Lebanon, Indiana … At first glance it looks like some sort of “ivory tower”. But the definition of an “ivory tower” is, “a place — or an atmosphere — where people are happily cut off from the rest of the world.” This is not a place where people are cut off, but a place where people […]
Read MoreLebanon, Indiana … The catastrophic destruction from Cyclone Freddie has left in its wake a disastrous loss of life, destruction of business, devastation of villages and grain storage, and collapse of crop production for this entire year. (Grain was only weeks away from harvest). The loss of life has passed 500, with some people buried […]
Read MoreLilongwe, Malawi … The warning spread across the nation like sheets of rain in a typhoon. The Integrated Food Security survey had warned between October 2022 and March 2023 an estimated 3.8 million, or 20% of the entire nation would face acute shortages of food. There was no place to hide, no place to go, […]
Read MoreMangochi, Malawi … Mangochi is located near the southern end of Lake Malawi. Because of its strategic location it serves as a major crossroads for east-west travel from Malawi to Mozambique and north-south travel in Malawi. Its population has grown from 3,341 in 1977 to well over 50,000 today. However, just because one lives in […]
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