Subject: Not Fearing the Report Card

Not Fearing the Report Card

June 29th, 2023 at 4:00 pm EDT

“Now to Him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to His power that is at work within us, to Him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus.”  -Eph. 3:20      Dear Friend, In this age of report cards, per ...

Moving Past UN Aid

June 22nd, 2023 at 4:00 pm EDT

Dear Friend, “We have to move past being dependent on aid…”  I was deeply impacted by a recent visit from Bishop Abraham Yel Nhial from the Aweil Diocese of South Sudan in the northwest region bordering Sudan.  Bishop Abraham was one of the l ...

The tension of Faithfulness vs Success

June 15th, 2023 at 4:00 pm EDT

Dear Friend, During a visit with Mother Teresa, Senator Mark Hatfield asked, Mother, don't you get awfully discouraged when you see the magnitude of the poverty and realize how little you can really do?   She responded, My dear Senator, God did not ...

A Fond Farewell

June 8th, 2023 at 4:00 pm EDT

Dear Friend, This is my last weekly email to you, our Five Talents friends and supporters. I can’t believe it’s been six years for me here, and somehow through these messages, it feels like I’ve gotten to know many of you. Since I spent most of ...

A Super Speaker for our 25th Anniversary Event!

June 6th, 2023 at 4:00 pm EDT

Introducing our “Super Speaker” for Five Talents 25th Anniversary event October 11! Five Talents' dynamic Burundi Country Coordinator Claudette Kigeme will be joining us live in person as keynote speaker for our dinner event at Wolf Trap in Vienn ...

A Time of Transition

June 1st, 2023 at 4:00 pm EDT

Dear Friend, As you know, with my impending retirement soon there will be a transition in leadership here at Five Talents. I’m honored to have worked with Liz Ha, our Vice President of Strategic Partnerships for the past four years, and I am thril ...