by International Samaritan | Feb 17, 2023 | Weekend Reflections
Leer este blog en español ይህንን ብሎግ በአማርኛ ያንብቡ I met Melkamfire four years ago when she was in college. Her mother was a recycler at the Kore garbage dump in Addis Ababa when we met, but due to a worsening lung condition, her mother’s employment at the dump soon had to...
by International Samaritan | Feb 10, 2023 | Weekend Reflections
Leer este blog en español ይህንን ብሎግ በአማርኛ ያንብቡ I am grateful to God that I can help our scholars and their families and see their priceless smiles. It makes me proud when they finish their studies and find jobs to improve the quality of life for themselves and their...
by International Samaritan | Feb 3, 2023 | Weekend Reflections
Leer este blog en español ይህንን ብሎግ በአማርኛ ያንብቡ I must confess that my children have accused me of being exactly like the people Progressive commercials make fun of—and I am guilty as charged. Sure, I was embarrassed when the commercials first came out. I was still...
by International Samaritan | Jan 27, 2023 | Weekend Reflections
Leer este blog en español ይህንን ብሎግ በአማርኛ ያንብቡ Can you imagine a day without water in your house, in your office, in your hotel, in your neighborhood? You could survive, no problem. One day goes by fast, and you could manage. But what about not having water every day?...
by International Samaritan | Jan 20, 2023 | Weekend Reflections
Leer este blog en español ይህንን ብሎግ በአማርኛ ያንብቡ Over time, every organization gets shaped by and resembles the people who contribute the most to it. Part of the reason I love International Samaritan so much is because of how much it resembles an 84-year-old woman who...
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...
