What is powerful enough to challenge 60 million refugees's troubles? What emboldens a young man to circumnavigate the planet without using any motors so he can promote sustainability and social justice? Compassion: the kindness of strangers. Not yet a month ago in our small town in the big western mountains, one long-retired engineer got to his feet (with some difficulty) and declared "I have to do something about all those refugees, even if only helping a couple families."