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Jul 24, 20122 min read
5 Cool SIA-related Things
1. Sharing the Gift: Five groups of women in Malawi received SIA grants in 2009 to start their own bakeries and grocery shops. Then in...
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SIA Team
Jun 26, 20123 min read
Why I Serve
I went to a great “story swap” last night, where I and other non-profit professionals heard and shared our personal stories about what...
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SIA Team
Jun 5, 20122 min read
On Fear – From Del’s Journal
Del Anderson, SIA’s founder, wrote this meditation on the topic of fear in his journal on March 13th, 1999, at the age of 92. For me,...
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SIA Team
May 15, 20123 min read
Role models that inspire SIA
Preparing for the Spirit in Action 16th Anniversary earlier this month gave me a chance to reflect on the role models that are the...
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SIA Team
May 8, 20122 min read
MAVISALO: A national model in Malawi
Donna Thomas had the winning bid on this beautiful piece of cloth from DR Congo. Wherever we go in the world, we will look for the...
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SIA Team
Feb 21, 20122 min read
Options: Better than Teaching a Man to Fish in the Desert
Today’s post is by Jerry Elmer, a long-time friend of Spirit in Action.* Glory Tembo, who received a SIA grant in 2006, sells boiled fish...
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SIA Team
Jan 31, 20122 min read
Spirit in Action is International
Our work is in the world. Our mission is to be a “worldwide network” and sometimes, holed-up in my Spirit in Action home office in...
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SIA Team
Jan 2, 20122 min read
“Yes, Lord, Yes!”
As a new year begins, I take a moment to rededicate myself to serve God and the world by serving others. This week I repost a writing...
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SIA Team
Jul 12, 20111 min read
Happy Birthday, Del!
105 years ago this Sunday, on July 17th 1906, Del Anderson was born in San Francisco amidst the rubble and destruction from the 1906...
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SIA Team
Jul 5, 20112 min read
Spirit in Action in India
The work of Spirit in Action, to serve God by serving others through economic empowerment projects, rests on the strong relationships we...
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SIA Team
Jun 21, 20111 min read
The Journey to Success
Bwima Brigitte sells tomatoes in a Rwandan marketplace. “Success is a journey, not a destination.” When I am need of some inspiration and...
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SIA Team
Apr 19, 20112 min read
Gratitude from Marsha Johnson
*This is a guest blog post from Marsha Johnson, SIA Advisory Board member and retired SIA Administrator. ********************************...
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SIA Team
Mar 29, 20112 min read
From Del’s Journal: "Our Goal: To Please God, Not Men"
A writing from Spirit in Action’s founder, Del Anderson. Written sometime before 2004. How often we follow society instead of the call of...
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SIA Team
Dec 21, 20102 min read
Christmas Traditions Around the World
From Del’s Journal: Christmas Day 1998 “To love our own soul opens us to receive the Divine. Praying without acting is a spiritual...
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SIA Team
Nov 9, 20102 min read
From Del's Journal: Receiving God's Gifts
I am learning, “the great power of prayer is not in asking, but in learning how to receive.” Receiving requires acceptance and willing...
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SIA Team
Sep 28, 20102 min read
From Del's Journal: Peacemakers
From this day in Del’s Journal – September 28, 2002 “God is able to do exceeding abundantly above all we ask or think.” (Ephesians 3:20)...
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SIA Team
Aug 10, 20102 min read
Daily Inspiration
When I look at the world around me I sometimes get overwhelmed by the sadness, hopelessness, and violence that are ever-present in some...
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SIA Team
Jul 27, 20102 min read
“There must be a sharp focus on compassion”
Del Anderson, the founder of Spirit in Action, was a prodigious and dedicated journal writer and here in the SIA office I am lucky enough...
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SIA Team
May 31, 20102 min read
Nonviolence and the Promotion of Peace
I have long been intrigued by the connection between peace and prosperity. When people are safe and free I believe they are better able...
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SIA Team
Jan 18, 20101 min read
SIA Office Moves to California!
The Spirit in Action office has recently moved from snowy Minneapolis to settle in rainy Santa Cruz, California! Our new address is: PO...
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