Joann Loko knows firsthand what it means to lean into the stories of the people around her. As someone who was accompanied herself by community volunteers, she now accompanies the stories and lives of others in a way the empowering way she experienced herself. Her stories offer wisdom for many faith communities and volunteer spaces on the difference that empathy, presence and simple acts of kindness can make. Here's to trust in each of our own potential to bless those we encounter day-to-day by leaning into the sacred story of their lives!