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  • The NicaBike Shop Story: From a Seed to a Tree of All-In Hope

    The NicaBike Shop Story: From a Seed to a Tree of All-In Hope

    Good morning from Westminster, MD! The NicaBike Shop is today one of, if not, the largest retailer of preowned bicycles in Nicaragua. However, it did not start out that way. Like a tree, the NicaBike Shop started as a seed, sprouted through the ground into a seedling, and, in time, became a tree of all-in… Read more

  • Mining Your Story to Understand All-In Hope

    Mining Your Story to Understand All-In Hope

    Good morning from Westminster, MD! Sometimes mining your own story is the best way to truly understand something. I have found this to be the case with all-in hope. Earlier this year, I wrote an article about how understanding my own story gave me more hope for others (click here to check it out). This… Read more

  • Sweet Corn Cobs of Hope

    Sweet Corn Cobs of Hope

    Good morning from Westminster, MD! Growing up in central Maryland sweet corn has always been a part of my life. There is almost nothing better than a piece of corn on the cob with just the right amount of butter and salt on a hot summer day, unless of course you add some steamed crabs… Read more

  • Bringing Hope to Appalachia

    Bringing Hope to Appalachia

    Good morning from Westminster, MD! Often when we think of poverty and hopelessness, our minds go to developing nations such as Nicaragua or to communities in cities such as Baltimore and Detroit. However, that is only part of the story. Once a thriving region in the United States due to its abundance of coal and… Read more

  • 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