My favorite Filipino is Michelle Tolentino.
I want my little girls to grow into the kind of woman she is. The story she tells around the world, of how she was released from poverty, inspires me again and again.
I hate to admit it but there are days I just don’t want to board another plane… 
Posts Tagged ‘poverty’
Ready For That Plane Now
Meeting The Neighbors Next Door
Emily and Kat take us on a trip today. On a boat made of styrofoam. Then on foot through polluted waters. To a home built on stilts.
Poverty is not merely a physical malady. It isn’t only measured in square feet and dollars. It is an ailment that plagues the mind, body, spirit, emotions and…
In-Between
After more than 30 hours of flying without sleep I skip my usual nightly hot shower and crawl into a hotel bed. Four hours later I wake up, my body in a time zone between home and here. My eyes ache, my nerves hum just under the skin. The familiar discomfort of the first day…
Redneck Neighbors & JetPacks
There was a time when I couldn’t go a week without mentioning “Redneck Neighbor” and his wife on my blog. When we first moved to the cul-de-sac they welcomed us with open arms, cold beers and a good amount of skepticism about Christians and Christianity. My how things have changed.
Today, five years later, we worship…
Where They’ve Been
“They locked me up for preaching Jesus at the university…”
“The jailers set us free because our prayers and preaching started a revival among the other prisoners and some of the guards…”
“We each had one page of the bible. No one had all of it. We met as often as we could, in secret, to trade…
About Shaun — Shaun Groves is a communicator who’s known by a lot of titles: Singer/songwriter. Speaker. Blogger. Husband. Daddy. Friend. He feels and thinks deeply and laughs easily. And he’s helping Christians discover what they were saved for, and being a voice for children around the world, desperate to be saved from poverty.
