On the top floor of a Houston high-rise, I sat across from a senior executive of a global oil and gas corporation. He led the company’s charitable giving. For over two years, we had cultivated this relationship. HOPE International staff members spent late nights writing reports to meet their deadlines. We even sent a...
Over a century ago, British poet Christina Rossetti wrote the Christmas carol “In the Bleak Midwinter.” While she undoubtedly understood that Bethlehem wasn’t blanketed with snow when Jesus was born, she knew that He came when hope felt lost. The bleak and hopeless atmosphere of the darkest days of winter was a fitting analogy....
There is an incredible amount of good work happening in the world today, and I love sharing encouraging stories of hope unleashed and lives transformed. But we know that our highlight reel does not capture the complete story any more than an Instagram feed reflects the full range of reality. It’s easy to celebrate...