Defeating evil by doing good

The first story you know well. Terrorists attacked innocent people. On Thursday, November 12, 2015, 43 people lost their lives and another 200 were wounded by suicide bombers in Beirut. Soon after the group calling itself the Islamic State (ISIS) claimed responsibility. The next day in Paris, at least 129 people were killed and hundreds more wounded in coordinated terrorist attacks by ISIS.

The other story is lesser known. On Monday, November 16, The United Methodist Church announced that we have raised 90% of our goal—$68 million of a $75 million goal—to combat malaria. The results already seen through the work of the Imagine No Malaria campaign are astounding. By providing bed nets, prevention programs, health care facilities, training for health workers, and more, malaria deaths are nearly half what they had been—and we are moving toward eliminating malaria deaths completely.

These two stories appear unrelated, even conflicting, but maybe they’re not.

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