Yearly Archives - 2012

The Local Church and Sustainability

When we explore “sustainable” local church based care, where do we turn first? To the obvious. To the local church body that owns the care.
We hear all the time that churches among the poor cannot afford to contribute anything […]

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More Blessing

Sometimes in the busyness of life, when there is more month at the end of the paycheck or when we read stories about neglect and dysfunction, we forget what Psalms 127:3 teaches us: Children are a blessing from the Lord.
Recently, we […]

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A business man helping others reach their dreams in Africa

Children catalyze change. The Lord’s pounding home that theme on my trip.
I told you about the cafe owner yesterday. Today I met with a gifted guy from Mississippi, doing business in Kampala. He once worked for KPMG. Now he’s […]

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A cafe in Uganda caring for children

Children catalyze change. We’ve come to know this as fact in this ministry. On this economic development summit, this fact is further confirmed.
Yesterday, I met with a Ugandan woman who owns one of the hottest new businesses in Kampala. […]

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Scouting Notes from Haiti: The Road to Psalm 23

Titanyen, Haiti— For first time guests to Haiti, the road trip north on National Route 1 from Croix-des-Bouquets to Gonaives is one of the more unique aspects of a visit. And for many different reasons.
Let’s begin with the highway. […]

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Leaders caring for children

I’m in Uganda for a “sustainability summit.” I’ll be meeting with a wide array of entrepreneurs about potential economic and agricultural development investments for GO Fund. These entrepreneurs range from Americans doing business in Uganda, to Ugandan developers in […]

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Prayer request from half a world away

Excerpts from a recent e-mail from Brother Felipe Castro and his wife, Joy, our “Solid Rock” partners in Cambodia:

“Last month, a newborn baby girl (which according to our Khmer doctor friend is about 3 weeks old) was added to […]

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Local Churches Collaborate to Serve Kansas City Orphans

A growing network of local churches has started an intriguing movement.  It’s called Adopt | KC.  The aim of the Adopt | KC network is to get our nation’s most vulnerable orphans adopted into families within local churches, beginning […]

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Expanding Into a New Country: Our Own

Hello, GO Family!
Though you may have heard murmurings to this effect, we want to make it official. The Global Orphan Project is expanding into a new country: our own!
At the BIG Event on August 10th, we’ll celebrate all that […]

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Today we see in part. Someday we will see in full.

In his first letter to the Corinthians, Paul talks about the reality that today we know only a part of the story, but someday we will know in full. Recently, my daughter, Carolyn, asked,“What we are going to do […]

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