I’m off to Belize tomorrow for the first ever PathLight International graduating class! Hard to believe it was four years ago that we selected our first group of students. They have put in a lot of hard work leading up to the commencement ceremony. The ceremony is on Tuesday night, but our big PathLight blowout [...]
Archive for May, 2011
Off to Belize!
Posted: 27th May 2011 by Roy Goble in Belize, PathLightTags: Belize, Education, PathLight International, Poverty
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Life as Prayer
Posted: 25th May 2011 by Roy Goble in Random ThoughtsTags: Fr Gilbert Shaw, Life as prayer, Prayer
Many years ago, when I was far younger than today, I was interviewing a person for an important leadership position at a ministry. He was about my age and I asked him to describe his prayer life. He answered, “My life is a prayer.” That’s all he said. I sat there waiting for him to [...]
Building Our PathLight Team
Posted: 23rd May 2011 by Roy Goble in Belize, PathLightTags: Belize, Bryant Kong, Jaguar Creek, PathLight International, Teacher Training, Wheaton College
For the last nine months PathLight has been searching for a new Belize Program Director. The search was international in scope and included dozens of good candidates. The process took longer than we anticipated, but that’s common when it is so important to find the right person. The great news is that an incredible young [...]
Aim High!
Posted: 19th May 2011 by Roy Goble in Family, Junkyard ManagementTags: junkyard wars, self-help gurus
The personal coaches, self-help gurus and positive thinking advocates love to say, “Aim high!” They don’t always say it that way, of course. But most of their stuff can be boiled down to that. Seriously, it does. Just ask yourself, “Are they just saying “aim high” in this post/book/blog?” You’ll be amused how often the [...]
Within a yard of hell….
Posted: 16th May 2011 by Roy Goble in PathLight, The SOLD ProjectTags: C.T. Studd, Christian missions, Church bells, Globalization, Hell, Richard Foster
The English missionary C.T. Studd said, “Some want to live within the sound of a church or chapel bell; I want to run a rescue shop within a yard of hell.” An admirable conviction! I have friends all over the world who are living that way, and I’m in awe of their perseverance. Courageous and [...]
Sipping Port in Portugal (it’s way more fun than ceramic shops)
Posted: 12th May 2011 by Roy Goble in Wine ReviewsTags: Port tasting, Portuguese Wine, Sintra Portugal, Warre Colheita
Do you know anything about Port? Neither did I. Then a few years ago I wandered into a wine shop in Sintra, Portugal. Sintra is a beautiful ancient city on a hill, with winding streets that beg to be wandered. After visiting a few historical sights, D’Aun wanted to explore the cities famous ceramic shops. [...]
My daughter Rachel was about 2-years old when she asked me the funniest question. D’Aun and I had just boarded a plane for a flight home. It had already been a long day of travel. Rachel sat between us and out of the corner of my eye I could see her staring intently at me. [...]
The Cultural Intelligence Difference, by David Livermore
Posted: 5th May 2011 by Roy Goble in Book Reviews, PathLight, The SOLD Project, WestmontWhether you are in business, government, non-profit work, or simply wait tables in a diverse community, this book can be helpful. Actually, it would be hard for me to think of a person who wouldn’t benefit from this book!