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The world's preeminent environmental organization began with a layer of soot on the windowsill of a Greenwich Village apartment. Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) founder John H. Adams, a pioneer of environmental action, was working as a lawyer for the U.S. Attorney's office when he and fellow lawyers teamed up to form a grassroots environmental advocacy group.

Colin streichelt den Hund und redet leise auf ihn ein: "Wenn du doch bloß mir gehörtest! Ich würde dich füttern, und dann wärst du bald der beste und schönste Hund im Dorf ..." So beginnt Colins Freundschaft mit Frisky, dem scheinbar herrenlosen schwarzen Hund. Sie werden unzertrennlich bis Frisky eines Tages spurlos verschwindet.

Overwhelmed by grief and tending twin baby daughters, Rosmanda Lapp is without options. She still blames her brother-in-law, Levi, for her husband’s accidental death - but she and her aging in-laws need him to keep their farm going. Yet as Levi takes on his responsibilities with a new determination and steadiness, she can’t help but regret that she chose his serious-minded brother over him. For Levi is still very much the passionate man she loved - and Rosmanda now has even more reasons to keep him at arm’s length....

In this poignant new series, Patricia Johns introduces an Amish family striving to reclaim the promise of love, marriage, and community after a shocking change in circumstance. Her sensitive storytelling and realistically flawed, yet endearing characters bring depth and heart to this tender story about faith and second chances, as a young man and woman.

David, der Sohn eines Missionsarztes, spielt mit seinem marokkanischen Freund Waffi besonders gern am Meeresstrand. Dabei kommen sie Waffenschmugglern auf die Spur. Ein gefährliches Abenteuer beginnt. Waffi, der von Angstträumen verfolgt wird, ist beeindruckt von David und interessiert sich für Jesus, der offensichtlich mutig und stark machen kann.