Moms & Dots – Strengthening the SUSIE Sisterhood

By, Marsha Campbell
SUSIE Magazine presented the 2011 Christmas Challenge to its readership of adolescent girls to join December cover girl, Anna Lipscomb in participating in a different kind of Christmas—raising money to “gift” teen girls in Haiti.  The competition […]

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Adventures in Africa

From Scott (GO’s Global Development Manager serving in Africa)
I’m currently sitting in a guesthouse in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. We returned today from a three-day trip to the southern part of the country where we were meeting with our local […]

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Breaking ground in Ethiopia

We had a very encouraging meeting with the local management committee at Hossana and the Kale Hewitt Church, and saw the site where they have broken ground on the first block of two homes. (Groundbreaking seen at right) They […]

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Thank God for Crazy People

Barrett Keene seems like a sharp guy. 30 years old. Clean cut. Bright. Personable. Successfully moving through his PhD program at Cornell. Then you hear about how Barrett is spending a year of his life walking across America for […]

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Lessons from the Waldo Canyon Fire

Colorado Springs, Colorado—In preparation for the GO Adventures Men’s Retreat, two weeks ago my sons and I took a pre-retreat scouting trip to Colorado. We checked out Woodland Park, hiked a couple of trails and stayed at Cathedral Ridge […]

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GO Africa Launching GO India

After laying the foundation to begin GO India, we’re now in the planning stage for our first pilot village near Hyderabad. We’ll have a more complete announcement soon.
In the meantime, I want to share a neat story about the […]

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Photo Update from Rukore

Here’s the entire Rukore community. Kids, mommas, church leaders,
various church members who participate in the village.

This is Sylvia, the lead Mama at Rukore. She’s the living embodiment of faithfulness.

Here is the start of an extensive garden at Rukore. They’re moving […]

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Sustainability: Food Production

Outside of local church ownership, a vital part of sustainable child care is food production. By far, food is the heaviest line item in the monthly care budget.
I just got done visiting our partner site in Kabale, Uganda. Through […]

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Business Idea: Pumpkin Shades?

Just drove by this… Look closely at the half pumpkin on this woman’s back. See the little feet sticking out? This is her invention to protect her baby from the sun and bugs. Innovative. But I don’t think it’ll sell.

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