Hope International

... uh, it was on the radio.

So, uh, so I, I did something at Fuller and, um, uh, I, I've taught at, at, um, uh, Hope International.

Mm-hmm, mm-hmm.

Oh, and, uh, and Carrie Bagley.

But then that kind of segued into my dad doing more charity work.

So there was a charity based in Vancouver called Hope International.

It helped with sustainable development projects in Southeast Asia, building water wells, things like that.

He created Japan as a fundraising platform, developing relationships with high net worth individuals.

Now, if that name sounds familiar, it's probably because Peter Greer has mentioned it before.

Peter Greer, of course, runs Hope International, a prolific author, and one of his co-authors is Ryan Skoog, who wrote a book called Lead with Prayer.

We'll get into that a little bit.

But Ryan's kind of a triple threat here.

Just share your email address and we'll send it to you.

Or you can always buy it on Amazon and all the proceeds go to Hope International, which is a great nonprofit that we support.

So it's been fun to be able to help them in the process as well.

Love it.

And it's my great privilege to welcome to the program today Peter Greer.

Peter is the CEO of HOPE International, a Christian microfinance ministry that is working worldwide to lift people out of poverty.

Peter, welcome to Maryland Family Matters.

Thanks, Jeff.

Great to be with you.

I was wondering if we could start today just to have you share a little bit about the vision, the mission, and the practical work of HOPE International.

What are you guys hoping to do, and, and why is that so important?

Yeah.