How can we support people in finding ways to overcome their dependency and helplessness even when they are not the ones to blame? The process of overcoming helplessness and dependency starts with the heart and mind, and is anchored in hope.
Struggles
Like many other students in Kenya, Jane’s life has been affected by the cycle of poverty. Although she is old enough to attend secondary school, the difficulties of purchasing basic…
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic continues to deeply impact our global trainees, as it has for members of our own immediate communities. Great challenges and devastation are limiting these community leaders’…
Today is a day of remembrance and mourning in the USA for the terrorist attacks that happened 18 years ago. The world changed after this event in so many ways,…
Perseverance is a tough lesson to learn, but in the end one of the most valuable. It makes you stronger, more patient, and helps you embrace what is most important….
Meet Gasilda, an 11-year-old Mozambican girl who is already pregnant by her 70-year old husband. Her story is horrific, but it must be told. Consider if she was your child….
Working towards something that hasn’t yet arrived is tough. You have to have a strong vision that keeps you moving, and when your energy falters, you have to have something…
Recently I’ve been experiencing many life difficulties, and it makes me question my ability to continue giving all of myself to Cultivate when life pulls me in so many directions….
When things don’t go as you planned, will you lose your patience? When you have to do something that you don’t understand, will you get mad at yourself? These are…