by International Samaritan | Jan 13, 2023 | Weekend Reflections
Leer este blog en español ይህንን ብሎግ በአማርኛ ያንብቡ Then the LORD replied, “Write down the revelation and make it plain on tablets so that a herald may run with it.” Habakkuk 2:2 Back in the spring of 2008, I was at a retreat with the leaders of Detroit’s United Way and we...
by International Samaritan | Jan 6, 2023 | Weekend Reflections
“Finding time for myself was foolishness–an utterly unfamiliar, far-fetched idea!” said Sisay, a mother of one of our scholars at the closing ceremony of an intensive parenting course we held recently at our family life center. “It never crossed my mind!” Her...
by International Samaritan | Dec 28, 2022 | Letters from the President, Uncategorized
By Mike Tenbusch | December 28, 2022 Daniel Castelanos has not had an easy life. He was abandoned at the dumpsite in Tegucigalpa when he was nine years old. For two years, he slept on a piece of cardboard in the dump and foraged through trash for food to eat each...
by International Samaritan | Dec 21, 2022 | Letters from the President, Uncategorized
By Mike Tenbusch | December 21, 2022 When our Board of Trustees voted last January to make “Water” one of our goals for the year, it was a “gulp” moment for us. We knew that we were going to be stretched and running hard all year long simply to raise the $2.4 million...
by International Samaritan | Dec 16, 2022 | Letters from the President, Uncategorized
By Mike Tenbusch | December 16, 2022 We asked our scholars that question, and thought you might enjoy seeing some of their responses and favorite memories from Christmas… Thank you for being a part of their celebration. If you would like to make a final gift to...