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  • Releasing Unrealized Potential

    Releasing Unrealized Potential

    Good morning from Westminster, MD! “So, how can someone make a difference?” This is a question I often get when having a conversation about the work NicaWorks! does in Nicaragua or the power of hope to create change. Addressing the underlying issue of hopelessness that fuels poverty makes sense to a lot of people, but… Read more

  • Producing Hope Overflow

    Producing Hope Overflow

    Good morning from Westminster, MD! “The world needs less heat and more light. It needs less of the heat of anger, revenge, retaliation, and more of the light of ideas, faith, courage, aspiration, joy, love, and hope.” – Wilfred Peterson The world needs more hope ecosystems. That is the conclusion I came to as I… Read more

  • Growing Hope Starts with Growing You

    Growing Hope Starts with Growing You

    Good morning from Westminster, MD! In my last article, What is a Hope Ecosystem?, we looked at what it means to create a hope ecosystem, or an environment in which hope lives and grows. We looked at it through the lens of Frutivera, the sweet corn project launched by NicaWorks! in Nicaragua. While it is… Read more

  • What is a Hope Ecosystem?

    What is a Hope Ecosystem?

    Good morning from Westminster, MD! I was recently talking to someone about what it looked like to live a life that brings hope to others. We talked about the need to discover hope for yourself in order to share it with others. We discussed the far-reaching affects hope can have, impacting a person’s family and… Read more

  • Avoiding the Temptation to Give Up

    Avoiding the Temptation to Give Up

    Good morning from Westminster, MD! In my last article, A Hope-Filled Lesson from Nicaragua, I shared how my recent trip to Nicaragua had reminded me that there is hope in the midst of challenges when we do not give up. I gave examples of how I have seen this truth in action in the lives… Read more

  • A Hope-Filled Lesson from Nicaragua

    A Hope-Filled Lesson from Nicaragua

    Good morning from Westminster, MD! I recently had the chance to visit Nicaragua. In addition to spending time with people and catching up on the work happening in Nicaragua, I learn something every time I go. One lesson in particular comes to mind from this last trip: there is hope in the midst of the… Read more