Tragedy and Hope

Posted on December 27, 2004

Two stories from the international wires:

• The death toll from the Indonesian tsunami is now 14,000 and still counting. (Learn what you can do to help.)
• Meanwhile, halfway around the world, democracy has won out in Ukraine as the people of that country finally got to have a fair election — an election which has elevated Western-leaning Viktor Yushchenko to power after many trials, including an attempt to poison him.

Tragedy in South Asia, hope in Eastern Europe. The universe works in mysterious ways…