Why We All Need to Think Like Librarians
Sep 4, 2018 3:33:19 PM Sarah Rymer Business & Technology, Life, Learning, Transformation
Did you know that thinking like a librarian has the power to transform lives?
A Learning Professional, A Professional Learner
Jun 19, 2018 11:41:39 AM Sarah Rymer Life, Learning, Culture
When I first moved overseas fifteen years ago, I was told over and over, “You are going into a new culture. Be a learner. You don’t know this culture. Be a learner.” Over and over…
Why It Is Important to be a Good Cheek Kisser
Mar 20, 2018 3:19:49 PM Sarah Rymer Children, Hope, interesting people, Life, Relationships, Lebanon, Learning, Hospitality, Culture
Community is Key to Transforming a Community
Jan 18, 2018 3:05:31 PM Sarah Rymer Life, Living Overseas, Relationships, Learning, Hospitality, Culture, community
At IDEAS, we value and believe that community is formed by intentional relationships, and is the context in which we collaborate, work, serve and care.
Entertaining Angels Unaware
Dec 22, 2017 10:35:00 AM Sarah Rymer Life, Learning, Hospitality, Culture
“Keep on loving each other as brothers. Do not forget to entertain strangers, for by so doing, some have entertained angels without knowing it.”
Learning to See Through New Glasses
Dec 19, 2017 12:02:39 PM Sarah Rymer Life, Learning, Culture
One of the challenges of living in a new culture is that things often don’t make sense. Why do local people act in ways that aren’t logical? Why do they look at me strangely when I act in perfectly normal ways?
The Uneasy Life of a Middle East Skeleton
Dec 4, 2017 10:07:18 AM Sarah Rymer Education, Egypt, Children, Families, Hope, Life, Learning, Culture
Do you have skeletons in your closet? Our Associates in Egypt do, and he even has a name – Max.
A Year of Firsts
Nov 27, 2017 12:44:59 PM Sarah Rymer Jordan, Education, Children, Hope, Life, Learning
Have you ever wondered what it is like to be a first-year, first grade teacher in your first year overseas? Read how one IDEAS volunteer is learning to thrive in the classroom and navigate a new culture and community!
Do Tell, Don't Ask Why
Nov 20, 2017 11:44:14 AM Sarah Rymer Families, Hope, Life, Relationships, Tips, Learning
Reconciliation Where Hope Remains
Nov 16, 2017 11:31:34 AM Sarah Rymer Children, Hope, Life, Lebanon, Learning
Can I love my enemies and pray for those who persecute me?
For Christians and many others in Lebanon, the answer to this question can be difficult and complex.