Author Archives: Bill Halamandaris

Rachel Rossow has twenty-one children and more foster children than I can count. Though she would not acknowledge a distinction between the children of her body and the children of her heart, society would say that nineteen of her children … Continue reading →

After my father died, my mother became my greatest concern.  My parents had known each other most of their lives.  Taking care of him and raising her family had been the focus of her life.  I knew she missed him … Continue reading →

A few years ago, I helped bring a matched pair of children from the Middle East to Give Kids the World. Eight-year-old, Maataz Kishta came from the Palestine. Nine-year-old Chiam Salinas was from Israel. Both boys were fighting cancer. Both … Continue reading →

Pat Ireland was shot three times at Columbine High School, including once in the head. His dramatic fall from the library into the arms of waiting SWAT teams created the most memorable image of that tragic event. While millions of … Continue reading →

The girl looked like nothing so much as what she was – an awkward adolescent, with pale hair and a plump body trying to make the painful transition into adulthood. She looked nothing like what she had been – a … Continue reading →