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Poverty vs. Indifference: An Advocate’s Hope

Posted by Elisa | Aug 31, 2011 | Art of Advocacy, Good Charities, Poverty, Spiritual Discipleship, Ways to Make a Difference |

My name is Katie. I believe that I have experienced grace by knowing Jesus, trusting in Him as my ultimate hope. I am a nurse and a mom who loves the orphaned, abandoned, and those looked down upon in our society. These are...

Hoops of Hope

Posted by Elisa | Aug 25, 2011 | Global Health, Good Charities, Ways to Make a Difference |

One of the things we like most at the Average Advocate is when we hear a great story of an average person who begins to care then act, even when they don’t really know how to make a difference. This one kid, Austin...

The World Where Women Live: Dangerous Countries to be Female

Posted by Elisa | Aug 21, 2011 | Human Trafficking, Poverty, Seeking Justice, Ways to Make a Difference, Women's Empowerment |

Are you a woman? Do you like women? I am making a wild guess that anyone who reads this would likely answer yes to at least one of these two questions in some way or another. I do wonder, though, how much we grasp about the...

Being an Advocate: What is our Responsibility to Help?

Posted by Elisa | Aug 14, 2011 | Anthropology Psychology Sociology, Art of Advocacy, Spiritual Discipleship |

Today I was listening to a women talk about Hoops of Hope, a great organization which exists to give average people a practical way they can earn money to help orphans in Africa. It is a noble thing, really. And her plea to help...

Hunger Sucks: Understanding The Importance of Food in Developing Nations

Posted by Elisa | Jul 21, 2011 | Good Charities, Helping that Doesn't Hurt, Poverty, United States, Ways to Make a Difference |

Today I took a woman out to coffee. This was actually the second time I went out the coffee that day, coffee and breakfast with my dad. In the morning we were musing about how we just can’t give to everything, while...