by Main | Aug 9, 2012 | 2012, Africa, Peacebuilding, Youth Leadership
Molo is a town in Kenya’s Rift Valley. In 2007, it experienced the brunt of the ethnic violence that followed the presidential election. Thousands were killed and hundreds of thousands displaced. Today in Molo grass grows over the remains of a school that was burnt to...
by Main | Aug 7, 2012 | 2012, Asia, Youth Leadership
The current grandparents and parents of Korea saw their nation torn apart by war. Their generation invested their sweat and blood to build up the nation from its ashes, and shed many tears over the 38th Parallel that carved their families and homeland in half. The...
by Main | Jul 31, 2012 | 2012, Americas, Global Peace Youth Corps, Learning from Nature, Youth Leadership
I was reminded of why I go into the mountains when I read about the mountain challenges of the youth leaders from the Global Peace Youth Corps in Mt. Kilimanjaro and the mountains of Montana. Before any major undertaking I go into the mountains to align my...
by Main | Jul 26, 2012 | 2012, One Family Under God, Service and Volunteerism, Vision in Action
A report was recently published by Global Poomashi –Indonesia. Particularly moving was their service projects. This program was not just an international cross cultural exchange, it was a joint service venture that broke down national and socioeconomic barriers. Even...
by Main | Jul 19, 2012 | 2012, Universal Principles and Values
When trekking through deep mountains, sometimes people lose their way. It becomes difficult to figure out where they are or where they should go. Surrounded by trees and recurring landscapes, they become totally disoriented. In their time of confusion, they depend on...
by Main | Jul 13, 2012 | 2012, Learning from Nature
Nature is my place of worship. High on a summit after scaling steep slopes and rocky faces, I have met God. There, the ground is barren; nothing can survive that high. The wind blows unhindered, ready to sweep me off the pinnacle. Below, the jagged rocks look up....
