I stared at the computer screen in disbelief. This could not be true! The statistics were right there – 30 million people are suffering from HIV and AIDS. That is the equivalent of the entire population of Canada, even more than the entire population of Australia.

Last year I had the utmost privilege of spending some time in Cambodia and working with various churches, organizations and people  who have made the decision to devote their lives to improving the conditions of the country. The first day I was there, I was taken to the killing fields & the Genocide Museum – both a reminder of the affect of the Khmer Rouge on Cambodia during its rule of the country from 1975 to 1979.

Recently, the G20 summit was held in Toronto, Canada to address issues of global economic concern and on how to meet the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) originally agreed upon at United Nation Headquarters in September 2000. One of the goals set is to drastically reduce the maternal mortality rate – the numbers of deaths of expectant mothers.

I am a sucker for reality TV. Seriously, if someone is weighing themselves or trying to win a quick-fire cooking challenge or ripping down a house on TV, I’m there. But, I’ve got to tell you, working at place like Compassion spoils you for pop culture. Suddenly everything is in put in perspective.

Almost all of us have moved at some point in life. Whether it be to a new flat, new city, state or maybe even a new country. Initially home is…well, different. For many of our brothers and sisters around the globe who for whatever reason have become refugees, the idea of home is nothing more than that, an idea.