When I saved up money to buy a cruiser.  I gave it to my brother so he could buy a dog. I felt really good about myself. Brody, 15, USA

My family was visiting China, and we were on our way back from a local market when a little girl about six years old, dressed in rags, came out from behind a tree and started begging for money.  We kept walking, but then I thought about how she was the same age I was, and [...]

Last week I went to the hospital and seeing all of the sick children there made me very sad. At about noon, I started to eat my lunch in the waiting room when I noticed a young child who didn’t have anything to eat for lunch. I shared the sandwich that I was eating with [...]

I went on a mission trip this summer and at the end of the trip I looked at all the houses we had helped fixed up and all the families we had built connections with, and it was a very memorable and magical moment I will never forget. Caroline, 15, USA

I was working at a processing plant for Operation Christmas Child, sorting through all of the boxes. During my work, I stopped and thought about how happy these children were going to be when they received these gifts during the Christmas season. I was so thrilled to be a part of that wonderful organization. Nanette, [...]

Last summer I was in Minsk with my parents, we visited a trading center, bought a uniform for me and a nice doll as a present for my birthday. When we were going along the street and eating ice-cream, I saw a man and a girl who looked like a disabled person. Her blank eyes [...]

Let Kathryn Mostow’s gentle acoustic music and Marianne Hale’s photography help you contemplate all that you have to be grateful for in this world. The words, the music and the nature scenes inspire love, hope, gratitude and generosity. Sit back and enjoy.

He who leaves truth behind, returns to it! My Magical moments came after realizing how difficult it is for children in Kibera slum in Nairobi, Kenya to overcome everyday life. I used to be a volunteer teacher and coordinator in one small school in Kibera slum, when my life changed to a more social orientated [...]

A few days ago, while I was working at a diner for very poor children in the countryside, I sat on a stone to wait for the children to finish their lunch. I was absorbed in my thoughts when I noticed that one of the youngest ones –not older than 5 years old- had come [...]

Sharing food with others is great. I like apples a lot, they are my favorite and they are very healthy. I am going to tell you a story a friend of mine who used to come to school without food to eat during break time and lunch. I was so touched that I had to [...]