Have you ever really noticed just how good a hug feels? Now I'm not talking about a fly-by hug, I mean a fullbody close-your-eyes-and-enjoy hug. You can be having the worst day ever and all it takes is a good hug to make your world right again.

Evans, 16, abandoned by his father at birth, had an infected leg for two years and couldn’t walk. I met him in 2002 in the village of Patatoukou, in south Togo. I knew right away he needed prompt medical attention. Praise God! Because of the generosity of the members of North Creek Presbyterian Church, he had three surgeries in 2002, 2005, and 2007.