Is anyone else having a week where there seems to be too much bad news in the world? Time to record some things I’m grateful for, to keep...

The bright, sun-flooded room was filled with community members. They were excited to welcome us as visitors from the US to their rural...

*Update* The video is now working! Scroll down to see the Manyamula Band singing us a welcome song. (8/5/14) Just before leaving for...

There is no you, there is no me. There’s only God that I can see. There is no us, there is no them. There’s only God. Amen. — “There’s...

Breathe. Relax. Follow the path in front of you. I woke up in a panic this morning. I had dreamed that I had planned a second trip to...

Tanya in northern Scotland. I spent last week at the Findhorn Foundation, a spiritual community in northern Scotland. I went not knowing...

Here’s five things making me happy this week. I hope you all had an inspiring Easter! 1. Ready for Easter: Eggs in Malawi Lilian and her...

Kids at Samro School and Empowering Lives International play baseball in the mud. For World Storytelling Day on Thrusday, and as a way of...

Hastings and Ruth with sturdy bricks for their house. (Malawi) Parable of the 3 Stonecutters An old story tells of three stonecutters who...

“I believe that the whole world about me is full of beauty, joy and power, even as it is full of God, and that I can share it and enjoy...

Vestor with the car he bought with a grant and low-interest loan from the Manyamula Village Savings and Loans Cooperative. I’ve often...

Lioness looks to a mountaintop in Samburu National Reserve in Kenya. In some ways January is like standing on a high ridge line with...

Thanksgiving is a time to stop and reflect with gratitude all the goodness we have in our lives. This, year, I hope it will also be a...

Winkly and Jane with their pigs in Malawi. By the time I launched into my opening story about Winkly and Jane in Malawi the classroom at...

Listening to Kubadwa Tembo in Malawi tell us about being a farmer in Malawi. Visiting and listening helps us understand the context of...

My brothers and sisters, think of the various tests you encounter as occasions for joy. — James 1:2 Sometimes it’s the photos that are...

The Manyamula Savings and Loans group makes all decision through consensus. Dream large. Such a nice thought, and yet, it takes a...

In case you’re wondering, we don’t hold board meetings in fancy hotels (ha!), instead members volunteer to host the group in their homes....

Micro-grants? Micro-loans? A conversation with a friend about how our Small Business Fund grants compare with micro-credit programs gave...

Stories we tell about ourselves have a tendency to get stuck in a rut. Do you have friends who tell stories of moving from one ailment to...