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By Chris Horst

assets based community development, business training, coaching, Convene, Jeff Rutt, Keystone Custome Homes, microenterprise development, microfinance, Ukraine, Yahtzee, Zaporozhye

Go for the Yahtzee

I’m a gamer. Not the World of Warcraft sort of gamer, but a real gamer. Zelda never did it for me, but I’m always up for a ride on B & O Railroad or an excursion to the distant lands of Catan.

Yahtzee is one of my favorite games. In short, gamers throw five dice in series of three rolls to make certain combinations, highlighted by the elusive Yahtzee: a five-of-a-kind. A few weeks ago, I played with a friend who was new to the game. And one overzealous comment reminded me how dangerous prescribing can be. Continue Reading…

Peter Greer

Jan 30 2013

Peter Greer

Stories we love Working with the poor

Losing Everything: The Market Fire in Burundi

On Sunday, an inferno overtook Bujumbura’s Central Market—the economic heart of Burundi.

In talking to staff and friends in Burundi, we know that although this fire will cause a major economic disruption, it is personally devastating for families who lost everything and had no safety net or insurance to soften their fall.

Over 100 clients of our partner Turame lost their businesses and their livelihoods as market vendors. 85 percent of our clients are women who rely on this business to provide for their families.

David Wasik

Nov 29 2012

David Wasik

Staff / Travels

conference, leadership, Philippines

How to Derail a Leader

Our leadership conference continues. We are studying Spiritual Leadership, by Henry and Richard Blackaby. Sessions discussed, among other things, the pitfalls that can derail spiritual leaders. The Blackabys discuss 10 of them. It was interesting to see how engaged the group was during this session. All of us have known, either in ministry or corporate domains, leaders who have fallen from significant leadership positions because of one or more of these issues. And, of course, we can all see our own tendencies in these as well. Here are a few of the pitfalls we discussed:

David Wasik

Nov 28 2012

David Wasik

Staff / Travels

balut, CCT, conference, Philippines, spiritual leadership

Spiritual Leadership

My focus here in Philippines has shifted: earlier in my trip I visited CCT’s programs and saw their ministry firsthand. Now the emphasis is on leadership training. I am here with leaders and board members of Christian development ministries from around the world. We have moved out of downtown Manila and are now in Tagaytay, which is about 50 miles outside of town. It is a beautiful setting. CCT has a retreat center here where they host visitors and bring staff members for all sorts of training.

David Wasik

Nov 27 2012

By David Wasik

Microfinance Spiritual Integration Staff / Travels

5W's, CCT, Philippines

19 Women, 2 Children, 1 Cat, and a Lone Rooster

On my trip to the Philippines, I was privileged to visit microfinance client meetings with HOPE’s partner CCT. Microfinance is CCT’s largest ministry, and senior leaders refer to it as the “backbone” or “platform” on which their other outreach programs reside. We visited groups in a poor section of Manila near the national prison. Our first meeting was with “Fellowship Group 23,” a group of 19 women (joined by two kids, a cat, and a rooster), all dressed in red shirts to show solidarity with one another.

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Chris Horst

By Chris Horst

Go for the Yahtzee

Peter Greer

Peter Greer

Losing Everything: The Market Fire in Burundi

David Wasik

David Wasik

How to Derail a Leader

David Wasik

David Wasik

Spiritual Leadership

David Wasik

By David Wasik

19 Women, 2 Children, 1 Cat, and a Lone Rooster

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Becky Svendsen

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