Off To Africa Again!

Feb 9, 2016 | Trips, Youth

 “Marching along to Zion, beautiful city, let us go!”  On my first trip to Nigeria two years ago, a welcoming committee of the orphaned children sang this “Zion” hymn to me.  It has one of those melodies that sticks in the sound track of your mind for a long time. I’m...

HEAL Spotlight: Violence Against Widows

Dec 18, 2015 | Widows

Most of us know people whose spouse passed away and are now widows or widowers.  Such a condition, in our experience, invites compassion and sympathy among the immediate family.  In some rural areas of Nigeria, however, this isn’t always the case.  Part of HEAL’s...

Pope Francis Asks Us Leave Our Comfort Zone

Dec 10, 2015 | Interview, Leo Okonkwo, Stories

One of the main themes of Pope Francis’ Papacy thus far has been his insistence that professing Christians be “missionary disciples.”  We must leave our comfort zones and go to the “existential peripheries”, where we experience life in its most dire circumstances of...

2015 Benefit: Fighting Through Poverty

Sep 11, 2015 | Benefit, Benefit Archive

2015 Benefit: Fighting Through Poverty Our 2015 Annual Benefit took place at the home of Don Brayer and Patricia Rotchford in Northbrook, IL. We thank Don and Patricia for their generous hospitality in opening their home to HEAL and our guests! Obianuju Ekeocha of...