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Three Powerful Words

By May 21, 2024August 4th, 2026No Comments

3  Points to Ponder

  1. Apologies foster healing, opening the door to forgiveness and reconciliation. As you look back at your last season, how has your spirit of forgiveness been?
  2. Growth occurs when responsibility is taken, creating a positive ripple. How have you owned your past to be able to move towards forgiveness of yourself and others?
  3. Forgiveness is a choice, but healing is the reward. Nothing is easy about forgiveness, but it is the best path to a positive future. Whom do you need to forgive to bring about healing?

2 Quotes to Share

“The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.” -Mahatma Gandhi

“To forgive is to set a prisoner free and discover that prisoner was you.” -Lewis B. Smedes

1 Story of Impact

On September 30, 2014, the unthinkable happened. A trusted friend betrayed us, leading to the loss of our Haitian campus and angry protests in Savanette. I remember feeling sucker-punched by the whole experience as my stomach churned and disbelief clouded my mind. How could this happen? It all seemed so evil. Deep reflection revealed cracks in my leadership. I had ignored past integrity issues in that leader and because of that, when it all exploded, it caused immense hurt to so, so many people. In January 2016, we held our first Servant Leadership Conference, with 10 representatives from the community of Savanette attending. At the end of our time together, I called them all up and said three of the most powerful words in the English language: I… am… sorry. Asking for their forgiveness, we sealed the day with me doing a trust fall into their arms as the crowd cheered – a moment etched in my memory. The power of “I love you” gets talked about a lot, but the power of “I am sorry” is often overlooked. To be People for Impact, we must learn to say I am sorry. Leading means you will get things wrong and not meet others’ expectations. It means hurting others, intentionally or unintentionally. It comes with the job. As People for Impact, you have the power to bridge the divide through forgiveness or throw gas on the fire through justification. The power of “I’m sorry” isn’t just for leaders. It’s the bridge to healing every relationship.

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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