Africans Need More Than Our Sympathy

摘要

It was a beautiful fall after-noon when I arrived at the soccer game in which my 16-year-old son Cletus was playing. This was his first opportunity to play on the varsity team of Churchill High School. As the sun glittered and the leaves fell from the trees, I watched proudly as Cletus led an offensive push toward the goal. I was amazed at his strength and determination; My mind flashed back―as it frequently does―to the days when my family and I were living and working in Lusaka, Zambia, where we made a life-changing decision to adopt Cletus. I started working in Zambia in 1994, and then moved there with my family two years later, because my : wife, Mindi, and I share a deep love of Africa. We are both doctors, and we wanted to ensure that the poor received basic health services. The Zambians welcomed us warmly and impressed us with their faith, as well as their love for community and family.