A Note from Our Founder
If we’ve spent any time together, you’ve probably heard me this before: pay attention to who walks through the front door.
That was some
February 11, 2025
If we’ve spent any time together, you’ve probably heard me this before: pay attention to who walks through the front door.
That was some
Please pray for the people of Mutirithia, Kenya. We are sorry to share that a fire broke out in the village of Naibor in the
Check out my previous blog for some context… This is part two. Helping Hand As the HUD Secretary, the context of Carson’s position focused on the
State of Mind If you haven’t heard by now, I wrote a book. It’s titled “If You Really Want to Help” and it will officially
Belonging To Kwambekenya was one of 410 Bridge’s first communities in Kenya. How the community got its name is rooted in its founding a few
Where’s the Invitation? It’s one thing for development organizations like 410 Bridge to say that relationships are paramount. The tricky part is how to do
A Good Story Every good story has two key aspects. A good story has a conflict to overcome, and a hero that overcomes it. We
The True Backbone of Development I used to think that education was the backbone of development. I was wrong. It’s economic development. Sure, education
Object Lesson In my new book – If You REALLY Want to Help – I share a story of an object lesson we’ve been using
To Get Things Done I turned 60 a couple of years ago. I hadn’t struggled with starting milestones decades before, but the decade with a
A young Kenyan man stood up and addressed the room, almost all of whom were his elders. “We are Christian husbands only when it suits
We define development as “what people do for themselves.” In our work in poor communities, we do not do for people. We do with people.
Within the past two weeks, I’ve had a couple of interactions surrounding the turmoil in Haiti that are noteworthy. If somehow you haven’t heard, or
If I’m honest, I don’t have a ton of confidence in the modeling or predictions being circulated these days. The ‘experts’ are doing their best, but
Blog by Kurt Kandler I used to think that education was the backbone of development. I was wrong. It’s economic development. Sure, education is a
As The 410 Bridge approaches its 14th year, I’ve lost count of how many trips to Kenya I’ve made. But this week was special… I had