Letter from the Executive Director - December 2019

Christmas Reflection

Not everyone believes in Christmas.  More accurately, not everyone believes God showed up in human form a few thousand years ago in the Middle East.  No problem.  

​But the Christmas story, and its message, is worth believing.  Underneath the trappings, the story is about how universal and far reaching LOVE needs to be.  It’s simple. Love doesn’t leave out children born to poor parents. Love doesn’t ignore those without a voice, or those without opportunity.  In fact, love is a proactive force seeking out those in forgotten places like Bethlehem, Bridgeport and Kibera. In some real way, love favors those places. 

The Christmas story is equally about the resilient and generative quality of love.  When love goes missing in a home or community, it is always lurking – waiting to be reborn.  Love is infinite. Love does not give up. Love sees ‘what is possible’. Love waits for ambassadors to realize its dream.  The dream belongs to all of us.
Crossing Thresholds believes in this story.  In other words, we believe in the power of love which keeps finding a way.  To all of our donors and sponsors, thank you for being part of the way. To all of our trip participants, thank you for being part of the way.  To all of our school directors, teachers and students, thank you for being part of the way. The way is love – the greatest proactive force in the world.  In whatever form makes sense to you, choose to believe.      

Happy Holidays!