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She reminded me so much of myself when I was 14 years old: the attitude, rolling of the eyes and smart remarks. When we met in Zambia last year, I saw something in her—that behind the attitude was a quiet insecurity. There was something about her that seemed to scream out in silence and the attitude was only a facade to mask the pain. I remember one night, we were walking home from dinner at a neighbor’s house. She held my hand and leaned in close.
Sometimes we are faced with having to answer the hard questions about ourselves. What are our intentions? What is our agenda? It’s humbling to realize that somewhere along the path, we may have gotten off track. What’s even harder is when it’s not even a “bad” path, but rather one filled with good intentions. This was my recent experience.
I went to Starbucks recently to read the book of Matthew.
I was homeless that week. Well, not really—but it was the end of winter break, and I was in that awkward few days before classes start up again, sleeping on friends’ couches and living on chicken nuggets and cold hot dogs. During the day, I wandered around the frozen city, looking for places with hot drinks and comfortable chairs. Not exactly homeless, but looking for a home.
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More than 5,000 children will die today because they lack access to soap and water—fundamental tools that can easily protect from some of the deadliest diseases. Michael Feeley co-founded MeSoap as a way to combat those statistics. Through strategic partnerships (MeSoap recently partnered with Living Water International for on-the-ground distribution), MeSoap donates a bar of soap for every bar they sell. Here, we talk with Feeley about the organization's beginnings and why soap is just so important.
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