Uganda, Feb. 17 -- Speaking on the phone with one of the children who is away in boarding school, he said he had just had a long conversation with a friend who is many miles away.

"We spoke about living purposeful lives and Bob mentioned how he lives each day intentionally. He told me that he loves and appreciates his old phone because that is what he has in this season and he was "not grumpy about it!"

Listening quietly, I could tell that the phone conversation with his friend who is even two years younger than my child had made significant impact so much so that my child wished he had taken notes.

If there is anything that influences our children at all levels aside from the influence they get from home or from their teachers, it is ...