Monthly Archives - July 2011

Expanding to Dominican Republic

For the last year, we’ve been working on a pilot DR just outside of Santo Domingo. An incredible group in Miami and now some inspired KC entrepreneurs are sponsoring this work.
We’re pleased to report that the school is complete […]

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A Great Birthday Gift

Ah, Birthdays! The one day of the year we get to celebrate ourselves.  Nothing wrong with that.  We were made by the Hands of Master!  Walking miracles, and when you’re a kid, you may even get a BIG party! […]

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NBC Action News Features A GO Project Champion

Sunday, July 24th NBC Action News (Kansas City) featured Cara Morrison, a 10-year-old All-Star with a heart for others and her entertaining and inspiring talent show/auction, which helps children around the world. We’re so thankful for Cara and her […]

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60 Minutes Story – "The Lost Children of Haiti"

Many of you watched the segment that 60 Minutes aired last year. In the wake of the earthquake, the news team captured the heart of all that life has to offer in 11 honest, wrenching, and uplifting minutes. Through […]

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How Great Thou Art

by John Carr (GO Fellow) from St. Christophe, Haiti
You know those special moments in life that God allows you to experience? The ones that break your heart and build it back up? Not too long ago in Haiti we were […]

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Everything they need to know…

…they learned in Kindergarten. 
Robert Fulghum wrote bestselling books on the idea that the skills we need in life, like caring for others, how to share, and how to give a gift, are learned in Kindergarten.  Robert Fulghum must have […]

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Orphans getting the business

The Global Orphan Project was recently featured on OneNewsNow and American Family Radio in the piece, “Orphans getting the business.”
An organization that works with orphans has developed a new model of operation which challenges traditional humanitarian-aid outreach efforts.
The Global […]

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Harvesting Fruit in Desire

by John Carr (GO Fellow) from Gonaives, Haiti
Desire: an unassuming village on the outskirts of Gonaives, Haiti. When one is able to spend the afternoon in Desire, a few things stand out…
First and perhaps most obvious is the source […]

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Congratulations and Promises

For Vision Trippers, the words “Bead Ceremony” bring a smile. Each evening team members exchange a plastic bead of varying color accompanied by words of affirmation, hugs, love, and sometimes tears. If your Team Leader is a softie and […]

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Malawi Musings – Muzungu observations of a beautiful country

by Trace Thurlby from Malawi
Last night, a roided-up rooster took great pleasure in being my personal alarm clock. This morning I found out where he sleeps. If we can’t come to some kind of agreement today, one of us […]

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