May 28, 2010
I’m in Kosovo for one week. I’ve never done this before. Two Psychology Professors from University of North Texas came to Kosovo to do research on our program and why it works, and brought me with them.[...]
May 20, 2010
I went to see the new movie “Robin Hood” this week. It was good—I felt carried away into the time portrayed in the film, which for me is the best part of seeing a movie at a theater. But I left the theater feeling uneasy.[...]
May 15, 2010
Last night at 3am I got a phone call from Polycarp, one of our wonderful Uganda youth volunteers. He said they are really struggling right now and asked when Burim or I would be coming. I told him that Burim would definitely come in September. I could tell he was disappointed that they would have to wait that long, but he just said how glad he was that Burim would definitely be coming.[...]
May 06, 2010
I just returned from the most interesting trip to Northern Ireland. The last time I was there was 2 years ago. I left quickly in 2008 because of the death of my father, and in 2009 we decided to put our NI programs on hiatus because of lack of funding.[...]
Feb 24, 2010
I just spent one of the best weeks of my life at BYU Hawaii. What an amazing school, faculty and student body. They have students from over 70 countries, and their mission is not only education but peacebuilding throughout the world.[...]
Jan 31, 2010
I received this letter yesterday. It touched me so much that I asked if I could share it. When my own father passed away two years ago, I was so numb that I could barely function.[...]
Jan 26, 2010
I’ve been traveling and speaking a lot for SMF over the last few months. Orlando, Utah, Jacksonville, University of N Texas (UNT), Eastman School of Music, BYU Provo, and Los Angeles. The 3 universities have been amazing. Eastman and UNT both have started clubs to support SMF, and I’m hopeful that BYU will do this as well. The support we are getting from these university students is amazing.[...]
Oct 06, 2009
I’d like to invite you to join us in a wonderful grassroots program called Practice for Peace. This unique program asks musicians, music teachers, music students, dancers or athletes from around the world to dedicate their regular practice time to raise money for children in need of self-esteem, learning, and peace.[...]
May 12, 2009
Well, hello there. I hope you are all doing well and weathering this year of 2009 without too much hardship. It’s definitely been a tough year so far, and I am praying that it will start getting better soon.[...]