What Do You Want to Shape Your Soul?
MAY 21, 2014 | BY: KENT ANNAN -- The rain roars down. That season has arrived. The rain might as well be tears, drenching hundreds...
A Post-Disaster Reflection on Easter: “This is my body, broken for you”
APRIL 20, 2014 | BY: KENT ANNAN -- This Easter Sunday, we remember one of Kent’s reflections from the months right...
Why Facebook Posts and Free Food Giveaways Aren’t Transforming Lives
FEB 24, 2014 | BY: MARGOT STARBUCK -- We’re constantly bombarded with the message that “We will be the generation to do….
Three Cups of Truth
Last week I watched the "60 Minutes" expose on Greg Mortenson, author of Three Cups of Tea. It felt like a punch in the gut, even if it's of the too familiar heroes-come-crashing-down variety.
It must have f...
Faith in a Time of Cholera
The litany of horrors somehow won't end: an earthquake kills 230, 000; 80 percent of people already living on less than $2 a day; cholera spreading with help from a hurricane and killing thousands so far. The...
Remember You Will Die (It Helps You to be Alive)
Just before the earthquake, Père, the grandfather of the Woshdlo family I first lived with in Haiti, pulled me aside to tell me about the latest project he was starting. As usual he was barefoot, in tatte...
Embrace Your Crisis of Faith
A crisis of faith -- when you seriously question whether what you believe/how you see/what you're committed to is actually true -- is a good thing.
It's not pleasant. It hurts. The ground goes wobbly. You may ...
A Year Later – Haiti Earthquake
January 12 marks the one year anniversary of the devastating earthquake in Haiti that killed more than 230, 000 people. In addition to that initial loss of life, there has been dealing with the aftermath. On...
One Year Later: A Prayer for Haiti
A Kindergarten Classroom Currently Being Rebuilt: Photo Courtesy of Haiti Partners
Haiti Partners Prayer
Loving God,
We come to you, first, in silence. We mourn those who died one year ago today in the ear...
Kent Annan: Poverty Tourism Can Make Us So Thankful
"If we come back with a kind of souvenir that makes us feel more comfortable about our lives, then it's likely been exploitation. If we come back and we're more uncomfortable, and also committed to smart, re...