It seemed like the perfect story. A woman ran out of gas and was stranded alongside a New Jersey highway[…]
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*New Video* the “Arkansas Redneck” Reacts to Me Giving Him $570
As I shared last week, my trip to Arkansas earlier this month was a success. There, I surprised Bill Jones[…]
Read moreOn Tuesday I Delivered $572.85 to Arkansas Bill
As mentioned last week, we reached our goal to donate $500 to Bill “Arkansas Redneck” Jones. So, to follow through[…]
Read moreI’m Heading Back to Arkansas…With $500 for Bill “Redneck” Jones
By far, my all-time, most-popular YouTube video is my interview with Bill Jones, the “Arkansas Redneck.” Something about him got[…]
Read moreA Single Mother of Twelve: A Story of Family and Community
In response to my story in the Star Tribune about fatherless youth in Minneapolis, a reader sent me her own story[…]
Read moreHow You Can Help Lives in the Inner-city, Too
“While reading I kept thinking ‘I wish there were more ways to support and to help these organizations who are[…]
Read morePackaging Meals for Hungry People Around the World
On Monday I documented (and helped) students from my school as they volunteered a shift packaging meals for the organization Feed[…]
Read moreOn Charity…and two worthy of your attention
The more I stay involved with organizations that exist to serve others, the more I realize the wisdom we’ve all[…]
Read moreConnections and Coincidence: Tomorrow I’m Taking Computers Back to the Third World
In the 90s, a Minnesotan family by the name of Jacobson was in central Tanzania on a mission trip through their[…]
Read moreGoodbye, East African Village School
As a boy in northern Minnesota, we’d drive down to “the cities” on special occasions. On the way, we’d often[…]
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