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What We’re Reading: Dr. Paul Farmer in Mountains Beyond Mountains
Thomas Edison once said, “Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.” I have this quote on my desk, handwritten on a blue Post-it note. Sometimes when I read it, I feel an inexplicable urge to straighten my posture and focus my attention more intently on my Read more…
The Passing of Ross Clemenger, a Pioneer of Opportunity Colombia
We were saddened to learn that one of ’s earliest supporters, Ross Clemenger, died unexpectedly on Sunday morning at the age of 88. More than forty years ago, Ross helped Opportunity make its first loan to client Carlos Moreno in Colombia, and the Canadian native was the first executive director and the founder of AGAPE, Read more…
Tagged agape, Carlos Moreno, Clients, Colombia, Ending Poverty, faith, Faith in Action, Financial services, Global Poverty, God, Implementing Members, In memoriam, Jim Frantz, Latin America, Loans, MFI, Microfinance, Mitzi Machado, Opportunity Canada, Opportunity Colombia, Opportunity International, Poverty, Ross Clemenger, support members, Transformation
Theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer and Freedom for One Another
In my work as a writer for , I think a lot about what inspires people, and I spend at least an equal amount of time considering what inspires me. To be truthful, when I look at the world around me, I often feel as though we (as a collective) have no heroes. Or, rather, Read more…
Tagged anti-Semitism, Christa Countryman, christian, christianity, Christians, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Easter, Ending Poverty, faith, Faith in Action, Germany, Global Poverty, God, Jesus Christ, justice, Microfinance, pastor, Poverty, racial injustice, social justice, theologian, theology
Grandmas, Friends, Wives and Mothers: A Tribute to Important Women in Our Lives
(YAO) members and staff weigh in on the important women in their lives and what they mean to them: My Grandma is one of my soulmates. Her heart has always understood mine and I have always understood hers. Ever since I was a child we have been able to talk for hours about life, relationships, Read more…
At Lent, How Do You Recharge to Find Purpose?
As we near the end of winter and enter spring, many of us celebrate Lent, the six weeks leading up to Easter. It’s a time of quiet and peace, as winter leaves a stillness in the air, as if the earth itself is holding its breath waiting in anticipation for new life in the Easter Read more…
Tagged Client, Easter, faith, Faith in Action, God, Lent, Opportunity International, Prayer, reflection, Trust Groups
As I Consider Advent this Year
This advent season, my church’s sermon series is “He is our King.” It’s a refreshingly challenging one as it looks not so much to a meek baby in the manger, but the hope of a powerful God coming to meet humankind within drastic poverty and political oppression. On a recent Sunday, as I listened to Read more…
Tagged Advent, Africa, Christmas, christmas story, church, faith, Faith in Action, India, Jesus Christ, Opportunity International, pastor, Poverty
Conference LiveBlog: John Ortberg, Author and Pastor of the Menlo Park Presbyterian Church in California
This evening, John Ortberg, pastor at the Menlo Park Presbyterian Church in California, spoke from the conference mainstage about why it is important to value every individual person with help and with compassion, because every person is worthy of God’s love. Highlights from Pastor Ortberg’s Speech I’d like to take a few moments to think Read more…
Tagged christianity, Christianity Today, Community, Education, Ending Poverty, faith, Faith in Action, Menlo Park Presbyterian Church, Mission, OIC2011, Opportunity International, Opportunity International Microfinance Conference, Philanthropy
