http://micheletorrey.com/the-hour-i-first-believed Author, Speaker, Teacher Tue, 15 Jun 2010 13:38:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://micheletorrey.com/the-hour-i-first-believed/comment-page-1#comment-40 micheletorrey Mon, 18 Jan 2010 14:42:19 +0000 http://www.micheletorrey.com/?p=896#comment-40 I admit, there are times watching the news when I feel like Africa is too committed to a course of self-destruction for anything we do to make a difference. It is certainly overwhelming. Then I remember all the people that I know there, and the despair that has been turned to hope just through the little that I have been able to do. Two days ago, my friend Wilfred in Tanzania told me, "we do appreciate the great work you are doing to make the future of orphans and widows have a defined destiny. The lost hope has been restored ,the sun which was setting for them is now rising. . . ." Even if I give hope and a future to only one child, or ten, or a hundred and ten, it is worth it. And there are many, many Africans who see the issues clearly and who are working tirelessly and without violence to bring peace to their continent. It will not happen overnight, but it certainly will not happen if we turn away. I admit, there are times watching the news when I feel like Africa is too committed to a course of self-destruction for anything we do to make a difference. It is certainly overwhelming. Then I remember all the people that I know there, and the despair that has been turned to hope just through the little that I have been able to do. Two days ago, my friend Wilfred in Tanzania told me, “we do appreciate the great work you are doing to make the future of orphans and widows have a defined destiny. The lost hope has been restored ,the sun which was setting for them is now rising. . . .” Even if I give hope and a future to only one child, or ten, or a hundred and ten, it is worth it. And there are many, many Africans who see the issues clearly and who are working tirelessly and without violence to bring peace to their continent. It will not happen overnight, but it certainly will not happen if we turn away.

]]> http://micheletorrey.com/the-hour-i-first-believed/comment-page-1#comment-39 Dogon Punu Sun, 17 Jan 2010 06:02:41 +0000 http://www.micheletorrey.com/?p=896#comment-39 Despite your interesting article I have to put a clear comment: Is Africa a dead continent? The nightmare of hungry people, weapons and war seems to be endless. Despite your interesting article I have to put a clear comment: Is Africa a dead continent? The nightmare of hungry people, weapons and war seems to be endless.

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