Yearly Archives - 2013

The Far Side of the Desert

There are only two dirt roads that will lead you to the northwest tip of Haiti. The first road takes you west along the northern coast, over a couple of river crossings and through a near lunar landscape. The […]

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A Biblical View of Waiting

Dictionary.com defines waiting as “to remain inactive or in a state of repose, as until something expected happens.”  The Bible provides a much more active perspective.
While Noah waited for rain, he built a boat.  While Jacob waited for a […]

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The GO Mosaic Project: Shaping Broken Pieces

Before beginning her graduate studies at Yale University this fall, artist Megan Mitchell led a team of eight women to Haiti earlier this month to create a beautiful, wall-sized tile mosaic for a children’s community in Croix des […]

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Define "failure"

Not to long ago, I was in Austin, Texas with Aaron Blake and the leadership team from a Kansas City church to meet with folks from Austin New Church (ANC) and learn about their ministry called, Legacy House. The idea […]

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View from the roof

Many of you consider the view from the roof at Jumecourt among your favorites. It’s one of mine. Sunrise is especially spectacular (as it was this morning – see pic) but it may not be the most beautiful scene […]

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Beauty & Purpose

Earlier this week a GO Adventure team traveled to Haiti for The GO Mosaic Project. This group of young ladies, made up of recent Wheaton grads to high schoolers, wanted to share the beauty of art with their friends in […]

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Your Generosity Helps Children Under Water in Mae Sot, Thailand

Today, via google, one could get this report about the flooding in Mae Sot, Thailand:

Flash flooding hits Mae Sot
At least 20 communities in Mae Sot, in the northern province of Tak, are being hard hit by floods following heavy […]

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A family and church family caring for children in Brownwood

This April, GO Project partnered with Bishop Aaron Blake to help local churches in Texas provide family for children in need. Caring for children without family was nothing new to Bishop Blake. Ten years ago, he and his church […]

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Answered Prayer in India

At GO, we love sharing stories of how your generosity is caring for children in need all around the world.  Adrien Lewis is one of the servant leaders God uses to make these THERE to HERE connections.   Earlier […]

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Notes from Kabale, Uganda: The Eyes of Jesus

Our scouting team for the 2014 Tour d’Uganda has spent the past two days in the area around the beautiful mountain town of Kabale, just a few kilometers north of the border of Rwanda. We are staying at a […]

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