Global Memoirs

Somewhere nearest the highest point in the Himalaya Mountains a young lady, Gita, has no reason to live. Like so many other young girls in Nepal, she has been used, abused, and left alone

We arrived somewhere in the vast Sahara Desert well after dark. I was given a simple, locally crafted cot on which to sleep and was directed to the sand dune that was my restroom.

My new friend in Kordofan Province, Sudan. It was a very unusual first meeting.

John Balena visited me one day last week. We took a trip down memory lane…the Mekong Delta in Cambodia.

My name is LS. I am 19 years old. When I was 13, my father fell from a tree and broke both his arms and could not work anymore. Then our uncle took care of us. A year later, he died when he fell from a mountain. Then, we didn’t have anyone to care for us.

It was September 29, 2007. John Balena and I, along with a few other friends, had just completed a mission trip to Cambodia.

While strolling through Sudan north Africa one day…

A baby lives here. She has no CHOICE. Her name is Raham and her life will be a struggle.

In a small mountain village in the foothills of the Himalaya Mountains Munsi gets up early every morning seven days a week…

“The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step.” First spoken by Confucius or Lao Tzu?

Fran was the love of my life. When we stood at the altar to say our “I do’s” we never envisioned that one day we would have to say our “Good-byes.” That day came 54+ years later.