While walking on the beach one day, I saw a Starfish by the shore. And everywhere I looked it seemed I saw a thousand more. Then what to my surprised eyes appeared a boy of nine or ten. And as the Starfish washed ashore, he threw them back again. ‘One fish won’t make a difference son; You can’t change this situation.’ He stooped and picked up one more fish, then looking right at me, ‘I can make a difference for this one, sir’ and returned it to the sea. So I went and gathered all my friends, my brothers and my cousins. We joined in with that little boy and saved Starfish by the dozens. There’re still many to be rescued – many Starfish on life’s shore. And you can make a difference too…by saving just one more.” By C. A. Milbrandt.

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You can read about two “Stars” in our Starfish Stories collection by visiting the “Goodwill Ambassadors” section of our website. Return to our site often as we present more stories from children around the world as they extend their wish of goodwill to the world through sharing their stories and some pictures of their lives. These nearby and faraway connections may help us all build bridges over cultural divides and promote a more cohesive and peaceful global village for us all to share.   

What we have accomplished so far and what we are currently working to achieve is changing lives on all sides of our service work. Those of us inside innerCHANGE have been changed immeasurably since starting on this journey over three years ago. To be a part of a change process in remote parts of countries and the world is rewarding, challenging and inspirational. To work alongside the children, teachers, families, volunteers, and community leaders has been a deep learning experience and a gift for us all. We are grateful to be a participant in this development work in Nicaragua – and together, to help make a better world one Starfish at a time.