I spent a little time talking with Devi and the guys at the garden this Tuesday. It wasn’t an easy day for me, and I went hoping to give a little encouragement, thinking…if I was feeling challenged, my friends had much more difficult situations.

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And it is true, our trainees and workers from Bhutan, Somalia, Burma and several other countries face huge challenges. Life is hard and we talked about some of  frustrations. But what touched me was the way Devi’s eyes lit up when he told me everyone from our second class of trainees is employed. He may be the master farmer, but Devi’s passion is definitely for his fellow refugees.

This is great news. It’s easy to get caught up in national and global controversies, disasters, predictions, etc. But when it all comes down to it, it’s the difference we can make for one person, one community, one nation, one planet that has the greatest impact on us all.