2011
Archive MILKBOY COFFEE IS FULL OF SWEET TREATS AND SWEET SOUNDS
As I came through the door of MilkBoy Coffee, I was welcomed by the sweet smell of coffee, soothing piano music and a warm greeting from the barista. Located on…
Haiti
Decades of violence, dictatorship and poverty have plagued Haiti, a small country that shares a Caribbean island with the Dominican Republic. Haiti is the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere,…
Niger
Although renowned in the global market for its exports in uranium, Niger remains one of the world’s poorest, most underdeveloped and illiterate nations. An independent country since 1960, the country…
Zimbabwe
In Zimbabwe, poverty, hunger and AIDS kill approximately 3,500 of the 12.5 million citizens daily. Thirty-five percent of the population has HIV/AIDS. Five percent of the nation is employed. Eighty…
Liberia
Located in West Africa, Liberia has a population of about 4 million people. Between the Americo-Liberian establishment in 1980 and the Liberian civil wars, which claimed the lives of 250,000…
Burundi
Burundi was ravaged by a 12-year civil war from 1993 until 2005. The nation as a whole remains scarred. Refugees, still in the process of returning to their homeland, face…
Somalia
Somalia is one of the poorest countries in the world. Within its population of over seven million citizens, the average annual income is below three hundred dollars. The country has…
MisFit Tour provides an unforgettable worship experience
Music filled the room at the Victory Christian Center in Southwest Philadelphia when the MisFit Tour came to town on November 5. A crowd gathered, selling out the event to…
Eastern improvements wait for funding
Thanks to significant monetary contributions over the past 10 years, Eastern has been able to add two turf fields, upgrade the gym floor and renovate the fitness center. The addition…