Why World Vision for a partner?
World Vision is willing to go outside the lines, to take a chance on a little group of youth workers like us. I like that they are willing to step up to the plate and push people to extremes, to say that [the response to AIDS] is urgent and needed. What’s the mission you’re presenting to kids? It’s more than just earning money to send someone a goat. It’s saying,”Why would you send someone a goat? How does that help AIDS?” Well, because of the ravages of AIDS, children end up raising their brothers and sisters because mom and dad are dead. Having a goat gives them milk and nutrition so that they can survive a little bit longer. They can make it.And if we tell [American] kids that, we allow them to enter into some suffering. The goal isn’t just to give money, although that’s important. It’s also important that kids suffer a little bit. “Revolution” implies a deep and radical change. Is that what you’re aiming for? When you deal with suffering, suddenly all the categories you had nice an
