Awareness in Africa

  I recently returned from a 2-week trip to Gabon, Africa in partnership with a church from New York and one from Paris, France.  Our team of 17 was able to develop relationships and bring much-needed help and support.  We spent one week in the capital city of Libreville, helping build a new home for […]

The Power of Volunteering

Volunteerism is the voice of the people put into action. These actions shape and mold the present into a future of which we can all be proud. – Submitted by Helen Dyer, Parks Funding and Volunteer Coordinator, Teller County, CO Division of Parks, Colorado, USA We all have choices to make; choices about how to spend […]

“The Almighty is his guiding light in all its activities”.

Those words open the latest letter from our beloved Milton Torres and his Mahanaim Mission in the Cordoba district of Colombia making it clear that your work is His work and His work like yours is the work of LOVE. In the investment report sent to Orchid Milton tells us “We are enjoying the benefits […]

Your Gifts at Work in the Sacred Valley

It took just a few short days for your gifts of love and compassion to reach the sacred Valley. Path of the Heart mobilized quickly to get the much needed food, blankets, cooking oil, and emergency lighting to the people affected by the flooding. Thanks to YOU people are able to make it to another […]

A Flood of Hope in the Sacred Valley

  A message from the Sacred Valley on the accomplishments already being made: Dear Friends, First, once again my gratitude to PATH OF THE HEART (www.pathoftheheart.org) and to all of you for letting me being part of this magnificent opportunity to share the needs to the families who were affected by the flooding in Ollantaytambo’s […]

“If You Want to Change the World Start with the Mirror”

I read the words that are the title of today’s post at 6:30 a.m. while getting my first shot of inspiration from Marc and Angels blog as I warmed up my day for what would be another test of how well I could organize my goals and do my best to accomplish something positive for […]

Listen to the Profound Silence

Forgive this pot for calling the kettle black but I was moved to write about the importance of silence being a part of our lives. I always imagine that everyone else is doing a great job of remembering, that without the emptiness of real silence life can not talk to us. Maybe you are like […]

What does Inti; the Incan sun god and Philanthropy have in common?

For those of you who have never heard of Inti don’t feel bad. He is the benevolent Incan deity of the sun who married Pachamama; the earth Goddess. The Incan people believed them both to be benevolent and compassionate. The Incas were a civilization of great architects, artisans, and builders. If you have ever been […]

The Sun always sets

As the month of November draws to a close, another Orchid campaign ends, and out partner profile prepares to change I am reminded that the Sun always sets. It sets if it is obscured by clouds, rain or snow and whether or not we can see it’s fiery departure. In Nepal I saw a lot […]

Namaste

When I went searching for the translation of the word “Namaste”; a word I used repeatedly a year ago while volunteering and traveling across Nepal, I came across the definition that Mohandas Gandhi offered Einstein in response to a letter of inquiry Albert sent him after seeing silent TV footage of the hands in prayer […]