David Joannes
192SHARESShareTweetJoin Our List There are so many layers of poverty, from the flaky outer shell to the sweetish center. But like an onion, the whole thing will make you cry. As a traveled American, it’s hard for me to swallow the poverty…
read more128SHARESShareTweetJoin Our List As Within Reach Global is expanding its leadership base, it is a huge favor and blessing to send our local missionaries to the Philippines for an intensive leadership training. The training, which is every year for two months, focuses…
read more183SHARESShareTweetJoin Our List I recently saw a time lapse shot from NASA satellites. A pause. I wonder if you are able to pinpoint a single infinitismal whisper wafting through the air as the universe spins incessantly. My voice is small. The slow…
read more193SHARESShareTweetJoin Our List This post is from my amazing wife, Lorna. See the original post on thereisyethope.com. Follow her on twitter @lornajoannes. Enjoy! Sitting at our 40 square meter apartment in Manila, I am crying to God, asking where is my…
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489SHARESShareTweetJoin Our List I moved to Kunming, when I was 18 years old. I bought a one way ticket from America, immersed myself in the culture and language of China, and traversed thousands of miles across the nation to share the message…
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169SHARESShareTweetJoin Our List The beggars have really been bothering me lately. They always put me in a public spectacle, testing my generosity and Christian concern. They make me think long and hard about injustice and poverty. And the longer I think, the…
read more64SHARESShareTweetJoin Our List In the alternate universes that I wish I believed in, life might be so different for my other me’s. The television show Fringe makes me thoughtful. I think about what my alternate self ponders. I wonder what my “Walternate”…
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165SHARESShareTweetJoin Our List Yesterday I saw a photo of my wife just after she had undergone surgery. She was leaning on my shoulder as I helped her walk back from the bathroom to her hospital bed. I leaned into the photo. She…
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290SHARESShareTweetJoin Our List “Have we really started fundraising, or have we just sent a few emails?” That’s the question I’m considering right now, for myself and for our team at Within Reach Global. Most of the time I’m afraid we are not…
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203SHARESShareTweetJoin Our List I am in the middle of a handful of DIY projects, woodworking for our new, small condo in Manila. I’m building bookshelves, stand-alone shelving, tables, cabinets and a bed. It’s been enjoyable for me to sweat like a man.…
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