It’s not just what you do…
“It’s not just what you do, it’s what you set in motion.” I don’t remember when I first heard that phrase, but it sure is true.
Teachers teach grammar and spelling, which became key foundations to people like Mark Twain, Mark Batterson and Mark Driscoll.
Tiger’s dad gave him those golf clubs when he was just a toddler. (We’ll keep praying for you, Tiger.)
I worked with a team from the US in the country of Ghana. We worked with Ghanaian friends to distribute Books of Hope. During our two weeks in one city, together we shared about 40,000 copies of His word to students around the capital. We passed through town two months later to see that our friends had shared about 200,000 copies. Since then, they’ve shared with every student in numerous provinces of the country.
I won’t forget being 17-years-old, standing in our church parking lot and hearing a friend share an idea, “
Why don’t you go on this missions trip with me to Spain?”
I don’t know what will happen from this, but last week our interns in Bangladsh worked at an orphanage to plant a rooftop garden. They didn’t work alone; many of the 250 orphans helped the process. The orphans learned about gardening and saw (most of them) their first rooftop garden.
Someday, they won’t live at an orphanage and they’ll need to provide for their families. They now have a new interest and skill.
I’d rather teach gardening than give a bag of vegetables. I’m not sure what it’ll set in motion, but maybe someday we’ll see…
Haiti devastation and Convoy of Hope’s response
Tragedy. As you’ve heard, just over 24 hours ago, a massive earthquake shook Port-au-Prince, Haiti. I work with Convoy of Hope and wanted to share a bit about our response. It’s been a somber, yet focused day in the office. We’ve been humbled by the response from caring people.
The impact:
Port-au-Prince is flat…flattened hospitals, schools, the UN Headquarters, [...]
Return to Dani and Lena’s
A year ago in Moldova I met Dani and Lena. Here’s Dani.
I blogged about those days here. Their father abandoned them years ago, and at the time, their mother was in another country where she went to find work. There were a couple of older brothers who didn’t know how to help them. The kids were [...]
Our version of Kids with Cameras
During intern training, our team watched the movie, Born Into Brothels. In the Oscar winning documentary, kids from Calcutta’s Red Light District are given cameras and taught to use them. Out of the project, an organization called Kids with Cameras was born. We liked the idea.
Here’s how we used it: after school, 12 girls from Bangladsh go to Uttam’s Place, [...]
Happy birthday Johnny Cash: a tribute to the Man in Black
Happy 78th birthday, Johnny Cash. Is there cake in Heaven?
The other day someone asked when I became a Johnny Cash fan. I guess it was in ‘94, around the time his first American Recordings project was released. It was given a 5-star rating in Rolling Stone, and my friend Jorin played it for me. Wow.
A [...]
It’s not just what you do…
“It’s not just what you do, it’s what you set in motion.” I don’t remember when I first heard that phrase, but it sure is true.
Teachers teach grammar and spelling, which became key foundations to people like Mark Twain, Mark Batterson and Mark Driscoll.
Tiger’s dad gave him those golf clubs when he was just a [...]
The Gospel According to Lost by Chris Seay
I really love Jesus, and I love Lost…The Gospel According to Lost by Chris Seay is a fun book. I just read it on my flight from Bangladesh and am glad we didn’t crash on a mysterious island on the way…
April and I hesitantly joined the Lost bandwagon about 1 ½ years ago (here’s a [...]
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