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Powerful Pennies

(PurchaseEffect.com)   This week I started working part time at Purchase Effect, an international artisan market owned and run by a friend of mine here in Gainesville, GA.  These last two days, I’ve sold eleven items.  That’s sustainable income for…

Dear Anonymous Donor,

Dear Anonymous Donor,   Thank you.  When I saw your donation come through, I was sitting in a folding chair in my living room. A friend was reading Matthew 4 out loud. For a moment, we glanced back at Matthew…

Round Two

I sat on a bench in Nicaragua with the phone pressed to my ear. My mother (and, surely, all my family) had patiently counted the days that passed, and it was here: the day I’d fly home from the World…