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• by Lisa Brock

Why, hello there!

Hmm, a day to celebrate friendship? I can get behind that. I’ve met people from all over the world, and I can say that I have acquaintances in tons of different countries. Just off the top of my head, I’d like to give a shout out to Australia, USA, Italy, Germany, India, New Zealand, Mexico, and France. I’ve also met people who’ve moved from Iran, Russia, Colombia, Nigeria, Egypt, Japan, China, South Korea, and Lebanon. I don’t immediately ask people where they’re from, because I hate it when someone does that to me, but if they open up that conversation, you can be sure I’ll be asking all about the food, city life, language, clothing, and everything else that makes their homeland different from mine.

Planet Hope has a lot of international friends too! Not only do we have a very diverse staff of volunteers and employees, we also meet clients and collaborate with supporters from around the world as well. We are look forward to more, especially with our second annual Around the World in 80 Days campaign coming up soon. Stay tuned for awesome stories about Christian organizations around the world that are doing amazing things for God, and their community! To help support our work around the world, please make a donation to our crowdfunds at either FundRazr or GoFundMe. I’d love to see how many countries we can get donations from. Represent yours with as little as $5 to support an awesome organization that would otherwise be unable to achieve their communication goals!

So, let’s give the whole world a hug and remember that we are all in the same boat, no matter where we are from.