Monthly Archives - July 2012

Loving Hedges and Walls

Hedges and walls are generally not considered loving structures.  Bridges, arches, and walkways, we like.  Six-foot, cinder block barricades? Not so much.  Maybe we need to think again.
In his book, Hedges-Loving Your Marriage Enough to Protect It, author Jerry […]

READ MORE

Caving in to God: Reflections on the Men's Retreat

When I was a kid, maybe 12-years-old, my best friend and I looked for places to push the limits. We would find storm drains to crawl through, trees to climb and new trails to blaze around our lake. When […]

READ MORE

Family Traditions

Traditions. Most families have them.
Some traditions, like whether the Thanksgiving meal is ham or turkey, or whether presents are opened Christmas Eve or Christmas day, are based on preference.  Others are more substantive.  Over time, these traditions can actually […]

READ MORE

Haiti a Nice Place

Earlier this year a group of university students stopped by GO Project’s partner-led children’s village, Source de la Grace Jumecourt, and spent time hugging and loving the kids. We are grateful that they sent us this great film filled […]

READ MORE

Scouting Notes from Haiti: The Road to Marmelade

Gonaives to Marmelade—In parts of Haiti, distance is measured in time, not kilometers. An easy drive of 45 kilometers may consume hours. Roads erode and form into wash boards that will shake out your teeth. Pot holes run deep […]

READ MORE

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 […]

READ MORE

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 […]

READ MORE

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 […]

READ MORE

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 […]

READ MORE

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 […]

READ MORE