You don't have to know the second theory of thermodynamics in physics to serve. You only need a heart full of grace. A soul generated by love.

Every November, I think to myself: will I ever run in a marathon? Will I ever have the mental and physical stamina to do it (especially without an Ipod)?

I always highly admired the skills of the Americorps volunteers that I worked with for the last three years. I didn’t get how they had the energy to get up to do calisthenics at the crack of dawn, mentor and tutor school children and then plan elaborate productions for their peers late into the night only to wake up and do it all over again the following day. I wanted to know what fueled them. And so I jumped right in to see for myself what it truly means to give back.

I don’t get it. Malaria ceased being an issue in the US over 50 years ago yet more than 40% of the world’s population still remains at risk. What’s wrong with this picture, folks?