Today’s post is co-written with my friend, Jena Lee Nardella. Jena is the co-founder of Blood:Water, a nonprofit that equips and partners with organizations in Africa to overcome the HIV/AIDS and water crises. After 12 years of leading Blood:Water, Jena wrote One Thousand Wells and now mentors other social entrepreneurs through a nonprofit accelerator...
Today’s guest post is written by my long-time friend, Terry Looper. Over a decade ago, I traveled to the Dominican Republic with Terry and a small group of entrepreneurs from Texas. We were on a trip to observe Christ-centered microfinance through HOPE’s partnership with Esperanza International. At the time, I had no idea of...
When I was 29 years old, the HOPE board of directors—against all sound judgement—extended an invitation for my family to move to Lancaster, PA and for me to begin serving as the President of HOPE International. Despite my youth and the glaring gaps in my skills and background, the board took a chance on...