Change Is Happy and Sad

I’m sitting in my living room, taking this picture and trying to decide whether to be sad or happy! And yes, it is a choice. Today is moving day. The last couple of weeks have been “in preparation” for this move. Judy has done a great job of...

Expanded Integrity … Honesty With Courage

One of our staff recently wrote a blog comment describing Integrity as being Honesty with Courage. Bethany Palmer (Envoy’s President) and I have been reflecting and discussing the application of this startling description for the past week. WOW! The addition of...

Connected = Engaged

“Won’t that couple ever talk to each other?” Judy asked. We were having dinner at a local Pasadena eatery and there was another couple in our line of sight. Young, attractive and definitely not connected. How did we know?   No talking No eye...

Distributions For A Lifetime Of Service

Distributing family heirlooms and keepsakes, proceeds of a sale, the wealth of a nation, or historically the booty of war has always been difficult. During our recent Presidential campaign, President Obama’s comments about redistributing wealth created grist for...

It is so beautiful when it works

I’m in our hotel lobby in Pakse, Laos. Our Business for Missions project is now 6 years in the making, or should I say growing! This is the first year, finally, that the product and the processing mills are ready. It is harvest time for coffee growers and...