Testimonials
" I would like to confirm that I do indeed support this project. A children's hospital in Balashikha will make it possible to improve the treatment of the children in our country.
The threat of terrorism is increasing and it is important to develop the partnership...But you can't fight terrorism with bombs alone, you also have to fight poverty.
"It is important that people-to-people help is channeled through truly charitable organizations so that it gets to the needy and does not get wasted or misappropriated by entities that pursue their business interests."
Mikhail Gorbachev
Former President of the Soviet Union
Nobel Peace Prize Winner
The Balashikha Project conceived by Thomas J. Murray, represents a fruitful interaction between two important movements. One is commonly called "globalization," a process fueled by the global economy and Internet access, which sharpens our awareness of the essential unity and interdependence of the human family. The other is a reaction, a new kind of tribalism which seeks the company of kindred souls and appreciates the particular concrete realities of life.
Tom Murray has learned better than most how to make tension between the globalization and tribalism fruitful. Solidly rooted in his own religious convictions and supported by his wife, Ann, he has opened his mind and heart to the Russian people in a mutual process of giving and receiving. From them, he has received spiritual gifts which have expanded his vision and nourished his soul. In response, he has found a creative way to help Russian mothers and children in a very concrete way.
Balashikha represents not only specific person-to-person encounters, but also much broader hopes that this modern clinic will become a model for other hospitals; a catalyst for systemic change in the medical system; a new way of envisioning foreign aid; and a concrete example that former adversaries can work together in common cause."
The Reverend James J. Bacik
November 13, 2002
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