One American family’s mission to rescue civilians in Mosul

Unsung Heroes: People Shining a Light in a Sometimes Dark World

David Eubank spent 10 years in the Army Special Forces. These days he’s an aid worker with a relief group he founded called the Free Burma .

https://www.pri.org/stories/2017-06-21/one-american-familys-mission-rescue-civilians-mosul

and

http://www.newsmax.com/TheWire/david-eubank-relief-hero-saves/2017/06/22/id/797550/

Shining a light in the darkness

PPS

“In the midst of darkness, light exists… and persists.”

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“The greatest hope for humanity lies not in condemning violence but in making violence obsolete.”

INSPIRE

Source: “The greatest hope for humanity lies not in condemning violence but in making violence obsolete.”

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“Whilst we can (and should) cherish and celebrate our ‘unique’ differences, let not our different beliefs divide us, but let the Spirit of our shared humanity be what defines and unites us as common inhabitants of our planet.”

Together...Let's Break (Tear) Down Walls (Barriers) and Build Bridges of Understanding

A Jewish woman named Renee Rachel Black and a Muslim man named Sadiq Patel react next to floral tributes in Albert Square in Manchester

CREDIT: DARREN STAPLES/ REUTERS

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/05/24/muslim-man-seen-comforting-elderly-jewish-woman-manchester-memorial/

see

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/article.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=11863380

“Whilst we can (and should) cherish and celebrate our ‘unique’ differences, let not our different beliefs divide us, but let the Spirit of our shared humanity be what defines and unites us as common inhabitants of our planet.”

from

https://craigsquotes.wordpress.com/2014/07/23/whilst-we-can-and-should-cherish-and-celebrate-our-unique-differences-let-not-our-different-beliefs-divide-us-but-let-the-spirit-of-our-shared-humanity-be-what-defines-a-3/

“Together, one heart, one mind, one life, one small step at a time, let’s plant the seeds of hope for a better and brighter future… then together let’s walk towards it.”

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“Whoever kills a person [unjustly]…it is as though he has killed all mankind. And whoever saves a life, it is as though he had saved all mankind.”

“Whoever kills a person [unjustly]…it is as though he has killed all mankind. And whoever saves a life, it is as though he had saved all mankind.”

(Qur’an, 5:32)

 

https://extremistformoderation.wordpress.com/2015/06/08/whoever-kills-a-person-unjustlyit-is-as-though-he-has-killed-all-mankind-and-whoever-saves-a-life-it-is-as-though-he-had-saved-all-mankind/

“Don’t shed blood, shed hatred.” 

 

“Together, one heart, one mind, one life, one small step at a time, let’s plant the seeds of hope for a better and brighter future… then together let’s walk towards it.”

 

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“With passion and purpose in our individual lives we can touch others and in so doing, together we can illuminate the hearts and minds of humanity to help make a better world.”

“With passion and purpose in our individual lives we can touch others and in so doing, together we can illuminate the hearts and minds of humanity to help make a better world.”

 

c (2000)

from

https://craigsquotes.wordpress.com/2015/07/17/with-passion-and-purpose-in-our-individual-lives-we-can-touch-others-and-in-so-doing-together-we-can-illuminate-the-hearts-and-minds-of-humanity-to-help-make-a-better-world/

“Together, one heart, one mind, one life, one small step at a time, let’s plant the seeds of hope for a better and brighter future… then together let’s walk towards it.”

Pictures (above great) by my old friend John (“the world’s third worst photographer”, so he calls himself), but whose photographic talents I definitely  do NOT possess)!

from

https://www.facebook.com/johnetnewton/

www.johnsphotopics.wordpress.com

https://dreammerchantweb.wordpress.com/2016/05/26/dream-merchant-photo-images/

 www.capetownmypictures.wordpress.com

https://capetownphotopictures.wordpress.com/

http://www.sawriter.wordpress.com

http://www.mandelamadiba.wordpress.com

https://southafricathebelovedcountry.wordpress.com/

 www.onetaleoftwocities.wordpress.com

www.itsalwaysdarkestbeforethedawn.wordpress.com

www.lifeisgodsnovel.wordpress.com

http://www.craiglockbooks.wordpress.com

and www.awritersdreams.wordpress.com

 

“Sharing, informing,  enlightening, “entertaining”(??), encouraging, empowering, igniting, uplifting (and perhaps even) inspiring”

enough there for now, c!

 

Shared by  craig “the world’s absolutely worst photographer”,

“Information and Inspiration Distributor, Incorrigible Encourager and People-builder”

(well my friends and family say I’m “safest” just writing and encouraging others)

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