1. Sharing the Gift: Five groups of women in Malawi received SIA grants in 2009 to start their own bakeries and grocery shops. Then in...

I went to a great “story swap” last night, where I and other non-profit professionals heard and shared our personal stories about what...

Del Anderson, SIA’s founder, wrote this meditation on the topic of fear in his journal on March 13th, 1999, at the age of 92. For me,...

Preparing for the Spirit in Action 16th Anniversary earlier this month gave me a chance to reflect on the role models that are the...

Donna Thomas had the winning bid on this beautiful piece of cloth from DR Congo. Wherever we go in the world, we will look for the...

Today’s post is by Jerry Elmer, a long-time friend of Spirit in Action.* Glory Tembo, who received a SIA grant in 2006, sells boiled fish...

Our work is in the world. Our mission is to be a “worldwide network” and sometimes, holed-up in my Spirit in Action home office in...

As a new year begins, I take a moment to rededicate myself to serve God and the world by serving others. This week I repost a writing...

105 years ago this Sunday, on July 17th 1906, Del Anderson was born in San Francisco amidst the rubble and destruction from the 1906...

The work of Spirit in Action, to serve God by serving others through economic empowerment projects, rests on the strong relationships we...

Bwima Brigitte sells tomatoes in a Rwandan marketplace. “Success is a journey, not a destination.” When I am need of some inspiration and...

*This is a guest blog post from Marsha Johnson, SIA Advisory Board member and retired SIA Administrator. ********************************...

A writing from Spirit in Action’s founder, Del Anderson. Written sometime before 2004. How often we follow society instead of the call of...

From Del’s Journal: Christmas Day 1998 “To love our own soul opens us to receive the Divine. Praying without acting is a spiritual...

I am learning, “the great power of prayer is not in asking, but in learning how to receive.” Receiving requires acceptance and willing...

From this day in Del’s Journal – September 28, 2002 “God is able to do exceeding abundantly above all we ask or think.”  (Ephesians 3:20)...

When I look at the world around me I sometimes get overwhelmed by the sadness, hopelessness, and violence that are ever-present in some...

Del Anderson, the founder of Spirit in Action, was a prodigious and dedicated journal writer and here in the SIA office I am lucky enough...

I have long been intrigued by the connection between peace and prosperity. When people are safe and free I believe they are better able...

The Spirit in Action office has recently moved from snowy Minneapolis to settle in rainy Santa Cruz, California! Our new address is: PO...