Different December and the Now Needs of children like Okwera

Remembering the first Christmas, we celebrate one child who changed the world. In His Spirit, this Christmas we give thanks for the opportunity to change the world, one child at a time. Recently GO Africa’s Executive Director, Alison Barfoot, […]

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What's (still) in a uniform

At the BIG Event in 2012, this video took us to Uganda to answer the question: What’s in a (school) uniform? Access to education. Jobs for tailors. Dignity. “Sew” much more than meets the eye. This June, I went […]

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What $200 more means at Torit

GO Family, Below is an e-mail from our GO Africa team outlining another opportunity the Lord has given us to help the Church become family in South Sudan…

From: Alison L. Barfoot [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Thursday, July 2, 2015 8:31 AM
Dear Trace,
I […]

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Dibogo and Elizabeth

Huruma was one of our first church-based orphan care projects in Africa. Six years ago Jessie Tingsen, a Filipino pastor and his wife, planted a local, indigenous church in Tanzania. They soon were confronted with the  obvious: how can […]

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Rebuild. Renew. Redeem.

A friend and I recently took a drive around urban KC. If you haven’t done that in awhile, you might be surprised by the number of boarded up buildings. The buildings will continue to sit and rot, reminders of […]

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Daily Faithfulness. Radical Transformation

We went to Lira today to visit our partners and the children in their care at The Father’s House. Located in a part of the country terrorized for years by LRA rebels, Lira is a difficult place, so it […]

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Annet N

Annet is a house mom at Kabale Father’s House and takes care of 10 girls. The girls in her home like reading, but sometimes they are very playful. “They listen when advised and are obedient because in most cases, […]

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A taste of Victory!

I like soccer. No, I’m not one of those Euro-wannabes who can name all the clubs in the Premier League and calls it futbol, but all three of our girls play. We love taking in a Sporting KC game […]

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Faithful, by faith

First, a few photo updates from Pothawira…

Jake with Jimmy, Bozwell, and Roderick

Children’s Homes 11 & 12 being built.

“Dani” recovering from malaria with a little love from his house mama [Read Dani’s story]

New twins, Matthew and Daniel, under the careful […]

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How did your Saturday start?

This morning, Peter Maseko walked into a clinic waiting room full of patients who were sick, tired, and needing help. He greeted them with such sincere Godly worship and prayer that, if not for the stethoscope around his neck, […]

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