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This Little Girl’s Legacy Will Make Your Heart Throb

OurMark — Wed, 09 Apr 2014 18:10:39 +0000

Rachel Beckwith, a young girl from Seattle, had a generous heart for others. For her 9th birthday, she set up a fundraiser through charity : water, a non profit organization that brings clean and safe drinking water to people in developing...

Who Hasn’t Dreamt With Having A Fairy Godmother?

OurMark — Thu, 03 Apr 2014 14:17:06 +0000

(Comes from Jaime’s Story) It was almost Christmas, 2012. I was hunched over my computer when the phone rang. My partner answered, and as he walked towards me, I heard him say, “Who’s calling? Oh? (Mumble mumble) … Common Hope?”...

He Should Never Have Gotten This Far…

OurMark — Thu, 03 Apr 2014 12:00:16 +0000

“It’s like climbing a mountain… if I got to the top, it’s time to reach out and help those who are coming up,” says Jaime Obando, whose story seems one out of a movie. Jaime is a systems engineer, living...

At age 8, a Christmas Hero!

OurMark — Sun, 29 Dec 2013 02:13:00 +0000

Some said he looked like a ninja. Others, that he was dressed for church. Either way, this kid from Atlanta righteously deserves to be hailed a Christmas Hero. At the Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta’s cafeteria, Jerry Hatcher Jr., age 8,...