Some Memories Stick for a Lifetime Excerpt from Tales of Love and Service: Stories from the Heart, by John W. Gehring. The following story took place on a Religious Youth Service (RYS) project in the Philippines. I have been carrying with me for decades certain recurring memories; some are rich in emotional warmth while others carry with […]
The eagle has landed This is the second post in the series Hyomi’s (Peace Corps) Adventures in Swaziland. You can read the first post here. June 26th-27th, 2013: As I sit at the boarding gate for South African Air, surrounded by the 33 people with whom I will be volunteering over the next two years, […]
And the peace adventure begins… This is a new series highlighting the adventures of Hyomi Carty, one of our Faith Fusion community members, as she serves in the Peace Corps in Swaziland, Africa. One year ago today her adventure began, and we are celebrating this anniversary by sharing part of her first Tumbler blog post. […]
Working Out Resentment (continues from yesterday’s post“Untying the Knot of Resentment”) The construction site on our arrival was simply a foundation and we with some additional professional help were going to build the structure. As the structure took shape and grew so did our confidence. While working together we drew encouragement from each other and […]
The Knot of Resentment is Painful “It is easy to be friendly to one’s friends but to befriend the one who regards himself as your enemy is the quintessence of true religion. The other is mere business.” – Mohandas Gandhi There are some situations that seem almost impossible to fix. One seemingly unfixable situation is […]
A Special Love Making contact with many people did not prevent Melinda from establishing one very special relationship. Each day Sonia, an undersized, undernourished two-year old girl could be seen clinging to Melinda. These two grew closer and closer with each passing. Often we would see them as they walked together, sometimes sharing food or […]
RYS Service Breaks Apartheid Barriers “The best way to destroy an enemy is make him into a friend” – Abraham Lincoln Truly important events in life often escape the headlines. The most critical accomplishments are not those achieved in the laboratory, the battle field or the market place as the greatest victories are achieved through […]
A Regal Dimension for All Families? In my last blog post entitled “Love x 3 x 4”, I touched on the four types of love that can be expressed and experienced in a three generation family. I’d like to continue examining the quality of the relationship between parents, grandparents and children in a family. Rev. Moon […]
Love Through International Interfaith Service “History, despite its wrenching pain, cannot be unlived, but if faced with courage, it need not be lived again.” – Maya Angelou Guest Post by By John W. Gehring In the summer of 1939, the Imperial Army of Japan crossed the border of China and entered into Mongolia with tanks, […]
Some might have stood by, but you stood up. You gave your lives so that others might live. We are indebted to you, we are humbled by you. When all hope was lost, when the world seemed like a dark and heartless place, you restored our faith in people and our trust in God. You […]
