Successful group therapy for young women in Uganda
When the social workers and psychological counselors from Midwife-Led Community Transformation (MILCOT) organization did an assessment of...
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SIA Team
- Dec 4, 2018
- 4 min
“You and God are greater than you know”
This post is adapted and excerpted from my recent sermon at First United Methodist Church of Point Richmond in California. You’ve heard...
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SIA Team
- Nov 6, 2018
- 2 min
18 months after the gift of a pig
Last week I wrote about Denis Kasambala, a sixteen year old boy who received the gift of a piglet from his community in Manyamula, Malawi...
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SIA Team
- Oct 16, 2018
- 2 min
Wisdom from Del: What Prayer Means to Me
Prayers means to me the practice of being aware of God, consciously choosing to commune and respond to God, and act as directed by God....
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SIA Team
- May 29, 2018
- 1 min
Wisdom from Del: Focus on a life of wholeness
By Del Anderson, August 15, 2000, Age 94 “The kingdom of God is within you.” Focus upon it, recognize it, assimilate and experience it;...
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SIA Team
- Jan 9, 2018
- 3 min
“Hope is our Greatest Weapon”
I was so encouraged by this letter from SIA partner, Samson Turinawe. Samson is the Director of Universal Love Ministries, which works to...
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SIA Team
- Nov 7, 2017
- 2 min
Inspiration from Kenya: Change, one step at a time
At the blessing of the piglet ceremony in Malawi in May, all the guests were invited to share some words of inspiration and...
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SIA Team
- Oct 10, 2017
- 3 min
Creating a more inclusive Uganda
How are Ugandans fostering a more loving and inclusive society? Universal Love Ministries (ULM) is hosting a series of workshops,...
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SIA Team
- Sep 5, 2017
- 1 min
Wisdom from Del: I’m trusting….
Del used to say that in times of uncertainty, or of challenge, or when he wasn’t sure what the right choice among many might be, that he...
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SIA Team
- Feb 28, 2017
- 2 min
Wisdom from Del: Grow younger!
Spirit in Action’s Founder, Del Anderson, was 90 years old when he formed SIA. He lived with a clear mind and loving heart until the age...
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SIA Team
- Jan 17, 2017
- 2 min
Do we have the courage to act?
Reposting this post, originally posted January 20, 2015, to honor Martin Luther King, Jr.’s birthday. It is also renewing the call to...
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SIA Team
- Nov 15, 2016
- 2 min
Encouraging Updates
A family business in Eldoret, Kenya Purity and her son, Cyril, started a milk and doughnut business (a winning combination!) with a SIA...
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SIA Team
- Sep 27, 2016
- 2 min
Living my values through SIA
I apologize that the music videos didn’t show up in the email last week. If you want to watch them, click here! “I believe that the whole...
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SIA Team
- Aug 2, 2016
- 2 min
A Better Way to do Education in Kenya
Arsons have burned over 100 public high schools in Kenya this year, affecting over 6,000 students. These aren’t terrorist attacks. It...
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SIA Team
- Jul 19, 2016
- 2 min
Honoring Black Lives
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...
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SIA Team
- May 31, 2016
- 3 min
All the best of Spirit in Action in one report!
Paying-it-forward, positive change in a high-poverty neighborhood, knowledge sharing, local leadership, and savings group formation –...
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SIA Team
- May 17, 2016
- 3 min
I won’t give in: How savings cooperatives help
“I won’t give up, no I won’t give in ’til I reach the end and then I’ll start again. No I won’t leave, I want to try everything, I want...
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SIA Team
- Mar 1, 2016
- 2 min
Wisdom from Del: “Life is not a destination”
From the journal of SIA Founder, Del Anderson, Fall 2005. Even at 99 years old he was still learning, growing, and exploring. I certainly...
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SIA Team
- Feb 16, 2016
- 2 min
A message of encouragement
In December, 200* girls from the Samburu tribe in Kenya celebrated an Alternative Rite of Passage, led by Pastoralist Child...
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SIA Team
- Dec 29, 2015
- 2 min
Top 5 SIA Moments of 2015
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,...
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