By India McCarty
Pat Boone is calling on Americans to “stand for” each other instead of “put[ting] each other down.”
“What we’ve got to do is come to the realization that we are all human beings and each of us have our own worth,” he told Fox News Digital. “Each has his or her own purpose and value. And we’ve got to come to that realization.”
Boone continued, “If we disagree politically, biblically, spiritually, in any kind of way, we disagree, we’ve got to give the other guy or woman credit for being a human being with perhaps good reasons for what they believe and stand for and not put each other down and be angry and want to destroy each other.”
He acknowledged that, as an entertainer, he’s “been blessed” and so is “always ready to come in and contribute to something that will help other people. It’s a way we use our blessings.”
Boone did this recently with his latest musical release, “ONE — Voice for Tanzania,” which raised money to bring clean water to Tanzania.
“Clean water, basic primary and secondary schools, and even small medical clinics are literally life-changing developments,” Boone said in a statement shared to the ONE Voice for Tanzania website.
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WorldServe International president John Bongiorno, who has worked with Boone and his wife Shirley in their humanitarian efforts, said in a statement, “Every year, over 100,000 lives are transformed through our large-scale, sustainable, solar-powered water projects. It’s remarkable what happens when dedicated business leaders, professional athletes, government, and ministry leaders come together to make this happen.”
“The impact of Pat and Shirley Boone’s vision on everyday lives of the Maasai people is a testimony to their Christian faith and willingness to engage Pat’s global audience for the good of others,” he concluded.
“God blessed me all the way,” Boone told Fox. “So then I tried — I’ve invested in things that I thought were going to be very successful and broadened my ability not to make money for myself. I was doing all right, doing very well, but I wanted to make more so I could help other people.”
He added, “I’ve been a real praying guy…God’s given me blessings, and He’s willing for me to enjoy them, my kids, with 16 grandkids and 17 great-grandkids now, and a wonderful marriage that lasted 68 years now. Shirley’s in heaven waiting for me, but she’s the only wife I’m ever going to have or ever want. So it is those realizations that have driven me to keep trying, keep doing things.”
Boone’s work to better the lives of others through ONE Voice for Tanzania echoes his call on others to recognize the worth in our fellow man and to lift them up instead of putting them down.
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