Live Animation on Sand

Artist Kseniya Simonova from Ukraine!

Fun’artsy Fridays is a new experiment in my blog to showcase creativity and innovation. I don’t know about you, but when Friday comes around–after a good and productive week–I am ready to have fun, play, and rest. Good art and out-of-the-box creativity gets me into this mood and inspires me greatly. [...]

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Servant Leadership

Earlier this week, I was talking with a friend about servant leadership and realized I haven’t written about it on my blog. Servant leadership is core to my philosophy of life, work, leadership, and ministry. I first heard about servant leadership at the Leadership Summit conferences years ago and discussed it much during my graduate [...]

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Bboy Canon

Fun’artsy Fridays is a new experiment in my blog to showcase creativity and innovation. I don’t know about you, but when Friday comes around–after a good and productive week–I am ready to have fun, play, and rest. Good art and out-of-the-box creativity gets me into this mood and inspires me greatly. Every Friday, Life’s for [...]

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Haiti #3: On the street, when the sunsets, HIV, and photos

This past week has been intense with work, deadlines, and Haiti-related meetings. Therefore, my time to edit 3000+ photos and write new blog posts has been limited. I want to continue sharing more thoughts and reflections from our humanitarian mission trip to Haiti. Here are some excerpts from my journal.
After a couple of days on [...]

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Haiti #2: The team and more photos from Port-Au-Prince

Many have asked about our team. I was part of a team of 17 people led by Pastor Jean Pierre Milleroy from (BBC) Beraca Baptist Church in Brooklyn, NY. BBC is a predominantly Haitian community with 800+ members. BBC has been serving and ministering in Haiti for many years. When the earthquake struck, they quickly [...]

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Haiti #1: Back home safely and a photo preview

Excuse the cliché, but words are not enough to describe what we saw, what we did, and what needs to get done. Haitians refer to the earthquake as “the event” and I am starting to understand why. Events change us and I feel that deep within, what I saw, smelled, heard, touched, and tasted, has [...]

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The Butterfly Circus: A short motivational film (w/subtitles)

This short 18-minute film is nothing short of amazing. It’s so powerful you would want to watch it more than once. Filled with hope and redeeming metaphors, it may be what you need to watch today to help you overcome limitations set by yourself and by others. Starring Eduardo Verástegui (Bella) and Nick Vujicic and [...]

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A Sustainable Home Made From a Shipping Container

I am a big fan of ideas that push the envelope and promote all things sustainable.  The container home in Buenos Aires, Argentina, is one of those innovative ideas that make me smile.  This project is an initiative from Verde es Bueno (Green is Good) and Marca Futuro: Home and Digital Office, creating and showcasing [...]

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An Afternoon of Serenity

Serenity is one of those emotional and spiritual states that we love, but struggle to find.  Serenity is the presence of peace and the absence of stress and anxiety. Unfortunately, the world we live in, is not designed to favor or support serenity. We have to work hard to find and sustain it and they [...]

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My Haiti Trip: Postponed…

Dear friends, family, and supporters:
I have sad news. My trip to Haiti, scheduled for February 8th, has been postponed. I don’t know the full details, but I trust the decision is in God’s best interest. On a positive note, it gives me more time to prepare and raise support. For those of you just tuning [...]

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