Dr. Tetsu Nakamura left his home in Japan in the 1980’s to treat leprosy patients in Afghanistan and Pakistan. He found out later, however, that drought was killing many more people than his clinic could save.
Although, no mechanized equipment was available, he taught the villagers a technique he learned in Japan for building canals with hand shovels. After six years, a 15 mile canal was completed that saved almost 1 million people and irrigated 60,000 acres of previously arid land which began yielding fresh crops.
On his drive into work two days ago, he was shot and killed by a passing, unknown assassin. He was 73. Prime minister, Shinzo Abe of Japan grieved his loss as well as President Ashraf Ghani of Afghanistan.
I am always very moved by people who devote their entire lifetime to helping the less fortunate!
If not today, when?
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