Little Flower

There is a great need now to care for our disabled service people who have sacrificed much in an effort to defend freedom in the world. Physical, mental and spiritual healing can take place in various ways. Medical experience has shown that physical recovery can be speeded and enhanced if one’s mind and spirit are actively engaged in meaningful projects. Medicine has also learned that helping others in constructive ways is a most effective way to attain personal satisfaction, restore confidence, and make oneself again feel needed and useful.
I believe that those who have suffered the trauma of warfare, like our service personnel, can help restore their health and well-being by aiding other victims of conflict. Especially deserving of help are children whose families have been scarred and destroyed by war or other tragedies.
Your views are sought on how to approach and listen to our wounded veterans to connect them directly with war orphans overseas and/or US children who lost a father or mother. The aim is to mutually rebuild lives, those of American service people and of young victims. Specific program activities under preparation could include material assistance to overseas orphanages, correspondence and visits, and educational support to individual orphans abroad or at home. Does this make sense? Or better said, how can this be done in cooperation with military hospitals to make it a reality in practical terms? Thank you for responding. Bernie