Subject: 25 Mighty Widows
25 Mighty Widows
August 10th, 2023 at 4:00 pm EDT“Life is full of gains and losses, joys and sorrows, ups and downs—but we do not have to live it alone. We want to drink our cup together and thus celebrate the truth that the wounds of our individual lives, which seem intolerable when lived alon ...
Resilience in Dry Times
August 3rd, 2023 at 4:00 pm EDTDear Friend, During a recent visit to our program in Kenya, one of our board members had a particularly impactful time visiting Savings Groups in Marsabit. Program participants had shared about the devastating loss of over 80% of their cattle, the ma ...
Know any great talent? We're hiring!
July 27th, 2023 at 4:00 pm EDTDear Friend, We are hiring! Do you know any fundraisers who want to join the Five Talents’ mission or event organizers who would like to join our dynamic and fun team? Please forward this email to them if you do! We are seeking an experienc ...
25th Anniversary Event Tickets Now!
July 20th, 2023 at 4:00 pm EDTDear Friend, Tickets to Five Talents 25th Anniversary Event available now: Click here for registration. Join us for this wonderful evening of memories, a delicious dinner, a special in-person interview with our Burundi program partner Claudette Kige ...
Reaping Reward
July 13th, 2023 at 4:00 pm EDTLet us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up. - Galatians 6:9 Dear Friend, Yesterday, this verse in Galatians immediately came to mind as we received some incredible news. . . Five Talent ...
A great evening awaits!
July 6th, 2023 at 4:00 pm EDTDear Friend, A lovely dinner and drink…an inspiring conversation from our Burundi program leader…amazing video highlights from our last 25 years…a silent auction with fun experiences to bid on…what could be a better evening?! Be sure to save ...
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 EDTDear 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 EDTDear 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 EDTDear 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 ...