One of my all time favorite sayings is—“When a thousand people die, it is a statistic. When one person dies, it’s a tragedy.” I have found it difficult sometimes in today’s world of trillions of dollars and 24 hour news to connect personally with people from outside my daily routine. This is a photo of Amy Williams, an Oklahoma volunteer, with a student in Uganda to whom I have sent tuition money for several years. When I look at the picture, I wonder about her as a person in ways that just sending the money doesn’t address. How can we improve our personal connection with communities outside our own? If you have your own stories, please feel free to send them along with a photo if you have one.
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