By Michele Smith

A student at Westside School in West Seattle, 13 year old Justin Murphy is already a worldly traveler for his age. With 4 times to Thailand and once to Belize under his belt, he has seen his share of poverty.

Each trip Justin brings toys and gives them to the less fortunate kids he meets. Justin has a great love for sports but is passionate about baseball just as the Nicaraguan people are.

The first week of August, Justin and his mom Robin will board a red-eye flight from Seattle to the Little Corn Islands in the Caribbean just off the Nicaraguan coast where Justin will distribute baseball gear to players in need.

The gear was donated to his baseball gear drive and GoFund me fundraiser he held this past January. Justin may only be a teenager but Justin realizes that one person with a generous heart and an entrepreneurial spirit can make a big difference in the lives of others.