An A-Typical Thanksgiving
Ed EppOctober 13, 2016No commentsEmergency, Haiti
Disability, Disaster, Earthquake, families, generosity, thankfulness
Guest Blogger – Brian Hatchell, Hope and Healing This past weekend was Thanksgiving here in Canada. I must admit I don’t typically give a lot of thought to ‘giving thanks’ over this holiday. Consider me odd, or just self-absorbed, honestly, neither would be wrong. My focus over most holidays is always on being in the presence of my family,...
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Hope and Healing InternationalMay 04, 2015No commentsEmergency, General, Nepal
Disaster, Earthquake, Emergency, Nepal
When a natural disaster hits, like the earthquake in Nepal, it is easy to be overwhelmed by the numbers and the chaos. I find that sometimes the macro view – total number of deaths, homes destroyed, families split – actually numbs me to the reality. To really get a sense of what these numbers mean you have to hear...
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