3 Reasons Why I Joined IDEAS
Jan 25, 2021 9:35:30 AM Sarah Rymer IDEAS projects, interesting people, Life, Relationships, Learning, community
I feel incredibly privileged to be with IDEAS! My husband and I joined IDEAS in 1999, specifically because we embraced its vision to see transformed lives in communities of contagious hope.
7 Benefits of Gratitude
Nov 23, 2020 10:49:49 AM Sarah Rymer Healthcare & Wellness, Hope, Life, Relationships, Tips, Transformation
What is gratitude? Gratitude is an attitude of thankfulness and a desire to show appreciation. It's showing grace or kindness in response to receiving it. It's slowing down to observe, to be thoughtful, and to express thanks.
Seeking the Well-Being of the City
Nov 9, 2020 10:27:17 AM Sarah Rymer Jordan, Hope, IDEAS projects, Life, Living Overseas, Relationships, Hospitality, community
My refugee friends are teaching me what it means to seek the well-being of the city that has become my home.
How Waiting Transforms
Sep 28, 2020 8:54:47 AM Sarah Rymer Hope, Life, Love, Relationships, Transformation
I’m in a season of waiting, and my guess is that you are too. Waiting is what we all have in common worldwide. We’re all waiting for something or someone, for grief to subside, a sense of normal, returning to school or work, a new job opportunity, a baby, a child to come home, a spouse, the freedom to visit loved ones, healing for our physical and emotional ...
What I'm Learning as an Instructor for the Karen
May 18, 2020 11:09:01 AM Sarah Rymer Thailand, Myanmar, Healthcare & Wellness, Hope, IDEAS projects, Love, Relationships, community, Transformation
Before coming to Thailand to become an instructor for Karen students training to become physician assistants, I had heard about how wonderful the Karen people are. Now that I have been in Thailand for a year, I can attest to this and how one student in particular has impacted me.
Adapting to a New Normal
May 11, 2020 9:54:25 AM Sarah Rymer Cyprus, Hope, IDEAS projects, Love, Relationships, community, Transformation
At 4:00am I hear my phone vibrate. A message appears: “Hi, my teacher. Are you ok? Can I get food?”
Work in the Time of Corona
Apr 13, 2020 10:43:54 AM Sarah Rymer Jordan, Education, IDEAS projects, Relationships, work, Learning, community, Crisis
I dedicate this blog to all the amazing educators who, with little or no advance warning, have stepped up to remotely teach the world’s children. The stories I share below barely scratch the surface of what I hear and see among the educators here in Jordan as well as across the globe.
Living in the Midst of COVID-19 in China
Apr 6, 2020 10:06:17 AM Sarah Rymer China, Hope, Relationships, community, Crisis
Living in China during the rage of COVID-19 calls on our family to be thankful. From the epicenter of this pandemic, we’re thankful for the grace of perfect, sovereign-directed timing that allows us to now encourage you with how some of our Chinese friends have survived possibly the world’s strictest (so far) approach to controlling the spread of the virus.
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After the Crisis Has Passed
Mar 16, 2020 11:15:57 AM Sarah Rymer Hope, Life, Love, Relationships, community, Crisis
If you are like me, you are receiving daily emails from every airline you’ve ever flown explaining all that they are doing to keep you safe if you travel with them. With constantly changing news and health and travel advisories, perhaps you, like many in IDEAS, have been forced to rethink or change your upcoming travel plans, conference attendance, and daily ...
The Therapy of a Language Class
Feb 24, 2020 9:55:11 AM Sarah Rymer Cyprus, Hope, IDEAS projects, Love, Relationships, community, Transformation
Last night I received a text from one of my English students. “Sorry to bother you, teacher. What does ‘capeesh’ mean? It’s not in the dictionary.”