Part 1. Aboriginal Angst A story by John W. Gehring The power of one person to effect change should not be underestimated. Exceptional leaders often transcend humble and challenging circumstances to arrive at a destination otherwise thought to be unreachable. Michael Jarrett, an Aboriginal man from Nambucca Heights, Australia was a person who coupled his […]
Part 1 of Walking the Path of a Peacemaker shows how David’s sincere heart of service helped move the hearts of the villagers in Karukutty, India. In Part 2, we follow how the inspiration David found in India served as a springboard for organizing RYS in his hometown of Birmingham and his eventual return to […]
Part 1 of a 2 part RYS story by John Gerhing Tall, lean, blue-eyed and English, David was not afraid of hard work or creative approaches to dealing with problems. He invested himself to earn his Ph.D. but never let that achievement put a distance between himself and those he met. David possessed a gift […]
“The future belongs to those who give the next generation reason for hope.” ~ Pierre Teilhard de Chardin ~ When Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union went through their period of transition, the glue that held Yugoslavia together came apart. Formed by a treaty after World War I, the nation of Yugoslavia had been glued together […]
Living in a different culture provides an opportunity to see life from a different perspective. The following are excerpts from Hyomi’s Tumblr blog as she continues her service in the Peace Corps. Her training period is finished and she begins to settle in to her permanent host residence during weeks 10 through 11 last fall. […]
In Part 1, we were introduced to Fr. Nithiya while he was working on an RYS project during the period of transition in post-communist Hungary. In Part 2, Fr. Nithiya returns inspired to India and helps launch service initiatives and programs reaching the poorest of the poor and receives personal encouragement from Mother Teresa. Service […]
And Jesus said, “Let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to the Father who is in heaven.” Mt. 5:16 The Transformative Power of Service One way to measure the true value of a service initiative is by weighing how much has positively changed after the […]
“Believe that life is worth living and your belief will help create the fact.” William James A Life Worth Living From thirty-six nations a vibrant group of 120 RYS volunteers poured into Manila to prepare for an experience in service and cross-cultural cooperation. After an initial five-day stay in the busy municipality, we were anxious […]
“Generosity is giving more than you can, and pride is taking less than you need.” – Khalil Gibran “Gentleness, self-sacrifice and generosity are the exclusive possession of no one race or religion.” – Mahatma Gandhi “The accumulation of wealth is the way to scatter the people, and letting it be scattered among them is the way to […]
Training, Learning & Living In this part of Hyomi’s Adventures we are going to give you snippets of 2 posts. The first one is a week after she has moved in with her first host family, where she stays while completing her training. This is a time of dealing with culture shock, learning how to […]
