Last year, at the conference in Kenya where we dreamed up the African Advisory Board, I asked those gathered about their vision for SIA....

“Generosity with strings is not generosity; it is a deal.” ~Marya Mannes **This blog post is taken from my sharing at UMC Point Richmond...

Spirit in Action was founded in 1996, when founder Del Anderson was 90 years old, which means that next year will be our 25th...

I admit it. Early on in the global pandemic, I was really worried about my friends and colleagues in Africa. I had my share of doomsday...

In the aftermath of the murders of Amaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, and George Floyd, we have heard a renewed and urgent call for racial...

By now I think we all know that Zoom, and video conferencing in general, can be a blessing and a curse. It isn’t the same as being in...

Dennis in Kenya started with Spirit in Action in 2007. Samuel, also in Kenya, remembers talking with Del Anderson as he named our...

“First, I must confess that over the past few years I have been gravely disappointed with the white moderate. I have almost reached the...

I wrote this at Winni Journey Farthest Out this summer and now it’s officially included in Unitarian Universalist Association’s online...

Sometimes I’m so far down in the weeds of SIA emails and conversations with grant partners that I lose track of the larger vision of...

The truth is that Spirit in Action is bigger than just giving or receiving money. We’re about more than “helping” or “serving.” Spirit in...

It is with shock and grief that I write this tribute to a dear friend and colleague, Barbara Anne Neighbors Deal, who died on the morning...

The work part of the trip is done!! Here is the trip in numbers: 5 weeks 3 countries Hours in a car = too many to count 3 Nights in a...

Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I am changing myself. ~ Rumi The visa for Uganda is...

The answer to this question may not be what you think. A recent Vox article presented studies that show that while micro-loans may not...

2018 was a fantastic year for SIA globally! We partnered with 10 grassroots community organizations, further developed our Small Business...

This post is adapted and excerpted from my recent sermon at First United Methodist Church of Point Richmond in California. You’ve heard...

Happy Thanksgiving to all our American friends! Every morning I write five things I’m grateful for on a post-it note and stick to the...

The community has “taken a firm stand to root Denis into success,” says Canaan Gondwe. Denis received a piglet from the community May...

Never in the history of humankind has there been such an opportunity for us to cooperate with God in re-shaping the history of humankind....