Thanks to the generosity of a few VisionForce friends, I have just arrived safely in Uganda, where I was welcomed by long-time VisionForce ally, Clovis Ategeka! After a 12-hour bus ride from Kenya followed by a 3-hour drive into the countryside, I arrived at Ave Maria, the secondary school of 600 students, where Clovis is now Dean of Students. As you can see in the video below, I did not believe...
Read MoreAs one of the perks for the crowd funding campaigns to raise money to finish and publish the book I’m writing, I’m offering audio commentary to supplement the stories in the book. Tonight I felt a desire to share Derek’s Story, a sample of the kind of audio commentary I’m creating. Derek was a troubled young man I took under my wing, gave him a job in my landscaping...
Read MoreMy upcoming book, VISIONARY HEART: Bringing Down My Walls, Standing For My People, shares many of the stories of my life as they relate to the work offered here at VisionForce. This chapter tells a story of my walls of judgment beginning to form towards one of my younger brothers. I wanted to walk away in judgment, but then I finding a place to stand where my heart could see him again. Finding a...
Read MoreMy path of gifting, trusting and opening to receive is stretching me in beautiful ways, and asking me to open ever more. In the video I share about some very beautiful surprises, ways people have stepped forward to join me in this campaign and the spirit of gifting. Thanks to everyone for your support, and please continue to support the campaign home page in any way that feels right to you...
Read MoreBOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM… Wild African drum beats echoed up from the valley, bouncing off the mountain walls and through the open balcony doors. It was Carnival, high in the mountain town of Ouro Preto, Brazil, February 2012–middle of the night. Everyone else was celebrating for the fifth day and night in a row. I was in my room, tears streaming down my face, my heart beating fast. The...
Read MoreI’m having a blast recording these videos using nothing but my laptop. Check out my life here in Thailand in the three videos below, and then check out my Visionary Heart Campaign. Campaign Update #1 Campaign Update #2 Campaign Update #3 Visionary Heart Campaign
Read MoreA week and a half ago, I began a crowd funding campaign on Indiegogo to support the finishing and publishing of my upcoming book on my life’s work: VISIONARY HEART: Bringing Down My Walls, Standing For My People. You can find the campaign here. There you can download a sample chapter from my book, which tells the story of the origin of the Honor Window, a fundamental part of our work here...
Read MoreHey it’s Michael Skye, writing from Thailand. In 2006 at the height of the Iraq War, I was no longer content to sit on the sidelines. I knew that I could make a bigger difference, if I turned the focus of my work and my life to supporting revolutionaries, social entrepreneurs, visionary artists and activists… That’s when VisionForce was born. If I take away all the grand...
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