Since then, several operations have been performed successfully, including bone and skin grafts. Elvis has taken his first, tentative steps. He and his father will be home soon. What happened was not merely the result of a series of coincidences. Too many things came together in mysterious ways.
Many people seem mainly aware of the problems and dangers of the Internet.
But good people can also use this tool for doing good things, if they are smart enough and quick enough to seize the initiative. The Elvis story proves that the thoughtful use of the Internet can encourage projects to take on a symbiotic life of their own. There is an essential, creative sort of anarchy in this new structure of communication which, while it cannot be controlled, can be tinkered with and skillfully nudged. OPF member Peter Mikuliak is Church World Service Regional Director for the Balkans. Formerly he worked with International Orthodox Christian Charities.