In August, we will receive 35,000 donated textbooks, including encyclopedias, primary, secondary, and post-secondary materials.

What is indifference? The word means "no difference." A strange and unnatural state in which the lines blur between light and darkness, dusk and dawn, crime and punishment, cruelty and compassion, good and evil.

The sight was shocking; Peering into the medical world of Queen Elizabeth Hospital was like peering into a corner of hell. Aids had overtaken the hospital.

One of the few things that struck me the most when I came to Africa was the calmness of children and babies. I particularly remember that there were 2 kids around the age of 6 and 3 in our block and they were always playing in the yard close to my room but I never heard them crying or nagging.

Everything here is all right and going well. I have been here now for approximately 3 weeks and have done so much and really have had a chance to experience the culture. The place in which I am currently residing in is out in the beautiful wilderness of Africa. Surrounded by villages, life is very peaceful out here.