Posted by Dan Ewert : 7/16/2002 01:19:00 AM (Archive Link)
For those who doubt or question the greatness of America and the hope and light it is to people around the world, let me recount a story told to me by my friend, Lisa, who recently returned from a mission trip in Uganda. On at least one occasion (although I think were more instances), she was holding a baby while the mother looked on. When Lisa attempted to return the child, the mother refused to take her back, saying, “No, no, please… you take her to America.” It wasn’t because she didn’t love her child, it was because she loved it so much that she was willing to give it up so she could have a better life in the U.S. Dwell on it.