We are very excited to welcome Sean Emory into our Advocate Alliance! Sean is an amazing illusionist based in our hometown of Nashville. He travels around the country performing at large church and community events. And if you're lucky, you will catch him on the street before a show performing some incredibly illusions up close and personal.
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Stories like Risa's are heartbreaking. However, they help bring us a little closer to understanding the trauma of those who lost everything in Typhoon Haiyan. Please take a moment to read and share Risa's story.
Rain beat down upon the tin roof of the tiny house in Tanauan, Leyte, and the wind began to blow through the trees and walls of the house. Risa climbed into her bed after a long school day and an evening spent doing chores with her parents. Her mother came and sat down on the bed beside her, and Risa said, “Mama, the wind and rain are so loud, I’m scared.”
Read MoreThe U.N. reports that 12 million people have been affected by the Typhon and 4 million people have been displaced. Those who have been left behind are trying to rebuild their homes on top of the ruins of their old ones. The main industries of Leyte and Samar are coconut products, rice, and fishing, but tragically most of the coconut trees have been destroyed, as have the rice fields, and most of the fishing boats. Most of the crops and fruit trees were also destroyed, so there is little food for Leyte and Samar, and the condition will last a long time. It takes 7 years for new coconut trees to grow to fruition, so the great needs of Leyte and Samar will continue for years to come.
Read MoreLt. Gen. Mikhail T. Kalashnikov, the original creator of the AK-47, died on December 23 at the age of 94. Often blamed for the innumerable lives taken by the gun since it's creation, Kalashnikov said it was designed as weapon of defense for his country, not as a weapon for offense. However, it is still easy to wonder what might be different today if the AK-47 had never been invented.
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