One Family's Burden

The Beale family has had to cope with five generations of mental illness.  Pete Beale, 35, was diagnosed with schizophrenia just after he and his college love were married and begun a family. Now divorced, Pete lives with his parents, Ed and Velma. They have been able to provide a safe haven for him and have taken on the responsibility of raising their grandchild, Dana, 2. Pete has a great interest in computers, but due to his schizophrenia he can't get a job. Pete is more like a friend than a father to Dana, they read and play together, but he never connects emotionally. The Beale's are doing the best they can with cards life has dealt them.

Dog Fighting in Chicago

Chicago Police Sgt. Steve Brownstein has seen dogs beaten, burned and starved to death during the time he has investigated dog fighting in the city. This is a pastime that is of interest mostly to youngsters, usually gang members. Brownstein has sensed an upsurge in the "sport," and he sees a direct link between the brutality inflicted on animals and a disturbing level of violence that kids as young as 7 show toward people. With much hope, through my photographs, people will become impassioned and willing to help put a stop to this violent and cruel "sport."

Doctors of Mercy

Dr. John P. Lubicky of Shriners Children's Hospital of Chicago, works with doctors of Santariskes Children's Hospital, Vilnius, Lithuania. Lubicky and the team work to correct a clubfoot that should have been corrected when she was an infant. The doctor reflected in the window of the operating room, just across the way sits the new Children's hospital, which has been under construction for the past 8 years. Lack of funds keeps the new hospital from being complete. Lubicky, along with a team of doctors and surgical nurses, donate their time, skills and medical equipment to help Lithuania come into the 21 century of medicine.

The New Funday School

The Kingdom Workshop Rotation Sunday School at First Presbyterian Church of Arlington Heights, IL. The church uses multiple media to teach Noah's story. Kids act it out with puppets, some watch movies on bean bags with popcorn, while others take the hands approach building the ark out of wooden blocks. Since employing these methods, Sunday school attendance has jumped 50%. Churches of every denomination and size are now trying these new approaches.