Monthly Archives - August 2011

Grind, not Grandeur

Some Americans romanticize caring for orphans. Like a Christian version of The Nutcracker, visions of saving children dance in their heads and carry them off to far-away lands.  Too often, the raw realities, overwhelming need, canyon-esque culture and communication […]

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A Life-changing Letter

We recently received the letter below written by a recent Vision Trip GO’er to his parents and wanted to share it with you. How would you feel to get a letter like this from your teenager?
Dear Mom and Dad,
I […]

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Plarn It!

We love spending time with our brothers and sisters in Haiti. We sing with them, play soccer, draw, blow bubbles, do the hokey pokey, read, arts and crafts…we’ve done just about everything with them, or so we thought until […]

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Orphans on the increase. God on the move!

“Orphans On the Increase, Says Minister”
So read a recent title in The Daily Monitor. The article by Joseph Mugisa quoted Uganda’s Minister of State for Labour, Mr. Rukutana: “The number of orphans in Uganda has reached an alarming rate, […]

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Banquet on the bed of a pick-up truck

by Marsha Campbell
Another bright, sunny afternoon in Croix des Bouquets, Haiti soon became brighter. The village gate slid open to welcome a red pick-up filled with smiling friends and food for all.  From Source de la Grace West to […]

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Welcome to GO Threads

Dear GO Family,
Orphans aren’t burdens, they’re blessings. God presents big change opportunities through the kids at the end of the line. Beth and I have experienced this truth. And so have so many of you. I really believe our […]

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Those Normal Wrecking Kids

 We just saw this glorious story in the NY Times Click here>>. Give this a 5 minute read. This is exactly what we’re seeing here at GO Project. Kids loving big from the inside out. This isn’t a romantic […]

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Teachers spend vacation with Haiti orphans

The Global Orphan Project was recently featured in The Beacon-News (Aurora, Illinois) To read the story, CLICK HERE>>
A break in the summer allows some teachers the time to give back to organizations they care about. Mary Ann Frantzen and […]

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Brother/Sister Act (of Generosity)

I have a brother and a sister. Growing up, we fought. We played. We got into trouble. We did just about everything together, but one thing we didn’t do was combine our birthday parties and ask people to give […]

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Ethiopia Expansion

In March, we began exploring expansion into Ethiopia.  That possibility is becoming reality.
For the last month, our GO Africa leaders have been in Ethiopia.  They took an in-depth ag course to advance food production in GO villages, and took […]

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