A Dream, Local Visionary, Middle East
The doorbell startled me. We were deep in discussion with Melhem, a Lebanese visionary that Dreams InDeed accompanies. I walked over to open his office door. A small boy with a big bent can under his arm stood before me. He clutched a wooden box stuffed with rags,...
A Dream, Accompany, Equip, Middle East
My mind reeled; my heart recoiled. Why would a mother plead such a tragic prayer? A friend of that mother explained. “Her prayer is not unusual. There are no lifelong options for mentally challenged orphans.” She went on, “Let me share one family’s story. When...
A Dream, Hard Place, Local Visionary
“It’s broken!” A phrase no one likes to hear. Brokenness touches all areas of life – objects, the environment, relationships, bodies, spirits. Each of us is broken one way or another. For some, brokenness strikes suddenly and on many levels. Take Omar. “I can’t...
A Dream, Accompany, Africa, Equip, Hard Place, Invest, Local Visionary, Middle East, Network, Recognize, SE Asia, Values
A simple, yet powerful formula. Innovative Social Entrepreneurs + Committed Social Investors = Synergy on Social Dilemmas See what people are blogging and tweeting about EPCON 2011:EPCON 2011: How to Solve the World’s Biggest Problems My View: Solving...
A Dream, Hard Place, Values
Bludgeons. Tear gas. Water cannon. Live ammunition. Upheaval is rocking the Middle East. We tracked the action on-line while on assignment in Southeast Asia. A photo-journalist who’d covered our dreamers in Beirut was man-handled in Cairo’s alleys. Our Egyptian...
A Dream, Hard Place, Local Visionary, Middle East
SHOCKING: the image of three-year-old Aylan washed up on the beach. It took a tragic photo to awake many out of years of apathy. Media buzzed. Borders opened. Transport rolled. Donations flowed. Desperate and weary, crowds of fleeing strangers surged forward to...
