The familiar African proverb, "It takes a village to raise a child" provides a timeless reminder that children thrive if their families and the whole of their society care enough to provide for them. This message, unfortunately, only retains its power when the family and village remain as sources of solidarity, culture, knowledge, wisdom, and morals. But what happens when the village is ravaged by war, famine, or disease? What is left behind? The answers to these questions are truths that prompt each of us to question our understanding of the words of Christ as recorded by Matthew, “When you did it to one of the least of these, you were doing it to Me.”