Posts Tagged ‘Change that Lasts’
How To Create Change That Lasts
It was a late afternoon in 2017 when we pulled up in front of the giant structure. Eight hours of driving off-road through rock, sand and empty riverbeds had left our team sore and tired, yet the sight alone was enough to shake us from our weariness. In front of us, upon the western shore…
Read MoreShare the Gift Pt. 2: Paying it Forward to Empower Women in Turkana
Tomorrow is Giving Tuesday. We invite you to share-the-gift by paying it forward alongside women in Turkana County. Earlier this month you heard about a powerful share-the-gift project in Karebur Village, Turkana. 500 miles north, in Kachoba Village, another share-the-gift project is also taking root. This time, it’s combating malnutrition while empowering women to take…
Read MoreShare the Gift Pt. 1: How One Community in Turkana Is Paying it Forward
Giving to your relatives and neighbors is an ingrained way of life in Turkana and it has led to a new program called Share the Gift.
Read MoreWe Move Together
In my 14 years of working at World Relief, I have never felt the weight of compounding crises quite like I have this last year.
Read MoreSharing Hospitality Along The Path
People often reflect on life as a journey. Along the path, we encounter roadblocks, delays and detours — passages that seem a little too narrow and mountains that appear too steep to climb. Over hills and down through valleys, we live one day, one moment, one breath at a time. When the complicated twists and…
Read MoreHow Marie Holst is Making Change
As we approach the year-end season, we are giving thanks for everyone who partners with us at World Relief — people like Marie Holst, a member of our Changemakers community. Marie has been partnering with World Relief for 36 years. Today, she shares why she loves being a member of the World Relief community and…
Read MoreMade for Change
Change isn’t easy. I can’t even begin to count how many times we’ve said that phrase over the last eight months at World Relief. When I think back to March, when our offices across the globe began closing their doors due to shelter-in-place orders, it feels like another lifetime entirely. Like many of you, we…
Read MoreThe Path to Lasting Change
Change isn’t easy, and it isn’t fast. Change shows up day after day, month after month, year after year. The path to change requires faithfulness, consistency and a commitment to going the distance — no matter how far or how long it takes. I remember the day our team pulled up to the abandoned factory…
Read MoreCo-Authoring God’s Story
Our world is full of stories. From ancient hieroglyphics to the stories in the Bible, to cultural fables and modern fiction — stories create understanding and give meaning to our world. They captivate and compel the human brain like nothing else can. They affect how we think, how we behave and how we respond to…
Read MoreA Season of Lasting Change
A thousand years before Christ was born, the Israelite elders approached the prophet Samuel and asked him to appoint them a king. They saw a king as the solution to all of their problems as a nation.
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