Subject: A great evening awaits!
A great evening awaits!
July 6th, 2023 at 4:00 pm EDTDear Friend, A lovely dinner and drink…an inspiring conversation from our Burundi program leader…amazing video highlights from our last 25 years…a silent auction with fun experiences to bid on…what could be a better evening?! Be sure to sa ...
Not Fearing the Report Card
June 29th, 2023 at 4:00 pm EDT“Now to Him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to His power that is at work within us, to Him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus.” -Eph. 3:20 Dear Friend, In this age of report cards, p ...
Moving Past UN Aid
June 22nd, 2023 at 4:00 pm EDTDear Friend, “We have to move past being dependent on aid…” I was deeply impacted by a recent visit from Bishop Abraham Yel Nhial from the Aweil Diocese of South Sudan in the northwest region bordering Sudan. Bishop Abraham was one of the ...
The tension of Faithfulness vs Success
June 15th, 2023 at 4:00 pm EDTDear Friend, During a visit with Mother Teresa, Senator Mark Hatfield asked, Mother, don't you get awfully discouraged when you see the magnitude of the poverty and realize how little you can really do? She responded, My dear Senator, God did no ...
A Fond Farewell
June 8th, 2023 at 4:00 pm EDTDear Friend, This is my last weekly email to you, our Five Talents friends and supporters. I can’t believe it’s been six years for me here, and somehow through these messages, it feels like I’ve gotten to know many of you. Since I spent most ...
A Super Speaker for our 25th Anniversary Event!
June 6th, 2023 at 4:00 pm EDTIntroducing our “Super Speaker” for Five Talents 25th Anniversary event October 11! Five Talents' dynamic Burundi Country Coordinator Claudette Kigeme will be joining us live in person as keynote speaker for our dinner event at Wolf Trap in Vie ...
A Time of Transition
June 1st, 2023 at 4:00 pm EDTDear Friend, As you know, with my impending retirement soon there will be a transition in leadership here at Five Talents. I’m honored to have worked with Liz Ha, our Vice President of Strategic Partnerships for the past four years, and I am thr ...
An Inspiring Group of Widows
May 25th, 2023 at 4:00 pm EDTDear Friend, A week ago some of us were in Kenya and enjoyed a fun and inspirational visit to an unusual Savings Group. All 20 members were widows and lived in a very poor area. You might expect them to be sad about their state in life, but their j ...
A Prayer for Rwanda and the Sudans
May 18th, 2023 at 4:00 pm EDTDear Friend, Praying for Rwanda and the Sudans I was heartbroken to hear this news. There has been recent severe flash flooding and landslides in the western part of Rwanda along Lake Kivu, in the Diocese of Karongi, our program partner there. This ...
You won't want to miss the 25th Anniversary celebration!
May 16th, 2023 at 4:00 pm EDTDear Friend, Save the Date for Five Talents' upcoming 25th anniversary event at Wolf Trap on October 11, 2023! We hope you join us to celebrate 25 years of achievements and hear from a special guest! Ticketing for this evening reception and din ...