In the Bible, 40 plays a prominent and recurring role. It crops up everywhere. Many of the best-known stories have the number 40 associated with them: It rained 40 days on Noah. Moses spent 40 years in Egypt, 40 years in Midian, and 40 years post-exodus. When he went up on Mt. Sinai, he...
The Seduction of Success
They said it couldn’t be done. HOPE was looking to start a program in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). DRC is ranked last on the Human Development Index. We were told the country wasn’t ready for our services. The poor wouldn’t repay loans. And it was impossible to work with DRC’s corrupt government....