Does it feel like it’s been a rough few weeks for the world? News of horrendous acts of violence. Lives suddenly ended. The terrible...

Over the weekend the Spirit in Action Board of Directors met in Washougal, Washington. We had one and a half days of planning, singing,...

Thank you to all who attended our 20th Anniversary party on Saturday! It was a wonderful gathering with both people who have been part of...

Samuel and Rhoda Teimuge hosted me during both of my visits to Kenya, 2011 and 2014. Their campus in the rural outskirts of Eldoret is...

Malawian Coffee at Starbucks What a fun surprise to see coffee from Malawi at my neighborhood Starbucks shop! I sent a WhatsApp message...

(Pictured above: A craftswoman in Kasozi, Uganda tells Tanya about how she weaves baskets, dying the rafia to get different colors.) Why...

I had two interesting conversations this week after my blog on how technology is improving our work. (I also added another 2 SIA partners...

I am thrilled! Technology is once again rocking my world! In a tech/cellphone/screen-saturated culture we can sometimes forget that for...

I’m starting a new feature this week! It’s a news round-up highlighting two news articles related to Spirit in Action’s work and...

In December, 200* girls from the Samburu tribe in Kenya celebrated an Alternative Rite of Passage, led by Pastoralist Child...

These are my own reflections and may not reflect the opinion of the SIA Board of Directors: Sometimes praying for peace can seem like the...

This Sunday, January 31st, is Inspire Your Heart With Art Day! It’s a day to appreciate the beauty and creativity around us all the time....

Did you know that yesterday was National Trivia Day?? *Nigeria’s massive traffic jams are apparently called “go-slows.” (source) *Malawi...

This has been a good year for Spirit in Action and our partners! It is so exciting to look back and see all that we have accomplished,...

For this Thanksgiving week, I am reposting this piece about gratitude that I wrote in February, 2014: “I believe that the whole world...

This Friday is World Kindness Day, a day of coordinated acts of kindness, of gifts from the heart that we can offer each other and that...

This Saturday is Make a Difference Day in the U.S. You are encouraged to lend a hand, to improve someone else’s life, to build a positive...

The internet is filled with photos of people’s meals. To contribute to the global table I’m adding 5 (technically 6, if you include the...

This week, with all the news about refugees and migrants running from dangerous situations and lured by hope, we have an extraordinary...

When I put out a call for blog posts that people would like me to write, I got this suggestion: Q: “I would like a post about “Why...