Pictured above: LPGM's 1999 India travel group poses in front of the Taj Mahal in Agra. Steve is standing on the top left.

In her recent sponsorship spotlight, Sandra Hoverson credits Steve Staruch's 1999 essay, "The Gift," with inspiring her 24-year student sponsorship journey with LPGM. The essay is worth reading, so we pulled it from the archives to share with you. We hope you enjoy reading Steve's words, which still ring true decades later. 

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