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  • The Emergence of Tangible Hope

    Good morning from Westminster, MD! How can a bean make a difference in a person’s life? Today we will continue on this journey of hope through the community of El Cañon. We left off with the North American team from Crossroads Community Church and the community gardening participants from El Cañon heading to the first Read more

  • Beginning to Grow Hope

    Good morning from Westminster, MD! In the last post I began to tell you about how a request from an orphanage director for a few seeds led to the opportunity to impact the community of El Cañon through smalls scale agriculture. I left off with the question, “what does all of this have to do Read more

  • Beans for Change

    Good morning from Westminster, MD! Over the past few posts I recounted the story of Brenda, the young girl from the remote village of Albellanas, and her life-changing encounter with practical hope. Practical hope can take different forms in different situations, even the form of a bean. A plant and hope have a lot in Read more

  • Hopeless No More

    Good morning from Westminster, MD! We last left off with Brenda and her mother traveling from Albellanas, a small remote village in the northern region of Nicaragua, to Managua, the capital city of Nicaragua, with the team from the U.S. to seek medical attention for Brenda’s infection. This was all very new for Brenda and Read more

  • Behind the Bandana

    Good morning from Westminster, MD! Last time I touched on the remote, impoverished village in the northern region of Nicaragua called Albellanas and the eye-opening day I met a little girl named Brenda. That day, the last day we would stay in Albellanas on our short trip to the community, has impacted the way I Read more

  • From Practical Theory to Actual Reality

    Good morning from Westminster, MD! Previously, I referred to the difference practical and tangible hope can make in a seemingly hopeless situation. While it sounds good, the old saying “talk is cheap” comes to mind. At an early I was taught that “your word is your bond”. While I think this applies to personal actions, Read more