music industry for over 30 years and now is forming partnerships within the country and pop formats,” Severson continued. “Artists have such a powerful voice and Compassion provides a platform where they can truly make a life changing impact whether it is through our holistic Child Development Program or one of our intervention programs such as the Global Food Crisis Fund.”
For more information about the Mercy Lounge Benefit on Dec. 2, please contact Mike Severson at mikeseverson@comcast.net.
Tickets are available online and can be purchased here: http://www.ticketweb.com/t3/sale/SaleEventDetail?dispatch=loadSelectionData&eventId=603975
For more information about the venue, Mercy Lounge: www.mercylounge.com.
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Compassion International exists as a Christian child advocacy ministry that releases children from economic, social, spiritual, and physical poverty and enables them to become responsible, fulfilled adults. Founded by the Rev. Everett Swanson in 1952, Compassion began providing Korean War orphans with food, shelter, education and health care. Today, Compassion helps more than 1 million children in 26 countries. Go to www.compassion.com for more information.
Compassion International Benefit Show
All proceeds will go to the Global Food Crisis Fund, assisting children and their families in the most needed areas where Compassion serves.
• Wednesday, December 2nd, 2009, doors open at 7:30pm
• Mercy Lounge in Nashville, ages 18 and above
• Country and Pop artists, special guests
• Tickets $10 in advance and at door. Buy advance HERE.
Featuring:
- CARTER’S CHORD
- ROB BLACKLEDGE
- JULIE ROBERTS
- BRYAN WHITE
- MICA ROBERTS
- BLAINE LARSEN
- TRAILER CHOIR
- CHARMAINE
- NATALIE HEMBY
- CANAAN SMITH
- RUSS ROBERTS
- TAMMY COCHRAN
- REGIE HAMM
- BUCK JOHNSON
*****and more very special guests!
Guest hosts: Tony & Kris from “Tony & Kris in the Morning”
CNN Video on the Global Food Crisis in Guatemala: http://edition.cnn.com/video/?/video/living/2009/09/16/iyw.guatemala.food.crisis.cnn?iref=videosearch
About the Global Food Crisis: http://www.compassion.com/sponsordonor/global-food-crisis/about-the-global-food-crisis.htm
If you would like to help out in any way or if you have questions, please contact Mike Severson at mikeseverson@comcast.net
Compassion International exists as a Christian child advocacy ministry that releases children from economic, social, spiritual, and physical poverty and enables them to become responsible, fulfilled adults. Go to www.compassion.org for more information.
Artists Lend A Hand To Good Causes
Pictured on a trip to Guatemala on behalf of Compassion International (l-r): Carter’s Chord’s Joanna and Emily Robertson, recording artist Rob Blackledge, Carter’s Chord’s Becky Robertson and country music artist Megan Mullins.
Carter’s Chord joined fellow artists Megan Mullins and Rob Blackledge, and media professionals on a September trip to Guatemala on behalf of Compassion International, a child development ministry working to release the world’s poorest kids from poverty.
From MUSIC ROW. See the complete article here. Photo: Mike Severson
CALIFORNIA RESIDENT PEDALS MORE THAN 4,200 MILES TO HELP IMPOVERISHED CHILDREN THROUGH COMPASSION INTERNATIONAL
Fulfilling a lifelong dream to cycle across the United States, 57-year-old Debbie Davis rode from coast to coast this summer while raising thousands of dollars for her favorite charity, Compassion International, the world’s largest child development organization that releases children from poverty through one-to-one child sponsorship.
Starting in Anacortes, Wash., with their back tires in the Pacific Ocean, Davis and six others finished the 4,259-mile trek with their front tires in the Atlantic Ocean in Bar Harbor, Maine, 72 days later. Called the Northern Tier, the route took them through 11 states and parts of Canada. The seven cyclists belong to the cycling club Pendleton on Wheels, based in Pendleton, Ore. Davis and her husband, both longtime residents of Linden, Calif., live part time in Pendleton.
Davis, a retired therapist from the Lodi Unified School District, has sponsored children through Compassion for 16 years. She currently sponsors a 12-year-old girl in Ethiopia and a 16-year-old boy in Thailand. To raise funds for Compassion, she sent out letters to everyone she knew telling them about the trip.
“In my letter, I explained the trip for me wouldn’t be complete without raising funds and awareness for my favorite charity — Compassion International,” Davis said. “I wanted everyone to know that Compassion is a trustworthy charity doing wonderful work around the globe.”
Davis, who raised $3,000 for Compassion, plans to donate the funds to community projects where her sponsored children live.
The cyclists averaged 70 to 75 miles per day with only six or seven days for rest. The trip, which began June 7 and ended Aug. 18, wasn’t without a few difficulties.
“During the trip, we encountered harsh riding conditions and rudimentary accommodations as we had no choice but to camp 63 of the days,” said Davis. “While on my bike, I couldn’t stop thinking about the millions of children and their families who live in much worse conditions than this on a daily basis.”
Wess Stafford, president and CEO of Compassion, praised Davis for her efforts.
“Debbie’s dedication is a wonderful example of the passion and spirit of the more than 500,000 Compassion sponsors across America,” Stafford said. “We congratulate her on a job well done and thank her for her dedication to releasing children from poverty in Jesus’ name.”
Although Davis loved the experience, she doubts she will take on such a big endeavor again. She may, however, consider shorter two- to three-week trips to raise funds for Compassion.
Compassion International is the world’s largest Christian child development organization that permanently releases children from poverty. Founded in 1952, Compassion successfully tackles global poverty one child at a time, serving more than 1 million children in 26 of the world’s poorest countries. Recognizing that poverty is more than a lack of money, Compassion works holistically through local churches to address the individual physical, economic, educational and spiritual needs of children, enabling them to thrive, not just survive. Charity Navigator, America’s largest charity evaluator, has awarded Compassion its highest rating — four stars — for eight consecutive years.
Jeff Foxworthy’s Daughter Helps Save Children from the Ravages of Malaria
Laughter is a way of life for the Jeff Foxworthy family, but after a visit to Africa by his now 17-year-old daughter Jordan, the Foxworthy’s dinner table conversations became deadly serious.
During her trip to Kenya three years ago, a then 14-year-old Jordan saw first-hand the devastation caused by malaria, a preventable, curable disease that kills more African children than does HIV/AIDS. With the support of her parents, she decided to bite back against the mosquitoes that typically carry malaria.
Jordan teamed up with Colorado-based Compassion International to develop the BiteBack Campaign, an initiative that raises money and awareness for the fight against malaria. Mobilizing an army of young people, the BiteBack Campaign challenges teens to donate $10 to purchase a mosquito net that could save the life of a child at risk for contracting malaria. To date, Jordan’s efforts have raised nearly half a million dollars for the BiteBack campaign.
“We can’t sit back and wait for someone to fix this. We are the ‘someones’ who need to fix this,“ said Jordan, a high school junior in Atlanta. “I believe that giving $10 to buy a mosquito net is a tangible and affordable way for kids in the United States to help make a difference in the lives of needy kids around the world.”
Jordan is using a number of strategies to raise support for the campaign. At her urging, her Atlanta-area school has taken on BiteBack as its fundraising project. Jordan also enlisted local restaurants to host BiteBack Nights, where a portion of the evening’s sales were donated to the campaign. She is also using a Facebook group page to help get the word out. In recognition of her efforts, Jordan was invited by the White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives to participate as a panelist in their Compassion in Action roundtable last December.
“Jordan Foxworthy is showing us that even in these tough economic times, giving a little can have a big impact on a child living in poverty,” said Mark Hanlon, senior vice president of Compassion International.
Compassion International tackles unforeseen barriers to a child’s healthy development-including widespread health epidemics such as malaria. Compassion’s Malaria Intervention Program provides mosquito nets, malaria prevention education and access to medical treatment for children in malaria-affected areas.
Compassion International is the world’s largest Christian child development organization that permanently releases children from poverty. Founded in 1952, Compassion successfully tackles global poverty one child at a time, serving more than 1 million children in 25 of the world’s poorest countries. Recognizing that poverty is more than a lack of money, Compassion works holistically through local churches to address the individual physical, economic, educational and spiritual needs of children-enabling them to thrive, not just survive. Charity Navigator, America’s largest charity evaluator, has awarded Compassion its highest rating-four stars-for seven consecutive years.
Following is an example of one of the many ways Compassion International partners with radio and artists to help the most impoverished children and families around the world:
Nearly 1,000 Radio Stations Across the Country Join Forces with Compassion International in an Effort to Stamp Out Hunger Among the World’s Poorest
News of an economy in crisis did not stop tens of thousands of Americans from generously responding on March 11 to appeals from Compassion International and nearly 1,000 radio stations asking for help to feed the world’s poorest families during the Global Food Crisis.
From California to New York, radio stations flooded the air waves, designated as Global Food Crisis Awareness Day by Compassion, with one simple message: “Thousands of children are dying needlessly of hunger every day, and you can do something about it.” Some 27,000 listeners responded by giving $3.1 million-far exceeding the original goal of $1 million. Some highlights of the day include the following:
- The Fish (Salem Broadcasting) in Nashville featured Point of Grace on air talking about the Global Food Crisis and asking listeners to help.
- A listener going through tough times shared that he is on food stamps. Then through tears, talked about how hearing what millions of hungry people are going through opened his eyes to how much he has. He pledged to donate half of his recent twenty-five dollar raise to help feed a child.
- A listener from Missouri called to say she wanted to share a portion of a settlement she received and pledged $60,000 to help the kids affected by the Global Food Crisis.
- A deli owner pledged to donate 100% of all cash profits on March 11.
“The way in which these stations and their supporters have answered the call to care for the poor is overwhelming,” said Wess Stafford, president and CEO of Compassion International. “They have demonstrated the true meaning of the word compassion.”
Global Facts
* One person in seven goes to bed hungry every day.
* One-third of the world’s population is undernourished.
* There are 25,000 starvation-related deaths each day.
* Each night more than 300 million children go to bed hungry.
* Every day, over 12,000 children (one every 7 seconds) die from hunger-related causes.
* Approximately 146 million or 27 percent of children under age 5 in developing countries are underweight.
* Nearly 17 percent of babies in developing countries are born with a low birth weight compared with only 7 percent of babies in industrialized countries.
* More than 4.4 million children die from malnutrition each year.
* Worldwide, 161 million preschool children suffer chronic malnutrition.
Sources: www.one.org, www.bread.org, www.unicef.org, www.who.int, www.unep.org
The Compassion International trip to El Salvador was another amazing and overwhelming view into the lives of children and families being impacted and changed. Emerson Drive had the opportunity to see it all first hand and bring smiles to the faces of hundreds of kids.
The first Compassion project we visited was just outside of San Salvador in the forested communities of Reparto Santa Elana and San Martin. Upon our arrival we were greeted by all of the children who were in lines on each side of us. As we walked down the middle between them, they were singing, clapping their hands, giving us hugs, and shaking our hands. It is something evident in each Compassion project I have visited – the anticipation and joy they have in making us feel welcome. They love to have visitors and do all they can to bring smiles to our faces even though we are there for them.
The kids performed a presentation for us full of music and dancing. We then broke off into three groups for an hour or so where all of us played soccer, worked on art projects, or sang songs. I tried to get involved with all three at different times. The boys and girls were so incredible. We then served them lunch, took a group photo, and said our goodbyes. Hugs of course too.
Following the visit to the Compassion project, our travel group took a walk to one of the homes in the neighborhood. A single mom and her five children, two of which were in the project we visitied. The photos below communicate their circumstances better than I could in writing. This was a home of deep rooted poverty, but Compassion was helping provide food, education, activities, and medical care to the entire family. This in turn brings hope…..and the hope a future.
The second project visit day was in the Pacific Coast community of Puerto de La Libertad, home to approximately 40,000 residents. When the bus pulled up outside of this Compassion project we could hear the children singing and clapping inside the auditorium. They were ready for us. The Emerson Drive guys walked in and it was like they were at a sold out show as the crowd of kids exploded in cheers. They weren’t cheering because they knew anything about the band or country music. They just knew that people with Compassion were there to meet them and to visit their project. They were honoring us exactly like the other projects do and it overwhelms.
The first thing these kids did for us was set up a band on stage. Singers, guitars, drums, keyboard….the works. They then proceeded to play several songs and commence church. It was a moving display of their appreciation for us and their devotion to God. Authentic and undefiled.
Our crew then visited each classroom where the children were participating – computer, cosmotology, educational classes, music, and seemstressing. Compassion not only provides school resources and instruction, but gives the kids an opportunity to learn a trade in the event they don’t make it to college. In either case a way out of poverty and incredibly difficult circumstances. It also keeps them off very dangerous gang filled streets where the influence to join is strong.
Our visit to families in their homes followed and we saw more of the same suffering. Severely impoverished neighborhoods with families living in one or two rooms. One of the homes consisted of three families in three rooms. Multiple children in one bed with their parent(s) in another. No running water, open sewage in streams and ditches, and unreliable electricity. Also the constant fear of brutal gang activity in their communities.
In each of the home visits we asked the children if they had the letters their Compassion sponsor has written them and they knew right where the papers were. With smiles on their faces they proudly retrieve them from safe keeping and show us the letters and photos of the individual or family that sponsors them. It is a relationship they cherish and are thankful for because they know it is because of their sponsors support that they are able to attend the Compassion project. The one place they can dream about what they want to be when they grow up, to get a healthy meal, and find the support they need in critical areas of their young lives.
The emotions stay ripe and fluctuate between the harshness of poverty and the joys of hope. Not only being present to see it, but to smell, taste, touch, and hear what these children and families experience on a daily basis. And the holistic way in which Compassion International works within countries, communities, and churches to lift children out of poverty and give them the real opportunity to break the cycle and thrive. To help them attain a high school and, in some cases, a college education. Something they and their families would never have dreamed possible.
This is what we saw and the results will reverberate. There will be a story about Emerson Drive’s experience in a forthcoming issue of Country Weekly. They will also be talking about it in the weeks and months to come because these are things we are compelled to tell. I look forward to partnering with the guys from the band. They have big hearts and are great men to know, not to mention incredibly talented artists.
We will have more news soon about artists who are partnering with Compassion in various ways. Country music is full of artists and professionals who love to help local charities, but also see the big picture when it comes to a world in critical need. I continue to look forward with passion to help align those with a desire to help to having a genuine life changing impact on child.
For more photos of the trip please go to HERE.
I have to start by saying thank you to all the folks at Compassion International. I have worked on many charity events in my 30+ year radio career but never went on such a personally life changing trip as I did when I went to Nicaragua in September 2008. This trip wore me out emotionally and yet I know Compassion International people are sent all over the world on much longer and much more emotionally draining trips than the one I went on and continue to travel on an endless journey of compassion without faltering. It is an amazing charity.
I am now the proud sponsor of two children that I met on this trip, Tatiana and Veronica. Many people ask what the country music community could gain from helping children in far away countries and it is a simple answer I always give. FAMILY. Just as the country music community and country radio and all the fans of country around the USA are so committed and caring about their families, so are families in these countries visited by Compassion International. They too care immensely for their families and their children’s well being.
I strongly believe this is an international parallel that can be bridged by just being made aware that the family makeup is one that is strictly separated only by geography. By taking these boundaries away we begin to see that a hungry child is a hungry child. Period.
I encourage everyone to see a Compassion International presentation or go on a trip to meet these children yourself. For me too, they were once faces I saw late at night on the television or an ad in magazine or some flyer I had mixed in with my daily mail. But meeting them, seeing their eyes and hearing their voices made “it” (the problems we all turn away from) very real and there is nothing more motivating on the planet than seeing something bigger than life within a few feet of you. That “something bigger than life” is POVERTY. I only hope that if anyone in my family is ever in the position many of these families are in that they receive the same help Compassion International gives.
Why shouldn’t that be the country music community offering to lend a hand? Let’s challenge ourselves individually to offer help. Meet one of these children and BOTH arms would automatically open, regardless of where they are from.
Tonya Campos is Program Director and air personality for KKGO/Los Angeles. She has a long radio history in California and the Los Angeles area.
The following videos are from Tonya’s trip with Compassion International to Nicaragua prior to the Compassion event last year on KKGO:
For more information go to www.compassion.com/country
Tomorrow morning I leave for Honduras with a group from Compassion International. We will be traveling there to tour a couple of the projects Compassion has set up. We’ll visit the children and families who are being directly helped by their Compassion sponsors and witness the impact that personal relationship has on releasing the grip of poverty in their lives. There are also plans to walk through some of the neighborhoods where I know we will find roots of deep poverty. How deep I can only guess, but that is part of the reason for going. To see it with my own eyes and let it sink into my skin.
I have witnessed desperate poverty in Africa. Gotten to know and cried over street kids and orphans who are its innocent victims. Seen the ravage results of AIDS, genocide, severe malnutrition, parasites, malaria, and other diseases. Incredible situations you will never find in the United States. Poverty in our country is nothing at all compared to developing countries around the world. If you have never seen it, it would shock you. And we all need to be shocked.
I’m going to witness more of it over the next few days, but I will also see the hope and restoration that Compassion gives children and families. Not only to provide for their needs, but to give them the genuine opportunity to break out of the poverty that has held them captive through the monthly support of individual sponsors. Over one million children around the world are being lifted up and out of their circumstances.
I look forward to reporting back from the trip and sharing how the country music community can link with this amazing organization and make a massive impact on the lives of countless other children. Compassion International has a long and rich history within the music industry and there is incredible opportunity for artists, radio, media, and industry professionals to partner along and get involved. It is a very critical time to reach out to a world in need and Compassion knows how to connect the dots and make it happen.
For those of you involved in the country music business, you can get more information here. The rest of you can get further info on Compassion International here.
We’re just getting started, so check back for more updates. Please contact me with any questions you might have.
From All Access Music Group:
1720 ENTERTAINMENT/NASHVILLE Regional Promotions MIKE SEVERSON has joined forces with COMPASSION INTERNATIONAL to serve as their Country Format Consultant on a part-time basis. COMPASSION is a Christian child advocacy ministry that seeks to find one-on-one sponsorships of children in severely impoverished nations. Currently, over one million children are receiving food, medical care, education and shelter because of their sponsors.
In his new role, SEVERSON will be working to recruit radio stations and artists to serve as advocates for COMPASSION and to get the word out to listeners and fans. MT. WILSON BROADCASTING Country KKGO/LOS ANGELES was the first Country station to partner with COMPASSION by holding a radiothon last SEPTEMBER where 250 listeners signed up to sponsor children. PD TONYA CAMPOS visited NICARAGUA last year and learned firsthand of the devastation and the desperation. Read more about her trip here.
To learn more about COMPASSION INTERNATIONAL visit www.compassion.com. To find out how your station or artist can help contact SEVERSON at mikeseverson@comcast.net.
From the 48 Days blog of Dan Miller who is author of “No More Mondays“ and “48 Days To The Work You Love”.
Does this reader question/comment ring any bells with you?
“I have never understood the question (or variations on it) of “What would you do if you didn’t have to worry about money?” as advice for finding one’s calling. I guess it’s because I would stay in bed, eat junk food, and watch TV. I’ve never seen any job that had any real purpose either, so who I would want to trade places with is meaningless as well. Can’t really say I’ve ever felt alive.”
Here’s why the question makes sense. In as much as you may think you really would lie around the house, eat Twinkies and watch Seinfeld reruns – my observation is that no one enjoys doing that for more than a couple of weeks. I’ve had the pleasure of working with lots of people over the years for whom making money was no longer an issue. But that really brings to the forefront the question: “ What would you do if you didn’t have to worry about money?” Those people don’t have the easy out that “I only work because I have to.”
See it’s actually a whole lot easier to just barely squeak by week after week – having no extra time and certainly no extra money. In that situation no one expects you to deal with the important questions of life – you’re just doing what you have to do – right? But when confronted with having more time and money than ever needed, a person has to really decide, “How am I going to invest my time – and money?” “How can I make the world a better place?” “How am I going to make my life matter?” Yes, you really can have only so many cars, cruises, houses, and pieces of art. And my observation is that those people are immediately attracted to ideas that serve others. I don’t see many who want to plan to spend it all selfishly and just die on the same day the last dollar is spent. Rather, they, like some of you are already doing, look for ways to:
- Share your time and money with those who have not had your same advantages
- Bring hope and encouragement to others
- Volunteer in a worthy church or community program
- Start a social entrepreneurship venture
- Sponsor a children’s sports program
- Revitalize the downtown area of your town
- Give money strategically – not just 10% dropped into the collection plate
- Teach life skills to those with self-defeating patterns
’Feeling Alive’ is one of those interesting by-products. It’s not something we can approach directly – it flows out of a meaningful life.
You may think you are eagerly awaiting ‘retirement.’ But time invested in meaningful activities makes ‘retirement’ diminish in its attraction.
So go ahead: spend three days staying in bed, eating Moon Pies, and watching the political drivel the news teams conjure up. See how quickly you feel worthless in body, mind and spirit.
But here’s the deal. You don’t have to wait until retirement or until you win the lottery to decide what you would do if money were no longer the issue. You really can just make those decisions now – live as if you have an abundance of time and money. Start one of the above activities today. And you might be surprised at what happens to your actual bank account when you realize what you already have to give and share.
And if you want to see what can happen to someone who just wants to eat, drink and be merry, check this out: Eat, Drink and Be Merry.
We are less than a week away from going to Africa and look forward to doing what we can. The numbers sound overwhelming: Over 4.5 million orphans in Ethiopia and over 1.5 million in Rwanda. Most due to AIDS and poverty. We will visit and care for who we can and hopefully that will make some sort of difference as we experience all of it first hand.
I’ve talked to many people in the last few weeks who said they wish they could go and do something, but are unable to for various reasons. The thing is, you don’t really have to physically go to make a difference. There are other ways to directly impact lives. One in particular is through the amazing charity Compassion International.
This is Debora. She is my “daughter” from South America. I am fortunate to be her Compassion International sponsor. We have been communicating with each other for over 5 years now. She will send me notes and colored drawings and I will send her letters and photos. She is one of over a 1.5 million children from 24 countries around the world who have been “adopted” by sponsors. There are countless more precious kids who are waiting for someone to be their sponsor so they can have a hope and a future.
Compassion International at their core is a Christian advocacy ministry that releases children from spiritual, economic, social and physical poverty and enables them to become responsible, fulfilled adults. They are also actively involved in fighting AIDS and Malaria around the world.
I’m glad to have the opportunity to help Debora with a modest monthly contribution and I have a feeling when Amy and I get back from Africa, we will be looking into more sponsorships.
If you have a heart for children and want to directly help the innocent who are suffering around the world, please look into Compassion. Go to their website at www.compassion.com. They have many ways in which you can make a difference.
Even in the planning of this trip Amy and I have found many amazing ways individuals can reach out and touch the lives of those who desperately need it. I will share more of those in the weeks to come.
