When the Mountain Doesn’t Let Up: Why Replenish Is the Word We Need Now
At the halfway mark of a hard climb, your legs begin to shake. The adrenaline that carried you at the beginning is gone. The peak is nowhere in sight, and the only way forward is through. That’s where we are right now—midway through this year’s journey of Endeavor. And this month, our word is Replenish.
Because no one gets to the summit without stopping to breathe.
Whether you’re leading a family, a mission, or just trying to survive another day—Replenish is not a luxury. It’s oxygen. And without it, we don’t finish.
Haiti’s Fight to Breathe
If you want a snapshot of why replenishment matters, look to Haiti.
Gangs continue to surge, overtaking homes, shattering communities. Families are fleeing with nothing. Food prices are climbing, while education slips further out of reach. Every day is survival mode. And yet, children in our programs still dream of school. Still wake up and walk miles through gang-controlled streets for the chance to learn.
That is endeavor, that is resilience without romanticism.
At Hands & Feet Project, we’re not here to rescue—we’re here to stand with. To replenish what’s been drained. To provide dignity, meals, safety, and school access for over 360 children already enrolled in our Providing and Preserving Families programs—and for the hundreds more coming into our Stronger Together network.
School in Haiti isn’t just a place to learn. It’s a sanctuary. It’s protection. It’s the first defense against a world that’s trying to swallow them whole.
And this month, you can be part of that replenishment.
Replenishing the Soul: Start With Yourself
But let’s not pretend it’s just Haiti that’s weary.
You’re tired, too.
Maybe not from dodging bullets or searching for clean water, but from carrying burdens that no one sees. The pressure to hold everything together. The silence of burnout. The private war between what you’re called to do and the strength you have left.
That’s why we created Project Red.
In this month’s episode, dropping July 21st at 5 am, we sit down with Amy Alexander—a therapist who’s walked through trauma, burnout, leadership crashes, and deep soul work—and came out with her hands still open to help others heal.
This isn’t surface talk. It’s about what happens when the climb breaks you, and how to replenish the pieces that remain. Because replenishment doesn’t mean weakness. It means you’re human. And humans need rhythm, breath, help, and holy ground to fall apart and start again.
If you’re in the messy middle, this episode is for you.
Listen in. Let the silence breathe. And hear the truth that might save your life.
A Call to Replenish: For You and for Them
This month, we’re asking you to do two things:
- Replenish your own soul. Find space for honesty, rest, and recovery. Whether it’s through prayer, therapy, or just listening to this month’s Project Red episode—we need you whole.
- Help us replenish the most vulnerable. Our Back-to-School Project Essentials are about more than notebooks and uniforms. They’re about reclaiming futures. One backpack, one child, one shot at transformation.
We’re not here to guilt you into giving. We’re here to invite you—to be a part of something gritty, holy, and real. To give from a place of strength, not survival. To refuel not just your spirit, but theirs.
Because when we replenish the weary, we don’t just restore—we equip. We dignify. We empower.
And that’s how we keep climbing.