Monthly Archives - February 2011

Ideas. Generosity. Results. Gratitude.

At last year’s BIG Event, Joe Knittig made the case for school uniforms. In most third world countries, children must have a uniform to go to school. Demand for uniforms creates jobs for seamstresses. School lunch programs feed children.  […]

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Out of Africa: Lessons learned along the journey

From Marsha Campbell,
Journeying home, two questions were posed to our team: What have you learned about orphan care in Uganda? What are you taking home from your experience?
Following are some responses from our team travelers:
Those who have lost so […]

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It's more than OK to be a HOG

Dave & Jen Huebner got involved with The Global Orphan Project last fall at The BIG Event. Soon after, they funded the construction and support of a boys’ home in an orphan village outside of Port au Prince.  Over […]

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Out of Africa: Phrases to remember from our journey

From Marsha Campbell,
As our journey to Africa was nearing an end, we decided to share some of the phrases that have become memorable in capturing our life changing experience. To help with context, the people mentioned are Obed, who […]

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The Circle

From a member of the GO Project Family…
Each day I think about all the things I could do for God and how we can do more for His kids. I’m thinking about projects, and planning ways to execute […]

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Brick by brick futures are being built

From Marsha Campbell
I am so fortunate to have been part of a circle of women, who through The Global Orphan Project and The Church of Uganda, helped to build a village – “The Father’s House ” – in Kabale […]

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Giving up everything

An excerpt from recent Vision Trip goer’s blog…
Some of the older children and some of the children with a background where they received an education spoke some English. One of those children latched on to me from the first […]

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