Despite the fact that they've only met face-to-face once, Maria Alexandra Vettese and Stephanie Congdon Barnes are friends. Stephanie lives in Portland, Oregon and Mav lives in Portland, Maine - 3191 miles apart. By chance, they both uploaded photos from their morning to the website Flickr. This moment inspired a joint photography project, and they've continued it to this day. Every morning prior to 10:00 AM they shared moments of their lives through photographs. The end result was a book, A Year of Mornings: 3191 Miles Apart, scheduled to be released this September. The duo is now sharing evening photos, via their website, 3191.

Thank you to Susan and Nancy for sharing this video!

Kristen and Keith Chapman are a remarkable young couple, who have commited their lives to making a difference in the world. Imagine relocating your family to Liberia, West Africa and making the building below your home. It will be shared with other staff members giving their time to work on their project, Trinity Dental.

Liberia is one of the poorest nations in the world. In the United States there is one dentist for every 2,000 people. In Liberia there only 1 dentist  per 1,000,000 people. As a dentist, Keith Chapman's vision is to do his part to restore some hope by opening a dental clinic. They will also have portable dental units that will make it possible to visit remote villages with the option of transporting patients with more critical needs. Kristin teaches dental health to the children.

Beyond offering dental care, the clinic will also serve as a learning lab to help train Liberian's to become future dental professionals. The country lost many of its educators who fled to escape the civil war. The training programs will create jobs to help some lead better lives in the future. To learn more please view the video below.