In2theRiver

Blog

  • What Visiting a Volcano Taught Me about Hope

    What Visiting a Volcano Taught Me about Hope

    Good morning from Westminster, MD! Have you ever thought you understood something only to realize what you thought you knew was only a limited picture of a bigger reality? This was my experience with volcanoes. I have always found volcanoes to be cool. Like many kids, I built my own “volcano” with baking soda and Read more

  • The Dump and The Lie of Hopelessness Behind Poverty

    The Dump and The Lie of Hopelessness Behind Poverty

    Good afternoon from Westminster, MD! What comes to mind when you think of a trash dump? This is not a trick question. For most people the answer is trash. However, in many corners of the world you will find something you might not expect: people. The fact that there are people in a trash dump Read more

  • Sargent Pushup’s Million Pushup March to Feed Children and End Bullying

    Sargent Pushup’s Million Pushup March to Feed Children and End Bullying

    Good afternoon from Westminster, MD! “Sargent Pushup is trying to catch up to you”. This was a text message I recently received from one of my coworkers. Confused, I responded, “Sargent Pushup? Lol”. I had no idea who Sargent Pushup was and why he would be trying to catch up to me. Honestly, I thought Read more

  • Hope Breaking through in The Quarry in Bluefields, Nicaragua

    Hope Breaking through in The Quarry in Bluefields, Nicaragua

    Good morning from Westminster, MD! “The Quarry”. The name is both descriptive and deceptive. The Quarry, as its name suggests, is a place in which rock harvested from the ground, broken into pieces, and sold for construction material. However, this quarry located in Bluefields, Nicaragua is nothing like the quarries I have grown up driving Read more

  • Appy Time is Filling the Gap with Hope

    Appy Time is Filling the Gap with Hope

    Good afternoon from Westminster, MD! Access to quality education is a big part of practical hope. Sadly, there are many places in the world, including communities in the United States, with a significant academic achievement gap. As you may imagine, the gap tends to be the worse in communities impacted by poverty. Often, these communities Read more

  • Justin’s Place Brings the Hope

    Justin’s Place Brings the Hope

    Good afternoon from Westminster, MD! Have you ever written someone off as hopeless? Has anyone ever done this to you? Have you ever done it to yourself? This can be the story for many people struggling with drug and alcohol addiction. Their sickness and its consequences have led them to a place of isolation from Read more