Changes for New Hope Humanitarian Magazine-July 2018 issue

A Hung r y Wolf and a Star ving Wolf Lessons Lear ned Article by Jim K illon I t was a hard fact to face. I t took me years to come to the realization that no matter how powerful the message, regardless of the passion and depth of sincerity of my project's focus, I was still going to lose some people that I was trying to help.

Doctors lose patients sometimes, no matter how skilled they might be. Seasoned prosecutors have to watch guilty criminals walk free on technicalities. Sometimes firefighters, with a million dollars in equipment, still have to watch a building destroyed. T he aftermath, the burden and sense of loss can be overwhelming.

I came to Peru with the desire to create a project that would revolutionize the solutions that were lacking in the lives of the destitute. I understood pretty quickly that I was going to be alone most of the time. I was realistic enough to understand that instant success was an illusion. I t took time, patience, trial and error attempts to determine what was needed, how it was going to be effective and where the resources would come from. I n time, thousands were reached ... with mixed results. My expected grand slam efforts were initially netting ground outs and some small base hits, to use a baseball analogy. >>> >>>