by International Samaritan | May 5, 2023 | Weekend Reflections
Leer este blog en español ይህንን ብሎግ በአማርኛ ያንብቡ Each of us has a vocation—a unique mission to live the life God intends for us. If we discern that vocation, He will equip us with everything we need to live it out. My six siblings and I have incredible parents who taught...
by International Samaritan | Apr 28, 2023 | Weekend Reflections
Leer este blog en español ይህንን ብሎግ በአማርኛ ያንብቡ We invest in service immersion trips with our partners because they make global issues personal. It’s one thing to read that one out of ten people in the world live on less than $2 per day. It’s another thing to have a...
by International Samaritan | Apr 21, 2023 | Uncategorized, Weekend Reflections
Leer este blog en español ይህንን ብሎግ በአማርኛ ያንብቡ Coming out of the pandemic, we are working more closely with school and church partners committed to Learn, Serve, and Grow with our scholars in developing nations throughout the entire year. David’s reflection,...
by International Samaritan | Apr 14, 2023 | Uncategorized, Weekend Reflections
Leer este blog en español ይህንን ብሎግ በአማርኛ ያንብቡ How would your teachers have described you in the third grade? If you have children at home, ask them what three words their teacher would use to describe them. I would love to hear what they say. Before coming to...
by International Samaritan | Mar 30, 2023 | Uncategorized, Weekend Reflections
Leer este blog en español ይህንን ብሎግ በአማርኛ ያንብቡ “Seventy is the sum of our years, or eighty if we are strong” (Psalm 90:10). Honduran women on average live to be about 74. But what if you live near a garbage dump, where the life expectancy is only 35? Iris, the mother...
by International Samaritan | Mar 24, 2023 | Weekend Reflections TRANSLATED
Read this blog in English Leer este blog en español ከሃያ ሁለት ዓመታት በፊት በታክና፣ ፔሩ ከነበሩ በጎ ፈቃደኞች ጋር የመኖር እና የማገልገል እድል ነበረኝ ፡፡ በቆይታዬም እንግሊዘኛ በማስተማር እና የቅርጫት ኳስ በማሰልጠን አገለግል ነበር። የታክና ከተማ በፓስፊክ የባህር ዳርቻ እና በአለም ደረቃማ ከሆኑ በረሀዎች አንዱ በሆነው በአንዲስ ተራራ መካከል የምትገኝ ናት። እዚያ በነበርኩባቸው...
by International Samaritan | Mar 24, 2023 | Uncategorized, Weekend Reflections TRANSLATED
Read this blog in English ይህንን ብሎግ በአማርኛ ያንብቡ Hace veintidós años, tuve el privilegio de vivir y servir con Voluntarios Jesuitas en Tacna, Perú, enseñando inglés y entrenando basquetbol. La pequeña ciudad se asienta en una ladera árida a medio camino entre la costa...
by International Samaritan | Mar 24, 2023 | Uncategorized, Weekend Reflections
Leer este blog en español ይህንን ብሎግ በአማርኛ ያንብቡ Twenty-two years ago, I was privileged to live and serve with Jesuit Volunteers in Tacna, Peru, teaching English and coaching basketball. The small city sits along an arid slope halfway between the Pacific Coast and the...
by International Samaritan | Mar 17, 2023 | Uncategorized, Weekend Reflections TRANSLATED
Read this blog in English Leer este blog en español ሰላም በአምስት አመቷ የአንደኛ ክፍል ትምህርቷ አጋማሽ ላይ ወደ አዲስ የካቶሊክ ትምህርት ቤት ተዘዋወረች። በዛንም ጊዜ የክፍሎቿ ልጆች ከቅድመ መደበኛ ትምህርት ቤት ጀምሮ አብረው ትምህርታቸውን ይከታተሉ ስለነበር ቀድሞ የተመሰረተ ጓደኝነት ነበራቸው። ስለዚህም ሰላም ከእነሱ ጋር ጓደኝነት መፍጠር ከበዳት። ሰላም የጓደኛሞቹን ካየች በኋላ ዘና...
by International Samaritan | Mar 17, 2023 | Uncategorized, Weekend Reflections TRANSLATED
Read this blog in English ይህንን ብሎግ በአማርኛ ያንብቡ Cuando Selam, de cinco años, fue trasladada a un colegio católico de élite a mitad de su primer grado, se encontró afuera mirando hacia adentro. Sus nuevos compañeros habían ido juntos al colegio desde preescolar. Ya...
