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An interview with him: http://blog.beliefnet.com/moviemom/2010/04/interview-dr-rick-hodes-of-mak.html
In addition to his professional work, Dr. Hodes has adopted the maximum number of children allowed in Ethiopia and cares for many more. He is sending his new children high school/college (I have met and spent time with four of them - they are all very cool and are growing up straddling two worlds).
Any press is good press for him - the more his work is known, the more people want to help and are willing to donate their time, skills and money.
An HBO documentary on him: http://www.hbo.com/documentaries/making-the-crooked-straight/synopsis.html
If you want to know even more there is also a book about him now: http://www.amazon.com/This-Soul-Mission-Rick-Hodes/dp/0061759546
tl;dr - My mom's friend is a generous bad ass