Sep 18, 2014 | Urgency
What’s the best way to fight Ebola? Over the past few months, the news has been dominated by the new Ebola virus threat that originated in West Africa. One American doctor, Kent Brantly, working for Rev. Franklin Graham’s charity, contracted the virus in...
Sep 15, 2014 | About
Today, Americans memorialize September 11, 2001 for the thirteenth time. Just as Roosevelt said of Pearl Harbor in 1941, 9/11/01 is “a day that will live in infamy” in the hearts and minds of all Americans and, most especially, those who lost friends and family...
Jul 3, 2014 | Trips
HEAL was founded to assist the orphans and widows in our charge. When Leo Okonkwo visited Chicago last fall, I introduced him to hundreds of people who listened intently to his inspiring work in far away West Africa. While I could see the desire to help in people’s...
Apr 20, 2014 | About
Education for orphans is a primary focus for us at HEAL. With 70 children living and learning at our home school in Nigeria, we need assistance in order to improve both their learning environment and their teachers’ qualifications. By completing our new...
Jan 30, 2014 | About
BLESSING AGUGOM Miss Blessing Agugom is four years old. Since her father died when she was 4 years old, her mother has been unable to care for her and her older brother, who is 8 years old. The Compassionate Home has been responsible for her well-being and schooling....
