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Who Is Rich and Who Is Poor?

January 23rd, 2026 | 9 min read

By Eric McLaughlin

Sixteen years ago, my wife and I winnowed all our earthly possessions to eight suitcases, turned down a pair of six-figure incomes, and became missionary physicians in rural Africa. In doing so, I thought I was choosing a life of modest poverty. Instead, I discovered I was an amazingly rich tycoon.

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Eric McLaughlin

Eric McLaughlin is a family medicine missionary physician with Serge and a medical school professor for Hope Africa University in Burundi. Along with his physician wife Rachel, he has lived in East Africa for over ten years. He is the author of Promises in the Dark: Walking with Those in Need Without Losing Heart, which explores the myriad ways that his heart has been challenged to persevere in the long work of caring for those in need.

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