Posts by webmaster_BRO
The Power of Encouragement
It all started with what I thought was a simple lesson about encouragement. How can we use our words to build others up?
Read MorePhilanthropy With Heart
Humanitarianism is a form of altruism that contributes to the ‘public good’. While young, I found these ideologies foreign. Aside from my family’s giving practices, philanthropy felt undefined. This changed in the in the eighth grade…
Read More¡Alza tu voz!
Over the last few months, leaders of a community-driven advocacy initiative have come together to have grassroots conversations about the foundational and overall goals of the Tri-Cities immigrant and refugee community. I sat with facilitators, Adriana Davila, Antonio Escalera, and Ivone Guillen to hear their hopes and vision for the future as they listen and guide peers…
Read MoreComunidad
Sometimes people and families find themselves in unfamiliar places, miles away from what was once home. In these times it is even more important that doors are opened and community is found…
Read MoreNurturing Servant Leaders
There is always a time to impact communities through spreading the message of servant-leadership. How can today’s leaders look to serve the most basic needs of their employees and ensure they are caring for the least of these first?
Read MoreRarámuri People Revive Their Culture
Since 2021, two Rarámuri language teachers have been documenting their work and life in Choréachi and the Sierra Tarahumara…
Read MoreGratitude Can Help Us See Jesus
I displayed a copy of Henri Nouwen’s journal Gracias! at home during the month of November, a season of Thanksgiving in the U.S. I was just about to put it back in its place on the bookshelf, when, while casually thumbing through its pages, my eyes landed on his entry for October 31st.
Read MoreGod Knows Me by Name
Millicent Opundo discovered she was HIV/AIDS positive when she fell ill after the death of her husband in 2011. HIV/AIDS was at its peak in 2011, with many people in the Kenya and the community of Rabour losing loved ones to the disease, and antiretroviral medication expensive beyond reach.
Read MoreBrotherly Love
Michael had noticed that some of his fellow NELA students did not have gloves or hats on at recess. It was going to be cold soon, and he worried about other kids not being warm.
Read MoreWhy Do We Celebrate Thanksgiving?
Today, Thanksgiving is largely celebrated as a day to be with family and friends, to share feasts of great food, watch football games; this year we will also offer thanks for everyone who has lived through the COVID-19 pandemic…
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