Wisdom from Barbara: Cultivating an evolving prayer life
Words of inspiration written by Barbara Neighbors Deal (1948-2019) Barbara greets the elders in Kakuuto, Uganda. (May 2019) I’ve spent my...
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SIA Team
Oct 16, 20182 min read
Wisdom from Del: What Prayer Means to Me
Prayers means to me the practice of being aware of God, consciously choosing to commune and respond to God, and act as directed by God....
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SIA Team
Dec 12, 20175 min read
But what do we have in common?
I shared the following testimony of faith and mission at First United Methodist Church of Point Richmond a few weeks ago. The message was...
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SIA Team
Aug 8, 20172 min read
Pray for Kenyan Elections Today!
Today is the day that Kenyans are electing their next president, governors, and local representatives. In the presidential race, there is...
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SIA Team
Apr 4, 20172 min read
Not a corporate board…
The Spirit in Action Board of Directors met over the weekend to approve new grants, receive reports and review our program, and also pray...
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SIA Team
Jan 17, 20172 min read
Do we have the courage to act?
Reposting this post, originally posted January 20, 2015, to honor Martin Luther King, Jr.’s birthday. It is also renewing the call to...
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SIA Team
Nov 15, 20162 min read
Encouraging Updates
A family business in Eldoret, Kenya Purity and her son, Cyril, started a milk and doughnut business (a winning combination!) with a SIA...
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SIA Team
Jul 19, 20162 min read
Honoring Black Lives
Does it feel like it’s been a rough few weeks for the world? News of horrendous acts of violence. Lives suddenly ended. The terrible...
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SIA Team
Sep 8, 20152 min read
Acting our faith – Welcoming the immigrant
This week, with all the news about refugees and migrants running from dangerous situations and lured by hope, we have an extraordinary...
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SIA Team
Jan 6, 20152 min read
Wisdom from Del Anderson: God Calling…
Some inspiration to start the new year! The SIA Board reads this piece by Del Anderson at the beginning of each meeting. When I first...
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SIA Team
Jun 25, 20141 min read
There is no “us”, there is no “them”
There is no you, there is no me. There’s only God that I can see. There is no us, there is no them. There’s only God. Amen. — “There’s...
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SIA Team
Mar 18, 20143 min read
Traveling in Kenya
Kids at Samro School and Empowering Lives International play baseball in the mud. For World Storytelling Day on Thrusday, and as a way of...
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SIA Team
Mar 11, 20143 min read
Are we master builders or workers in this world?
Hastings and Ruth with sturdy bricks for their house. (Malawi) Parable of the 3 Stonecutters An old story tells of three stonecutters who...
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SIA Team
Jan 28, 20142 min read
What’s one “small thing” I can do for peace?
She continues, “These are words of Mother Teresa and they have an applicable meaning with the people of Korogocho slum who benefitted...
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SIA Team
Nov 26, 20131 min read
This Thanksgiving Say a Prayer for the World
Thanksgiving is a time to stop and reflect with gratitude all the goodness we have in our lives. This, year, I hope it will also be a...
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SIA Team
Oct 16, 20122 min read
Cell Phones in 1955? How about cell phones of prayer?
These days, cell phones, texting, and Skype (online video calls) increasingly help build the global friendships that draw us all closer...
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SIA Team
Aug 28, 20123 min read
Top 7 Moments (& Photos) from CFOI Peru
Here are the top seven moments and photos from my recent trip to the Camps Farthest Out International (CFOI) Camp in Peru. For more about...
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