Down But Not Out

by | Aug 4, 2023 | Uncategorized, Weekend Reflections

Last week, I continued with home visits to the potential scholars to see and experience their life after their daily work at the Dandora dumpsite. Families working in the dumpsite have become my friends, and they all welcomed me warmly. Sarah and her children are...

Confronting a Giant

by | Jul 28, 2023 | Uncategorized, Weekend Reflections

“Conflict is an inevitable part of life.  Our job as leaders is to choose whether we want to resolve it in a healthy or an unhealthy way.”  I learned this lesson a long time ago from the late Duane Hurtt, one of my first bosses, and it has helped me immeasurably in...

Going Uphill

by | Jul 14, 2023 | Uncategorized, Weekend Reflections

When we created the IntSam 5K four years ago, I wrote a reflection about the advice Kevin Hofmann, a friend for almost 50 years, gave me when we were at the cross-country state championship together in high school: “Run your race and attack the hills.”  I hear his...

When the Storms Come

by | Jun 23, 2023 | Weekend Reflections

I consider it a privilege to work for an organization whose mission is to help change lives.  Still, there are days I feel very sad when I see children, young people, and especially older adults working in the garbage dumps in my city of Tegucigalpa.  It makes me...

A Good Dad Needs You

by | Jun 16, 2023 | Weekend Reflections

I’m feeling pretty nostalgic this Father’s Day weekend.  It started last Saturday night, at the wedding of our board chair’s daughter, when Dan Weingartz was explaining to my wife and me how he wept like a baby every time he tried to pick a song for the father’s dance...

One Month In Kiteezi

by | Jun 9, 2023 | Weekend Reflections

My work at International Samaritan began just over a month ago.  Uganda, one of the poorest countries in the world, presents a challenging backdrop for our mission.  The average daily income barely reaches one dollar, and the lack of formal education and employment...