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Remembering

By June 7, 2022August 4th, 2026No Comments

3  Points to Ponder

  1. “Pain has a funny way of clouding joyful memories. Because of the recent pain, we forget all the good that came before. Is there a pain in your life, right now, that is clouding your past memories?”
  2. “Visiting gravesites is a stark reality of how fragile life truly is. Choosing joy, in spite of the pain, is a conscious act of a grateful heart. Where do you need to grow gratefulness to minimize hurt?”
  3. “The deep carving of one’s soul is never a pain-free process. It takes strength, grit, and perseverance to fight through the easy to the better. What encouragement do you need to stay in the deep work God is doing in your life this week?”

2 Quotes to Share

“Let it hurt. Then let it go.” R.S. Sin

“Bravery and courage are walking into pain and knowing that something better is on the other side.” Kanye West

1 Story of Impact

My mom texted me before Memorial Day weekend, asking if I would go with her to the cemetery to put some flowers on Dad’s gravesite. It has been almost six months since Dad left this world, and I haven’t been to his gravesite since the day we buried him. Obviously, I said yes, as Mom wanted the support and it is something I have been wanting to do for some time. As I walked up, I was surprised there was still dirt, not grass, on the site. It makes sense, as spring is barely upon us, but I just didn’t picture it this way in my mind. The freshness and surreal reality of Dad no longer with us slapped me across the face. At the same time, as painful as the hurt is that Dad is no longer with us, it is good for me to remember his life. He would have loved that we took the time to visit him. It would have made him so happy that Mom purchased red geraniums, his favorite flower, and laid them on his grave. Once I get over the hurt, I remember all the good things about his life and what he meant to Mom, myself, and our family. All of us have experienced hurt at some point in our life. If we stay at the hurt, it continues to cloud all the other good things in our lives. As people of impact, there is a time to walk through the hurt and see to the other side. To remember the good things before the hurt. To be present to experience life after the hurt. I’m not saying any of this is easy, but it is freeing when the time is right. As you think about your past hurts, what are you still holding on to that is blinding your vision to both the past and present? Is it time to walk through it and let go?

Tim Brand, Founder & CEO

As the Founder and CEO of Many Hands, Tim Brand leads a global movement dedicated to the belief that transformation happens when people choose to be Love in Action in a broken world. Over the last decade, he has transitioned Many Hands from a grassroots start-up into a high-impact international non-profit with a $9.0 million annual operating budget. Operating across Haiti and The Bahamas, his strategy moves beyond traditional relief. Tim focuses on building the relational and physical infrastructure required for communities to shift from dependency to dignity. Today, these programs touch over 25,000 lives annually. Tim centers his daily work on professionalizing this passion by ensuring radical financial integrity, developing resilient five-year strategic plans, and fostering the exact partnerships necessary to solve complex problems in volatile environments. Under his guidance in 2026, the organization is actively pursuing the audacious goal of delivering over 5 million meals to communities facing catastrophic hunger. Known as a giver and a doer, Tim believes that God uses imperfect people and strategic discipline to bring shalom to chaos. Whether he is leading an Impact trip on the ground, overseeing a multi-million dollar construction project, or developing the Board of Directors, his ultimate mission remains unchanged: to restore what is broken and prove that no place and no person is a lost cause.

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