In times of great national and global upheavals, we yearn for hopeful messages that tell us we are all going to be ok. Yet, too often, we focus on the negative and feel stuck, paralyzed, and without hope, and let’s face it, there is a lot of negative to focus on these days from COVID-19 and police brutality to an administration in this country that is part of the problem, not the solution. In spite of it all, love is still what we need. What to do? John S. Straw will explore some hopeful lessons he has learned from history, psychology, and his life as a parent, as well as share about the work of Concern America, the nonprofit he serves as executive director. Concern America has community-centered health, sanitation, education, and income generation programs in Latin America.

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